by Sheila Scarborough | Dec 7, 2021 | Life-hacking and Tips for Better Living, Photos and Images, Tourism Marketing on the Web, Travel and Travel Media, Video, Web Communications
A few years ago, I wrote a blog post here on Sheila’s Guide about avoiding blogger burnout. Little did I know that a global pandemic and various other crises would soon put all of us to the test of battling almost-constant mental exhaustion. I started my first... 
by Sheila Scarborough | Jul 5, 2019 | Travel and Travel Media, Travel Post Friday
Fair warning – it is difficult to take a “quick” trip to the historic town of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, because there is a lot to see and do. Lewis and Clark came through here, John Brown’s unsuccessful attempt to arm slaves to revolt... 
by Sheila Scarborough | Aug 6, 2018 | Blogs, Life-hacking and Tips for Better Living, Meetings and Conferences, Travel and Travel Media, Web Communications
Is the grind getting to you? Has the blogging inspiration muse deserted you? Are you, like me, trying to figure out how to avoid blogger burnout? Here’s a summary of my presentation on this topic for the Building Community Midwest Travel Bloggers conference …... 
by Sheila Scarborough | Dec 16, 2016 | Travel and Travel Media, Travel Post Friday
Holiday gift-giving was a lot easier when my Navy ships went on six-month deployments. I’d do leisurely shopping for gifts in ports across Asia or Europe or the Middle East (depending upon where the ship was deployed and how much time I had off duty) and the... 
by Sheila Scarborough | Oct 9, 2015 | Internet radio and audio, Travel and Travel Media, Travel Post Friday
(Disclosure – I was a guest of the Mississippi Delta Tourism Association on this trip, so my travel expenses were paid for.) “Is it okay to sit on these benches?” I asked. “Those are the $10 seats. You wanna come in here [to the... 
by Sheila Scarborough | Feb 26, 2015 | Meetings and Conferences, Travel and Travel Media, Web Communications
While putting together a presentation for the ETC (Educational Travel Community) conference in Boston, I was asked by the organizers to create a list of 15 travel-related resource sites that tour operators, tour suppliers, alumni group travel organizers, and others...