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The Moon Water Cooler is a place for Moon staffers to share what's new in their world. Check back often to hear about author events, book releases, travel trends, and maybe even some staff recommendations for what part of the world to explore next.
Recent Posts
- Two Reasons This Week is Awesome: Earth Day and National Park Week
- The Glory, the Groundwork, and the Grind of Travel Writing
- Finding Pizza Nirvana in Nashville
- Guest Interview: Exploring Offbeat Mexico with Churpa Rogers
- Guest Interview: The People's Guide to Mexico Authors Carl Franz and Lorena Havens
- Guest Post: Top 10 Gifts for Road Trippers
- Hawaii Giveaway Winner Announced
- Win a Round-Trip Ticket to Hawaii from Moon and Hawaiian Airlines!
- Why Moving to Belize Isn’t as Hard as You’d Think
- From Dosas to Dumplings: My Eight Favorite Toronto Restaurants
- Guest Post: At Least We Have Pizza – The Cost of Living in Mexico vs. New York City
- Hawai'i: A Foodie Paradise — Part Two
- Hawai'i: A Foodie Paradise — Part One
- Exploring California via Road Trip with Moon California Road Trip
- Enjoying the Outdoors in the Black Hills of South Dakota
Moon to Guest Host Travelers’ Night In (#TNI) on Twitter
Moon Travel Guides is excited to be one of the guest hosts for this week’s Travelers’ Night In (aka #TNI) event on Twitter.
Started by the adventurous and fun travelers at ZipSetGo.com, #TNI is a 'tweet-up' held every Thursday from 3:30 to 5:00 PM EST where travel lovers follow regular/guest hosts for 10 travel related questions. These questions are tweeted by the hosts every ten minutes, and travel-minded participants respond with their most creative answers and tag their tweets with the #TNI hashtag. It’s a great way to chat with travel experts—and addicts—and learn about the latest ideas and trends in the travel world.
According to ZipSetGo.com, past #TNI events have averaged more than 5,000 tweets, reaching over 600,000 followers, and resulted in 12 million plus impressions. #TNI was recently a top 10 Twitter trending topic. more >>
Great New Year’s Day Destinations
A lot of thought goes into planning for New Year’s Eve, but whether you party ‘til dawn or go to bed at 9, New Year’s Day will be there waiting for you when you wake up, ready to be seized and explored.
Here are some great places to spend your New Year’s holiday—night and day. more >>
Moon Travel Guides Helps the Alameda County Community Food Bank
As travelers, we have the privilege of experiencing new places and having great adventures. But for some people, every day is a struggle for food and water. That’s why we’re working closely with the Alameda County Community Food Bank to help fight hunger this holiday season.
Our staff will be collecting much-needed food items all month, and today we’re hosting an office-wide bake sale to help raise additional money for the food bank. The most needed items this year are rice, pasta, canned fruits and veggies, tuna, peanut butter and cereal. In 2009, the Alameda County Community Food Bank distributed 18.3 million pounds of food—including 8.7 million pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. more >>
Christmas ZooLights
Last week, I shared a selection of the country’s Christmas boat parades. But the Christmas light fun doesn’t end there, especially if you’re interested in seeing some Christmas lights that are a little wild.
Did you know that many zoos across the country get into the holiday spirit with elaborate Christmas light displays? Kids and grown-ups alike will enjoy over the creative zoo-themed decorations that present animated, illuminated images of familiar furry and scaly creatures.
Most zoos make light-viewing a big event and include other winter fun as well. Look for visits with Santa (everybody knows the big guy is an animal lover), carolers, ice-skating, yummy hot chocolate, and more. more >>
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