Une femme is delighted to be hosting this go-round of the Fabulous! Festival. The theme for this Festival is Travel, and we received Fabulous submissions on many different facets of this topic. So many in fact, that we weren't able to feature them all, but we thank everyone who submitted.
Meg at
All About Appearances tells us in
Travelling in Style why appearances are as important as comfort, and how to have both. In fact, check out her entire series on Travelling in Style; there's
beaucoup des conseils to keep you looking Fabulous on the move.
gives some excellent advice about what footwear to bring and what to leave home in
Travelling: Shoes, and helps bring out your inner McGyver in
Things To Use in a Pinch When Travelling. And if you have trouble zipping your suitcase every time you pack, check out
Travelling: Clothes to help pare down to essentials.
Icy at
Individual Chic eschews boring touristy khaki and recommends some stylish
Travel Wear.
D. Dottrey at
STYLEnosh helps out with the number one travel mistake, overpacking. I'm going to bookmark
LESSONS FROM OVERPACKING and review before our next trip!
Ashe Mischief at
dramatis personae shares a recent
Travel Trauma, and gives some great packing advice to avoid just such misfortunes.
Host Bee at
Busy Bee Lifestyle offers some great no-nonsense tips about
What To Wear on a Vacation to Paris. Oh la la, we love Paris!
Speaking of Paris,
materfamilias has a nose for shoes like nobody's business. In "My Shoes Wednesdays" she features two pairs that she picked up in Paris,
here and
here, and waxes eloquent about travel, Paris, and the allure of Louboutins.
Shoes, teacups or whatever unique trinket strikes your fancy, souvenirs are a great way to bring back memories of your journeys. Shopping for them can be half the fun, and needn't break the bank. At
Intelligent Travel, National Geographic Travel staffers reveal their favorite thrift stores around the world in
Thrifty Souvenirs.
Not everyone is a Happy Wanderer. Some are afraid of flying, others have trouble sleeping in a strange bed. Tina Su at
Think Simple. Be Decisive offers
3 Tips to Calm Anxiety which can help calm the mind and allow one to better enjoy the journey.
Catching a live performance is often on the agenda when travelling especially when visiting cities like New York and Las Vegas. Ruth at
Buy Outside the Box says Cirque De Soleil is
formidable, Art In Motion in fact.
On other topics:
Dealing with breast cancer or any other serious illness is a challenging and life-altering journey. Karen at
Makeup and Beauty Blog shares
Makeup and Beauty Tips For Breast Cancer Patients: Staying Beautiful Inside and Out!Miss Janey at
HATtastic is hosting the next Fabulous! Festival and the topic is--Surprise!--Hats.
Miss Janey sez:
"It's all about the hats this edition! Do you wear them for fun or
only for practical reasons? Do you hate hats and refuse to wear them?
Do you like hats, but think you can't wear them? Do you have advice
for people who think they can't wear them? You're invited to submit
all your fabulous posts on hats, including about church hats, hat
tricks, mad hatters, etc., etc."
Deadline for submissions is November 23rd, and posts for consideration may be submitted
here.
To those of you who are travelling for the upcoming Thanksgiving holidays or for any other reason, I wish you Safe Travels!
