She celebrates the everyday and extraordinaire joys of life through travel on her travel blog,  All Colores. Blog Networks hosting wordpressThis guest post is by Ayelet Weisz of  All Colores. Yesterday, I started the convoluted process of swapping my blog from WordPress.com to WordPress.org. As you may remember, I’d finally got to the point where I was ready to import the files of my blog. Everything seemed to be okay, until… Big Deal #4: The import keeps getting stuck. You see that white screen? That’s how it stayed. At first, I was happy. So I let it be. MORE >>

Whether you work in an industry where technology plays a major role, or you simply like keeping up on what the wonders of scientific endeavor have whipped up for us this year, get ready to hit the road all year long with these four technology conferences (and also these four conferences on social media ) to create your traveling schedule for 2013: 1. When and Where: The Park Plaza Hotel in London, England will play host to the 2013 version of the Technology Frontiers event from March 5-6, 2013. Grab New York Tourist Pass to make the most of your NYC travel experience! MORE >>

Knowing how unpredictable LA traffic is, I was thinking how nice it would be to share a ride to the host hotel with a friend or colleague. Planely is the social app I would have created years ago if I had the technical capabilities to do so. . Extend Your Networking Beyond Events. Every year I attend many conventions, expos, and events – sometimes to stay current in my profession, but more often because I am a speaker at the event. What’s the number one reason for attending these events? Networking – with members, vendors, speakers, and the association staff. Brilliant. MORE >>

Tomorrow is the first conference I’ve ever hosted. With my first hosted conference kicking off in 30 hours, what am I thinking about? am in awe of the host of people who have invested an enormous amount of energy, imagination, effort, and time to make Social Story Conference possible. Bank of Travelers Rest. Rick Murray of Edeman is traveling from Chicago to be with us just because we got to “know&# each other through a chance tweet-dialog about FourSquare at an ungodly hour of the morning this spring. Conferences are simply awesome. GSATC. MORE >>

Ask any traveler: would you rather stay in a tourist compound (aka tourist ghetto) or get out and meet the locals? Overwhelmingly, travelers want to meet the locals! Today I am promoting the idea of connecting guest travel bloggers with local bloggers, to enhance the coverage of the destination and to build a deeper, more personal community online among the many voices in travel. This week the Maui Visitors and Convention Bureau is hosting a group of travel bloggers for a new media press trip. Maui Life and Travel Tips. See below for details! MORE >>