Offsite company meetings are about so much more than just collaborating on business plans. A good company offsite fosters camaraderie, builds personal relationships and encourages employees to forge a deeper connection with their teammates and the company, thus increasing productivity and buy-in on reaching company goals and milestones. One of the ways you can foster […]
4 Items Every Backpacking Germaphobe Must Have
I’m not really a germaphobe. I’m not scared of germs. I just hate them; those little tiny microbes that get everywhere and in your nose and eyes and make you sick or at least make you sick to your stomach thinking about them. If you are like me or at least have a healthy regard […]
Throwback Thursday: Thanksgiving in Japan
Thanksgiving is here! I thought it would be fun to share a post from my old blog about the first Thanksgiving I had in Japan. It was one of two non-traditional Thanksgivings I’ve spent in my life. I can’t remember what the first one was, although I mention it in the Japan post so there […]
Airstream Trailers and Wine in the Texas Hill Country
Hey y’all! Welcome to Wimberley! Just a short hour drive from Austin, it makes for a wonderful and easy weekend away from the city. In our case, it was a mid-week getaway because the cutest rentals book up quick in these parts so if you don’t plan ahead, you get stuck with a vacation mid-week […]
Traveling Europe by Long Distance Bus
Riding around on a bus may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you start dreaming of a backpack adventure. But short of hitch-hiking, which I wouldn’t recommend, it’s the least expensive way to see the most of Europe. Eurolines is a registered non-profit bus cooperative that offers coach service between a […]
For the Best of Times, Seattle Times
Over Halloween weekend Brian and I went up to Seattle for a few days. We stayed in an awesome Airbnb right in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. It was around the corner from tons of coffee, food and bars, and an easy downhill walk to the water, Pike Place Market and downtown restaurants and shopping. We […]
Throwback Thursday: Sports Day in Japan!
I found the old blog I kept while I was living in Japan and I want to share some posts with you! This was one of the first ones I wrote after moving from Los Angeles to Chikuzen-machi, a tiny town in the Fukuoka prefecture on the island of Kyushu. That’s the island south of […]
These Non-Profits are Perfect for Team Building
Developing a team build with a charity requires more creative juice than hiring a company to run a cookie-cutter program. But that’s just another part of what makes it fulfilling! There are tons of national charities and non-profits that you can work with but a quick search online will turn up a host of local […]
Why Your Next Team Build Should Be Charity Work
Team building inspires camaraderie, develops friendships and deepens relationships. This translates into a happier, more productive workplace. At some point in our professional lives, we’ve all participated in a cooking challenge, a scavenger hunt, or tried to build a tower out of marshmallows and spaghetti. Here’s why you should stop buying into corporate team building, […]
5 Tricks to Scoring the Cheapest Airfare
I am always looking for the best deal on flights and ways to finagle the system to find the cheapest airfare. Sometimes the ticket price is just too high for me no matter how I slice it. Like when I waited until last minute to book flights to Nashville for the total solar eclipse. $750 […]