Social Media Week: Travel photography in the age of Mobile

Travel photography Social Media Week

Social Media Week is just a few days away! I am honored and excited to be a panelist for Tuesday's discussion "Travel photography in the age of Mobile." Join Gogobot, the largest social network for travelers, Time Magazine’s Top 50 Sites of 2011, and The Mobile Media Lab at Hostelling International New York for a forward-thinking discussion and networking! We will delve into what it means to be a traveler and a photographer in our … [Read more...]

Gogobot NYC launches its first GO and TELL event

Gogobot NYC GO and Tell Launch

This year started big for the travel industry: new exotic destinations to be seen, the New York Times Travel Show and an unbelievable boost in travel apps. To top it all off, last Wednesday, January 30th, the social media network for travelers, Gogobot, launched its first “GO-and-TELL” at Culturefix in New York City. As a proud Pro 2013 and future Gogobot blogger, I had the pleasure to attend and meet other travel fanatics like myself. The … [Read more...]

Connected Traveler: 7 travel technologies you don’t want to miss

NY Times Travel Show 2013

Last weekend's New York Times Travel Show was nothing short of amazing connections: travel seminars with distinguished personalities such as Pauline and Arthur Frommer, actor/travel writer Andrew McCarthy, travel personality Julia Dimon, brand guru Johnny Jet, and the list could go on and on. I enjoyed each and everyone's panels, as I fervently took notes. However, at a travel show and more so this year -  at its 10th year anniversary - I was … [Read more...]

WiredArts Fest: travel digitally to experience New York’s vibrant art scene

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In a world where globalization is the new norm, people around the world expect to voraciously consume entertainment with only a click of a button. Overlapping several frontiers, somewhere between the world of dance, music and theatre and the realm of the digitally interactive experience, lies VirtualArtsTV - the first company dedicated to live-streaming the performing arts to viewers across the globe. VirtualArtsTV’s productions are … [Read more...]

Holiday travel 101: Gift shopping made easy with Birchbox

Birchbox HolidayCheatSheet

With the holiday season in full bloom, there is no better time to shop for your loved ones than beginning with Thanksgiving. Although holiday travel sets in, slightly postponing your safari exploring or beach bumming, there is no excuse not to travel. Whether you are traveling domestically or internationally, you are in much need of lightweight original gifting ideas. And thanks to Birchbox, only a click away. Take me, for instance. I travel … [Read more...]