Tag: travel memoir

A Day in Whistler

Now settled back in the flatlands of Holland, it’s hard to believe that only a few weeks ago I was breathing the crisp mountain air in Canada.     Within the last couple of years I have skied in French (Mont Blanc) and Swiss (Leukerbad) Alps. Both were so […]

Guess Who’s Looking For a Good Read

Thanks to one of my fantastic fans, Pamela, it was brought to my attention that FB founder and second youngest self-made BILLIONAIRE, Mark Zuckerberg has made a 2015 resolution to READ more BOOKS!! Pamela made a comment on his post recommending “I Grew My Boobs in China”!! Imagine […]

Finding Baagii

Was excited to find Baagii from “I Grew My Boobs in China” on FB after nearly 10 years. We were surprised and happy to learn that he lives in Sweden, only hours away from us here in Holland!! I think this calls for a small road trip in […]

Tis the Season

I wanted to wish you all an early MERRY CHRISTMAS. I know everyone must be running around getting those last minute presents, dinner party ingredients and arrangements, cleaning the house and getting in a jolly cheery mood. Others may be biting their lips, trying to figure out the […]

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KLM Business Class

After a more than perfect book tour, Manager Mom and I returned home yesterday with KLM airlines from Vancouver, Canada to Amsterdam, Netherlands. We were busy until the final hour, rushing around to get everything ticked off our to-do list, including a book signing at Black Bond Books […]

Night Life

I absolutely LOVE the nightlife here in Vancouver, Canada. It’s so wild. Having a girls night includes facials, trying on clothes, watching movies and special little visitors. I wonder if our faces surprised them as much as theirs surprised us.               

Nearing The End

Last weekend’s fair was another success. We always enjoy being part of the West Coast Christmas Show in Abbotsford’s Tradex building.Our new pilot friend Justin was doing test at the Abbotsford airport which is literally AT the Tradex building. Once again he took our orders and came with […]

The book signing at Black Bond Books on Saturday went so well!! We had such a fabulous day meeting friendly people, fans we’d never met and others who brought their copies of book #1 and #2 to get them signed. There is no better way to make an […]

Coming Book Tour

I’m really having a hard time believe that in ONE week at this time, I will be flying over the Atlantic Ocean and this GORGEOUS mountain range again!!   Photo: View out the window on last year’s flight from Amsterdam to Vancouver. Stunning.Crossing my fingers for equally as great […]

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One More Day

1-DAY until release!!! Wowza. Photo: 1 obelisk standing tall and proud in Luxor, Egypt Yesterday I went out to Amsterdam for pre-release fun with fellow writer gals. Went to a gorgeously tiny pancake house in the city, rode bicycles, went to a brewery situated at the foot of […]

2 Days and Counting

2-DAYS until the big day!!!!  And the release of Backpacks and Bra Straps.  Only two days left to guess the final word count of the second book in the “Sihpromatum” series! Post guesses in comments below. Photo: 2 curious yaks in Nepal. Pre order

3 Days and Counting

3-DAYS….3 days…3 Days?!?!?! It seems so close and yet soooo far. Thank you for all of my beta readers who have read and reviewed “Backpacks and Bra Straps” so far. I’m so grateful and anxiously anticipating this release! Pre-Order –> Photo: 3 Adorable kids in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

4 Days and Counting

Seriously??? Only 4-days left??? Aahh, so exciting. I’ve got some great guesses coming in for the final word count of Book #2. You’ve got some time left to make a guess in the comments below. Photo: 4 birds flying overhead in Namibia. Pre-ordering is still a possibility!

5 Days and Counting

Only 5-days left until release of Sihpromatum #2!!!!! Just had a great live Twitter interview with @sezoniwhitfield on #WritersKaboodle talking about the book series. If you have a guess for the final word count of “Backpacks and Bra Straps” you can leave a comment on any of the […]