Margo is the publisher and editor of The Travel Belles. She believes nothing comes close to getting out of town every now and then, as a means to fully appreciate and engage with the amazing world we live in. She lives with her husband and two teenage daughters in Myrtle Beach, SC. She can be found on Twitter: @travelbelles or @gomarwrites. Full bio.
Hint!: A hotel gift card always trumps a Whitman’s Sampler as a great choice for a Valentine’s Day gift … And “pshaw” to the idea that celebrating the epic concept of “love” on one random day in the middle of February is an all or nothing deal. As much as we love chocolate around here, [...]
Exploring Lake Orta: the quiet Italian lake Except for an occasional rattle of pan and muffled cacophony of voices coming from the kitchen of Orta San Giulio’s fine restaurants, there are few noises at twilight. Cars aren’t allowed in this small town located in Italy’s Piedmont. Perhaps too we just don’t hear much because somehow [...]
An elegant version of Shrimp and Grits for Christmas Eve When I first moved with my family to the South Carolina coast, shrimp and grits was the dish that almost without exception was on every menu. In recent years shrimp and grits has moved from a being a mere staple on the southern menu to [...]
Seattle in December, yes, really, days of sparkle and shine “Enjoy the weather; perfect for vampires,” a local friend says to me.”You’ll have to come back in the summer, when the weather’s beautiful.” I agree with her that I may just have to return in the summer. But truthfully, I’m just fine with the weather. [...]
Last year for Christmas I gave the gift of travel to my two daughters. It started with the plane tickets. This meant I had to make the first two most important decisions when it comes to travel planning: The “when” and “where.” Ever since they were little, I’d always dreamed of taking them to Italy [...]
Lake Maggiore’s Isola Bella: Italian Island of Beauty, Whimsy and… you fill in the blank We came. We saw. We gawked. On our Belles Trip to Italy’s Piedmont, we found the name, Isola Bella (“beautiful island”), fitting. But this smallest of the three Borromean islands on Lake Maggiore with its elaborate gardens of whimsy, constructed on a rocky fishing island [...]
There are so many things to do in Asheville with your dog (and you can bring your humans along too!) When visiting somewhere I often say to myself, “I’ve got to bring so and so to this place.” Last time I found myself saying this, I was referring to Asheville, North Carolina. I was talking [...]
A Day on the Lago Maggiore Express Last Saturday was the one full day our group of five Travel Belles would have together while staying in Piedmont, Italy. We had a big day planned and there was a train schedule involved — a Swiss one. We would be getting on an adorable tourist train that [...]
Welcome to our 5th Across the Cafe Table! This month we’re asking the question: What is your favorite museum? We invite you to answer this question on your own blog (or Facebook, if you don’t have a blog) and link back to this post and add your link to your answer below. First time? You [...]
A Belles Trip happened last week… … and before then I didn’t know much of anything about Domodossola, Italy. Now I can pretty much drive to and from there blindfolded from a small Italian town you’ve probably never heard of called Vogogna. Both places are in the eastern Piedmont of Italy, in the Ossola Valley [...]
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Silence, Color and Architecture on Lake Orta, Italy by @gomarwrites
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