Life Archives - It's One World...Travel

It’s Time to Dump Your Sunblock. What???

May 2, 2013 by brandy bell

The same thing that makes me an expert on getting robbed while traveling makes me the perfect person to tell you what not to do while spending your vacation soaking up sun. When I was a young girl on one of our family vacations, I returned back to...

Why Travel? Get Your Inspiration Here

Mar 20, 2013 by brandy bell

“Learn to value yourself, which means: to fight for your happiness” – Ayn Rand Imagine. You’ve hugged mom goodbye, gave her all the emergency contact information, and triple checked your backpack for every possible thing you could...

Drugs, Thugs and Sex on the Beach

Sep 15, 2012 by brandy bell

Editorial Note: This is a guest post written by Shawn Hoffman — It’s One World Travel does not condone the use of drugs at home or abroad, or any illegal activity for that matter. I definitely won’t be held responsible...

Moving to Madrid

Nov 12, 2010 by brandy bell

Nothing can explain the way I feel when I see the golden sun sweep over the heavy grape vines of October in California’s central coast. There aren’t words poetic enough to explain the tranquil beauty of the gorgeous Pacific waves crashing on our...

Wants, Waste, and something else that starts with W

Sep 12, 2010 by brandy bell

Okay, I don’t have anything else that starts with W, but who isn’t a fan of alliteration? Today, I got a message from a friend asking about the impact of this trip on my life. “How has this experience changed you, the way you...

10 things I’ve learned on the road

Jul 8, 2010 by brandy bell

I’ve been quiet lately- I apologize, but my brain has been a whirlwind. I am alive, well, and working in Lisbon, Portugal. As I have not been tethered to a computer for the last few weeks, I have had time to think, to write, and to pay...