To honor National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Expedia is launching a fundraising project involving over 150 travel giveaways and exclusive hotel coupons to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital! Expedia’s St. Jude trip sweepstakes offers more than 150 trips for consumers to bid on and a coupon offer where the proceeds benefit St. Jude. Each … Read More
Lonely in Tokyo? Stop by Soineya, Japan’s First Co-Sleeping Shop
Soineya is Japan’s first “co-sleeping specialty store” (lovingly, dubbed a Cuddle Cafe) where the patrons are offered the simple and ultimate comfort of sleeping in the arms of a beautiful girl. The “store” opened last September in the Akihabara area of Tokyo. It charges an admission fee, and a set fee based on the amount … Read More
Traveling When Sick
I’m leaving for a trip today, and, BANG, like clockwork, two days ago I started feeling a sore throat. Yesterday, I must have sneezed about a million times. By last night, when it was time to pack, there were tissues all over the place, my head hurt and the congestion raged. Today, my voice is … Read More
Staying out of Harm’s Way (or What to Do If you Find Yourself There)
(note: this post was published a few years ago, but it is equally relevant now) Before I left for Istanbul last week, my mother – of course, my mother – called me very concerned about my trip and my safety. I explained that Istanbul is in Europe. It is sophisticated and safe. I further told … Read More
The Tobacco Road Marathon and other Rail-to-Trail Marathons
Photo: traillink.com (Erie Canalway Trail: Little Falls to Albany – Mohawk Hudson Bikeway, New York State) Rails-to-trails is a nationwide network of recreational multi-purpose public trails and paths created from former railroad corridors. The trails can be unpaved or paved. They are most often flat or follow a gentle grade, they traverse urban, suburban and … Read More
Marathon Travel Planning
There’s a crazy assortment of lunatics running enthusiasts who like to travel from location to location to partake in distance running events – often half marathons (13.1 miles) or marathons (26.2). Many even plan “doubles” – i.e., two events in two locations in two days. I did it once – a Saturday marathon in Jackson, Mississippi … Read More
Breakfast In Tel Aviv at the Park Plaza Orchid Hotel
Seen in Tel Aviv (photo: www.willrunformiles.com) I’m just home from a wonderful trip to Israel! While I’m sorting through the trip, I thought I’d share photos from the breakfast buffet at the Park Plaza Orchid in Tel Aviv. It was truly amazing. … Read More
Jogging In Jerusalem?
The first stop on my trip to Israel is Jerusalem. I’ll only be there two nights. I will be tired from the flight and anxious to see the sights, so I don’t anticipate that I’ll have time to run anyway. Nevertheless, today I decided to google “Jogging in Jerusalem.” The results were most interesting. The … Read More
In Harm’s Way (a Walk in Taksim Square)
Before I left for Istanbul last week, my mother – of course, my mother – called me very concerned about my trip and my safety. I explained that Istanbul is in Europe. It is sophisticated and safe. I further told my mother that this wasn’t Israel – that Gaza was very far away, and, furthermore, … Read More
The Naked Man (or Woman), Part III
Will Run For Miles seems to be on a roll with the Naked Man, Part One and Deux posts, so what would be more fun than to keep this theme going? Streak the Cove 5k Race On a number of ocassions, The Deal Mommy has written about a series of books called the Go Nomad Plane … Read More