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Five Tips When Traveling Alone

By Hilary TopperIn TravelPosted January 12, 2023
Traveling alone

I've been traveling around the country on book tours. Most of the time, I travel alone. But, I've been traveling alone for work for more than 30 years so it doesn't bother me. I don't feel nervous. I feel confident and ready to tackle what is in store for me...

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Davis Upcycled Daypack / North Street Bags Review

By Hilary TopperIn Health & Fitness, TravelPosted January 4, 2023
day bag

If you are planning to go hiking, distance cycling, or even touring around a new city on vacation, you will need a daypack. Davis Upcycled Daypack/ North Street Bag The coolest thing about this new bag is that it's made from upcycled event tents donated by SRAM and Lifetime Events....

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12 Tips When Traveling Abroad

By Hilary TopperIn TravelPosted November 30, 2022
Hilary Topper in the park

Now that traveling has opened up much of the world, people are getting out of town as fast as possible. However, traveling abroad can be daunting. There is so much to see and do but how do you get it all in. Here are 12 tips when traveling abroad: Plan...

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A Series of Fortunate Events…

By Hilary TopperIn TravelPosted November 21, 2022

My party and I were going from Sintra to Cascais via taxi. When we got to our stop, we looked around and didn't see anything, so we left the taxi and got on our way to get lunch. One of the members of my party left his cell phone in...

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Five Day Portugal Itinerary

By Hilary TopperIn TravelPosted November 7, 2022
hilary topper on a dock in Faro, Portugal

After touring three cities in Spain, our party took a bus and crossed the border to Portugal. (Unfortunately, there are no trains that cross the border, so you have to take a bus.) We took a bus from Seville, Spain to Faro, Portugal. If you are flying directly into Lisbon,...

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Spain in Seven Days

By Hilary TopperIn TravelPosted October 31, 2022
Hilary Topper in Sevilla

We arrived in Barcelona without a hitch. The airport was organized and civil and we moved through security quickly. Our bags arrived within 10 minutes, and we were out the door and in a cab. People told us that the cab drivers will mark up the price but that wasn’t...

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What to Do in One Day in Detroit, Michigan

By Hilary TopperIn TravelPosted October 11, 2022
mcDonald's

I landed at the Detroit Metro Airport at 8:30 am on Friday. I had no plans and while I was in town, I figured I would do two things - go to the Ford Experience and go to the Motown Museum. I didn't even look to see where my hotel...

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Yolk Restaurant Review Boca Raton, FL

By Hilary TopperIn Food & Wine, TravelPosted September 29, 2022
eggs benedict

Yolk has restaurants in South Florida, Indianapolis, Dallas/Ft Worth, and the Chicago Metro area. My sister-in-law, Andrea, had heard good things about the restaurant and wanted to go there for brunch when I was in town a few weeks ago on the Boca Book Tour. Yolk First off, we had...

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What Happened in Michigan?

By Hilary TopperIn TravelPosted September 22, 2022
hitsville

I had a 5K swim in Hell, Michigan that I scheduled a while back. So, I was planning on going to Detroit anyway. Lisa, my partner at HJMT PR, booked me at Nicola's Books in Ann Arbor for a book tour. But before the book tour... I had a day...

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Spending a Whirlwind Weekend in Boca Raton During the Book Tour

By Hilary TopperIn Book Tour, TravelPosted September 20, 2022
Hilary at the book tour in Boca

I flew in on Friday, August 5. I knew it was my sister-in-law, Andrea's birthday, and wanted to spend it with her. When I got into town, she told me she started the day with a fall. She's a new runner and tripped over a pothole and went flying. Thankfully,...

Tags: Boca Barnes and noble, Boca Book Tour, From Couch Potato to Endurance athlete book tour
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