january 16, 2009
Jan Gets a Blog!
I realized one of my long-time goals and launched my Girl on the Go blog janschroder.com/blog/ . I'm posting three times a week, covering travel-related items on Mondays, events in Atlanta on Wednesdays and whatever I feel like on Fridays. Check out this Friday's entry on best and worst gifts ever. Just one example: a Thighmaster and breast enhancement pills.
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Travel Deals Starting at Just One Dollar
• Ride on a double-decker megabus with rates as low as $1. www.megabus.com
• For 15 minutes a day, LastMinuteTravel.com is selling hotel rooms for just $1 a night. The exact dates and times will be revealed by checking the homepage at www.LMTClub.com, or you can sign up to receive clues at www.LastMinuteTravel.com/WorldForADollar
• And If you have a few more dollars to spend, book seven nights with Club Med and the second person is 50% off. This offer is available for booking now through Feb. 28 for travel between Feb. 14 and Oct. 30, 2009. Available for Turkoise, Turks and Caicos; Columbus Isle, Bahamas; Buccaneer's Creek, Martinique; La Caravelle, Guadeloupe; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; Cancun Yucatan, Mexico; Ixtapa Pacific, Mexico; Sandpiper, Florida and Bora Bora, French Polynesia. www.clubmed.com
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Best Job in the World
Make $105,000 to spend six months in Australia in a three-bedroom apartment rent free, with airfare included. The catch? You have to walk on the beach, go snorkeling and blog about it weekly. Oh, and there may be some competition - more than 200,000 applications have been received so far. The job is being offered to protect Australia's $18 billion a year tourism business. Ready to give it a go? Applications are open until February 22. A lucky 11 finalists will be flown to Hamilton Island in May, and the winner starts "work" on July 1.
Check it out at Islandreefjob.com
PJ Party
I was lucky enough to spend a few nights at this gorgeous property and would love to throw my PJ's in a suitcase and hustle on back. The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge is hosting a pajama party package March 13-15,which includes all meals and plenty of seminars, including Mindful Yoga, Poker Chicks 101 and even a Hula Hoop class. Rates start at $507 a person. To book this package, call Central Reservations at 1-800-441-1414 or Jasper Park Lodge at 1-888-270-7977. www.fairmont.com/jasper
Armchair Art
I could have spent a week wondering through the rooms at the Prado Museum in Madrid. But now I can return any time I want, virtually that is. The Prado Museum has teamed with Google Earth for a project that let's you zoom in on 14 masterpieces in the Museum, shown in high resolution. I just checked out The Three Graces and I swear you can see the dew on the rose petals. Just download Google Earth, type in Museo del Prado and you're on your way.
pick of the week
Looking for a stylish place to store your issues of travelgirl? Check out these Rivergrass magazine holders from Cultural Elements. This site has plenty of other unique home décor products from around the world. Look for a metal prayer wheel from Southeast Asia, table runners from South Africa, marble trays from India and plenty more. www.culturalelements.com