A Toast to Some Travellers: Round 2

Now that my normal life has resumed itself due to the Olympics being over, I can stop crying over patriotic commercials and biting my nails because of gold medal stress.

So I figured it was time for another round of A Toast to Some Travellers, blue-eyed blonde shots version.

Not sure why these are called Blue-Eyed Blondes, but Id rather not find out.

Not sure why these are called Blue-Eyed Blondes, but I’d rather not find out.

1. Meet Jeannie Mark of Nomadic Chick, a woman fleeing the corporate world in 2010 in favour of travelling and writing. She’s got a wicked-awesome sense of humour and she’s cute to boot. From her website:

Many travelogues emboldened my shaky will, but I couldn’t help noticing the scarcity of blogs devoted to someone like me, a single lady on the cusp of forty, ready to leave everything she’s known.
The signals I receive are:
“You’re crazy.  And too old.”
“Don’t you have a mortgage, 2.5 children and a job you love??”

How is she not already frickin’ famous? Anyway, check out one of my favourite posts by her, Why I Suck as a Travel Girlfriend.

2. Next up is Sabina Lohr of Solo Female Traveler, a newbie to the travel blog world and she surely deserves your undivided attention. Sabina reached out to me many months ago through an email and we’ve been talking back and forth since then, and it’s rare to find someone with a heart of gold like hers. Plus she’s just a damned good writer; she’s got the kind of rhythm and flow in her writing that even Michael Jackson couldn’t capture through dance. I’m currently glued to her Jerusalem Jeweller saga, and you should be too.

3. Leigh McAdam of Hike Bike Travel is another amazing, experienced traveller who creates colourful, informative eGuides online…for free. Considering she’s been to 50 countries and everywhere possible in Canada, she knows her stuff. She’s also offered me a place to stay in British Columbia if the need ever arises, which she may come to regret when one day she finds me sprawled out on her couch with her cushions dripping in drool.

4. The final shout-out goes to Nick Rowlands of Delicious Chaos, another new blogger who is an expert on Egypt travel. He’s another one of those damned good writers that kinda make you seethe with jealously and violent rage. Just me? Well then. Whatever the case, I fell in love with his writing through the MatadorU Travel Writing Course, and I’ve been hooked ever since.

Cheers, my friends!

Some other random news:

I guest posted for the sassy Suzy Guese on Wednesday with a post titled How to Travel Like a Temperamental Ginger. I’d appreciate if you showed Suzy some love, seeing as how she was a doll to approach me in the first place. She’s a globetrotter through and through, with some sweet stories up her sleeves.

I made TravelPod’s Top 100 Travel Blogs for this week, can you bloody believe it? I had to sit down after I heard that one.

Received word today that my work is most likely sending me to France again for a few weeks. Who’s in Brittany? Let’s hang out.

I’ll get back to my regularly scheduled ridiculousness with the next entry, a post whereby I will teach you how to master the use of the Newfie word “b’y.” It’s complicated.

  • March 04 2010

    Re: Nick & your seething jealousy, no, you’re not alone.

  • March 04 2010

    Cute? Darn, I always thought dudes found me salacious. You know what they say, I’ve got a face for radio. After badgering and begging, you finally acknowledge my genius. You ginger goddess! Brittany, eh? Isn’t that crepe country? Hmm.. lost in thoughts of crepe and vino. I foresee some LOL posts. :)

    • March 08 2010

      Hahaha, a face for radio. You didn’t berate me, I was going to feature you at some point! ;) And total crepe country, and cider. Mm.

  • March 04 2010

    Thanks for the words here Candice! I must say yesterday was my highest traffic day EVER. I guess there are more of us in the world or those that want to be temperamental gingers. At any rate, THANK YOU. And your work sending you to France? Sounds pretty nice, that is if you don’t have to work and can just travel. Some great travel people too I need to check out.

    • March 08 2010

      Oh wow, that is AWESOME! And thanks for promo-ing like mad, you stayed true to your word for sure. I had a blast writing for you.

  • March 04 2010

    Yay thanks to you I have some new travel people to stalk… oh I pity them now :)

    Big congrats on making the travelblogsites top 100 too, so can’t believe you weren’t already on it what with you awesomeness just oozing out of my web browser.

    When are you heading to france? remember I’ll be there in under 2 months time and would be super awesome to catch up.

    • March 08 2010

      Pshhhh, says you who jumped like 15 SPOTS last week!! Hahaha. Thanks.

      I’m not sure when I’ll be going, but I will keep you posted. It’d be amazing to meet up.

  • March 05 2010

    Ah, Sweet, Wonderful Candice,

    When you told me you were putting up another post last night, I thought you meant you would be informing the world of your upcoming, enviably lengthy stay in France. This morning I awake to find you have created another means of shooting my traffic through the roof. Thank you!!! Seriously, I should send you a screenshot of my stats on the day you pimped me out on Twitter. The spike is incredible.

    Oh, I just checked, and my site is on page 1 of Google, when I typed in “solo female traveler”!!! In part thanks to you, I’m sure! Candice, I owe you huge time!!!

    • March 08 2010

      Oh, I am glad I helped!! That’s so great! I can’t take all the credit though, a good blog will draw in its own audience. ;)

  • March 05 2010
    meg

    yay, new travel bloggers to read…thanks!
    and congrats on making the Top 100 Travel Blogs….awesome!!!
    also awesome? going to France. Can’t wait to hear all about that!

    • March 08 2010

      Thanks Meg!! I doubt there’ll be any play time with the France trip, but maybe I’ll get another weekend there. :)

  • March 06 2010

    Oh, new websites, new bloggers for me to read…very excited. (And I must say I’m very intrigued to learn what the heck the “Newfie word ‘b’y'” is, so I will be back here.) Cheers!

    • March 08 2010

      Hehe, new post up about “b’y”! Thanks for stopping by. :)

  • March 06 2010

    Some great peeps – though the drinks are kind of grossing me out. :-(

    • March 08 2010

      Oh no, I assure you they’re delicious!

  • March 07 2010

    You are too kind, Candice – thank you so much! And big congrats on the Top100 Travel Blogs!!!

  • March 07 2010

    I love this list! It’s always fun learning about other fab travel blogs out there. Had heard of a few of those, but some were new to me, so thank you :) Also, congrats on making the TravelPod list — that’s exciting!

    • March 08 2010

      Thanks Emily!! Glad to share the wealth.

  • March 07 2010

    Sweet list Candice, congrats on making the TravelPod top 100 :-D

  • March 08 2010

    Awesome list, Candice! I love following the people you recommend – always good writers & interesting folks. And I agree, Nick is a brilliant writer – I too seethe with envy, but only stew with rage. The older I get the harder it seems to be to work up a good rage. Can’t wait to hear about the Newfie word b’y!

    • March 08 2010

      Thanks Trisha! I’m glad you and others are taking my recommendations to heart…it’s hard to narrow down the list sometimes, there’s so many great writers out there.

  • March 08 2010

    Congrats on hitting the TravelPod 100 list, and I wish my job sent me overseas have fun in France!

    • March 08 2010

      Lol trust me, it’ll be all work and no play…thanks!

  • March 08 2010

    Congrats on being in the Top 100 Travel Blogs list! Have fun in France – I’m hoping to spend my summer there – can’t wait to hear about your adventures :)

    • March 08 2010

      Oooh, where in France? And thanks, it’s pretty exciting. :)

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