The Digital Tour Guide Bloggers are essentially online tour guides. This post outlines how both guides create itineraries, present content, and set the mood. Consequently, the more we consider ourselves Virtual Travel Guides, the more we can connect with our readers and the content we write. Bloggers essentially serve as…
Category: LIFESTYLE
Get practical tips from DuffelBagSpouse Travel for maintaining a healthy lifestyle as a military spouse on the go. As an Army Wife and Air Force & Navy Mom, she offers straightforward advice on eating right, exercising regularly, and keeping a positive mindset. Her blog provides insights on balancing home and family life, engaging in self-care, and nurturing relationships. Learn about her favorite hiking trails, beauty routines, and spa experiences. It’s all about making your well-being a priority and thriving through the ups and downs of frequent moves.
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How to Get Ready for Visitors While Living Overseas
When we left the United States last year, a dozen people promised to visit us in Europe. So far, only one has — my mom. I understand that flying halfway across the world is a significant investment in both time and money. So, when friends and family do come, it’s…
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How to Enjoy a Military Ball
It’s really no fun if you can’t get up, socialize and dance. But be comforted, by the end of the night all the ladies will be barefoot or (like me) in a pair of flip-flops they carried in their purses. I literally had half a dozen ladies comment on how jealous they were of my flip-flops. Well, at least they know for the next military ball.
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Free Meals on Veterans Day
Dorian sat down next to me st the bar at Hopdoddy’s in Round Rock and ordered a frito burger. Jonny leaned in to confess that that burger wasn’t on the menu anymore but she’d make it for him anyway. That made me smile. Veterans Day is really an opportunity to see how your local businesses appreciate the service of America’s true 1%— the military.
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Blogger’s Compromise– How to Keep a Happy Home Happy
He was right, I wasn’t giving him my full attention and that’s not putting him first. Once it was brought to my attention, I decided to make some changes to keep the peace and not allow the blog to come between us.
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How to Thrive After You PCS to Baumholder, Germany
Baumholder has been my favorite duty station in the 23 years we have traveled with the military. Forty minutes from the French border, the Weinstrasse (wine road). It was less than 90 minutes from Frankfurt, central to a lot of cute towns like Idar Oberstein and less than an hour from Frankfurt Hahn, an international airport and Ryan Air. And Baumholder was in the middle of it all.
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My First Military Influencer Conference: Wins, Mistakes, and Key Takeaways
If I thought I was just going to come back home and continue to work on my business alone, I was wrong– dead wrong. I am overwhelmed by the follow-up from some of the military spouses, Veterans and sponsors I met over those two days in Dallas. We have built some solid networks and I know that when its time for #milblogging18, I’ll be ready to roll.
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The Blogger’s Compromise: Privacy
I am keenly aware. To be a good blogger, I have to maintain a balance between good, relevant content and how much of my personal life I share with you —the readers. Blogging usually includes the family in some way. And this is regardless of their willingness to participate. Good…