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Brand Ambassadors: What Brands and Influencers Need to Know

By Eric Stoen on February 23, 2021 • Last Updated February 25, 2021

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Brand Ambassador Definition What is a Brand Ambassador? Loosely speaking, a brand ambassador is someone who represents your company in a positive light, generating increased brand awareness and, ideally, increased revenue. With social media, brand ambassadorships have increased exponentially. However, there are many types of brand ambassadorships, and they’re not… Read More

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Rosetta Stone – the Best Way to Take Advantage of a Slower Year

By Eric Stoen on November 16, 2020 • Last Updated November 16, 2020

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2020 2020 isn’t going to be on anyone’s shortlist of favorite years. That doesn’t mean it’s a lost year though. For every cancelled trip, concert and sporting event, there was an opportunity to enjoy a slower way of life, and plenty of time to improve ourselves. In Southern California we… Read More

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Holiday Gift Guide 2020

By Eric Stoen on November 10, 2020 • Last Updated November 11, 2020

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The Best Christmas Presents Welcome to my holiday gift guide for another year! Given that we traveled far less than normal because of the pandemic, I have a mix of travel and non-travel items this year. As usual, no one has has paid me to include them on this list,… Read More

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Tips for a Perfect Road Trip

By Eric Stoen on October 17, 2020 • Last Updated October 20, 2020

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This post is sponsored by Ecolab. Road Trip Tips The past few months we’ve driven over 12,000 miles and spent more than 200 hours in the car, road tripping between California and Colorado. We’ve never been a road trip family before, but with virtually no international travel options this year, and… Read More

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What We Look For in a Hotel

By Eric Stoen on September 22, 2020 • Last Updated September 22, 2020

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This post is sponsored by Ecolab. How to Choose a Hotel I get a lot of questions about why we choose the hotels we do, and this year, as we’ve been road tripping, I’ve received a lot of emails and DMs asking about which hotels have done a good job implementing… Read More

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Photography Trips: What You Should Know First

By Eric Stoen on September 10, 2020 • Last Updated January 25, 2021

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Travel Photography So you love travel and you love to photograph while you go. But are you always a little bit disappointed at the ability of your photographs to capture the spirit of your destination? Do you want to improve your photography while you’re in amazing destinations? Have you thought… Read More

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Hotel and Restaurant Cleanliness in this Summer of COVID

By Eric Stoen on September 2, 2020 • Last Updated September 2, 2020

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Road Tripping in 2020 Note: This post is sponsored by Ecolab. This summer we’ve been in the car over 100 hours, traveling around the U.S. Southwest. Over three months we’ve stayed in 11 hotels, lodges and resorts and dined in at least 30 restaurants. And we’ve seen a wide range of… Read More

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Volcano Bay COVID-19 Park and Mask Guidelines

By Eric Stoen on May 22, 2020 • Last Updated March 15, 2021

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What to Expect at Volcano Bay with COVID-19 Restrictions Volcano Bay at Universal Orlando just reopened (at the end of February 2021) after its first seasonal closure. I wrote this post when Volcano Bay reopened last June after the initial COVID lockdown, and Universal has confirmed that all procedures from… Read More

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10 Places Not to Miss in Tokyo

By Eric Stoen on May 5, 2020 • Last Updated May 10, 2020

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Things to Do in Tokyo I’ve traveled to Tokyo a lot over the years, including two trips with my youngest daughter (her annual trips at 7 and 8) and an AFAR Experience where we went below the surface. It’s gone from being a city that intimidated me to one that… Read More

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10 Amazing Destination Hotels For Your Bucket List

By Eric Stoen on April 19, 2020 • Last Updated May 13, 2020

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Bucket List Hotels I spend an inordinate amount of time choosing hotels when we travel. My criteria: We want to be in the best location – when your child has to go to the bathroom in a European city, your hotel room is the easiest possible option if it’s nearby!… Read More

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