lady jane stanfield

HELLO!

I know it has been a long time since I posted on my travel blog, but I am getting ready to travel again - well at least next year! Wondering where? Just imagine acres of penguins and me in a red polar suit!

To keep myself occupied as I plan my next adventure, I am joining 16 other cities and hosting/coordinating an event called MEET PLAN GO 2011!

On October 18, 2011 - 17 cities will host the second annual MEET PLAN GO! event where would be international travelers and sabbatical wanna be's meet with others who have done just that - GONE ON AN EXTENDED INTERNATIONAL TRIP OR SABBATICAL! Time and locations are still to be determined, but I will keep you posted on the progress in Denver.

Ready to realize your travel dreams? Stop dreaming and start packing! At MEET PLAN GO! you will

• MEET inspirational speakers and like-minded travelers in your city (Austin, Boston, Chicago, DENVER, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York City, Orlando, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Washington, DC, Toronto)

• Get motivation, contacts and resources necessary to PLAN the trip of lifetime!

• Start taking concrete steps forward to get ready to GO!

While extended travel is common in countries such as Australia, New Zealand and the UK, career breaks, life sabbaticals, "gap years" and other forms of extended travel are not currently an American or Canadian birthright... but the Founders of Meet, Plan, Go! are on a mission to change that.

At every event will be individuals who have fulfilled their own dreams of traveling around the world, or are currently in the planning stages. Their real-life stories include an understanding of the unique challenges that all long-term travelers must deal with in order to claim their freedom on the road and who appreciate the unbelievable triumphs of realizing one's dream of a long-term international adventure.

Read what the NY Times said about the 2010 event: http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/travel/17prac.html?ref=travel

INTERESTED? EXCITED? PANICKED? STILL EXCITED? READY TO FIND OUT MORE?

1. Follow Meet Plan Go! on Facebook at [|http://www.facebook.com/meetplango]]

2. Ready to really get into action - Sign up for the twice a month Career Break Newsletter with tips and articles about how to turn your dream into reality. http://b2b.meetplango.com/community/connect/

3. Meet the different hosts across the country. http://b2b.meetplango.com/2011/04/meet-plan-go-2011-hosts/

Here is what some 2010 attendees said about the event.

"Your event convinced me that my pipe dream of traveling was actually possible...and then gave me tips and tricks on how to accomplish it." NYC

"A life-inspiring event - covered an amazing amount of relevant material. I would definitely attend another and another until I 'go!'" San Francisco

For those of you who are planning a life-changing trip, you don't want to miss one of these events. If you aren't planning a big trip, but know some who is hoping to in the future, please send them this post and let them that help is available for the asking.

VERY EXCITING TO JUST THINK ABOUT. EVEN BETTER TO GET INTO ACTION WITH IT!

I will do at least a monthly post until the event, or more frequently as things change!

Until I see you all again, please

Travel in Safety.
Jane

Hello All,

I know I have been silent lately on the blog, but I can report that work was being done behind the scenes.

First - Mapping Your Volunteer Vacation is published, at the Tattered Cover in Denver, available when I speak and also on my website www.janestanfieldwish.com!

During the process, it seemed like it would never be done, but when I looked back on my calendar, it was really only 9 months from start to finish. When I showed it at the Colorado Independent Publishing Association (CIPA), I said " It took 9 months, and it isn't a boy or a girl, it's a book!" I submitted the book to the EVVY Awards with CIPA in two categories and my designer submitted it for technical awards. I only have to wait 25 days to find out how we did. Please keep your fingers crossed!

I am waiting to hear from the Tattered Cover, Colorado's largest independent bookstore about an event at the store. I will let you know via the social networks, my newsletter and the blog as soon as I know a time and date.

Second - The anticipated webradio interview will yours truly will be broadcast on Sunday, March 15 between 2-2:30 Mountain time. Eventually, I will receive an RSS feed and that will be posted on my website. If you want to listen on the actual day, the program is called Engaging the Ostrich. Log on to http://metradio.mscd.edu and hit listen. You may need to download the player which can take a few minutes, so I suggest logging in 5-10 minutes earlier.

Third - I am finally on Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin. I don't check in as regularly as I would like, but plan to make posts at least twice a week.

I will keep you posted as things progress.

Travel in Safety.

Jane

I am working on getting myself more in the loop.

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Jane

Hi guys,

I have been receiving the newsletter from Bootsnall and they had a "What kind of traveler are you" quiz.

I travel Like Tony Wheeler which means, You are someone who others will come to rely on for their best travel advice and information. With any luck at all, you'll eventually get bought out by the BBC, so you can retire, and then keep traveling anyway

I also recently found a site called flyforgood.com. This site offers discounted rates on some routes for people who will be volunteering. Great plan and hopefully, your route will be available.

In 2008, I began my website - www.janestanfieldwish.com.

As of 2009, I am also on facebook, linkedin and Twitter as Jane Stanfield (LadyJane was already taken) so I hope to catch up with you there.

Lastly, but not least, my first book, Mapping Your Volunteer Vacation is in print and in my basement. It is currently available at my speaking engagements and classes and on my website. I am still loading my paypal shopping cart, but I expect to have it up and running by the end of this week.

I trust that 2009 will be a time to shine for all of us.

Until I see you again, Travel In Safety.

Jane

I know it has been a long time since I have communicated on the blog, but as you will see, there has been a lot going on.

First, under Where Is She Heading, I completed 50 presentations in 2007 and it looks I will reach the 100 mark by the end of 2008.

Second, I launched the website for Where Is She Heading this year. Check it out at www.janestanfieldwish.com.

In addition to information about the 2006 trip and the 5 different presentations offered by WISH, the site also contains a calendar of upcoming classes, presentations and the schedule for the book club at the Tattered Cover on Colfax.

Third, the Travel Lovers Book Club is in year two of books to be read and discussed and we are pleased that there are new faces appearing at every meeting. Our numbers swelled during the months when we discussed Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. Summaries of the all the books read since 2007 are included on the book club pages so you can catch up on any titles you missed.

Lastly, at least for now, I am pleased to announce that my first book, Mapping Your Volunteer Vacation, will be in print as of November 2008. It has been a journey from thought to paper and I am still involved with the final tweaking and working with various editors and designers. Once I finally get this one in print, I may write about my experiences of writing a book!

As soon as I have a firmer publication date, I will let you know.

Until I see you again, please travel safely.

Jane