Betsa Marsh
Gummy Bear Explores New Zealand by Sea and Shore
affiliate program Gummy Bear zoomed half-way around the world this fall to discover New Zealand during the annual conference of the Society of American Travel Writers. Gummy travels for the third-grade class of Meredith Schroeder at St. Joseph Consolidated School in Hamilton, Ohio. Gummy found herself in–or at least near– some hot water at Havana [...]
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Gummy Bear Explores Ohio Statehouse with ‘Pawsport’
affiliate program Gummy Bear, the new SATW Traveling Teddy for St. Joseph Consolidated School, is gearing up for National Passport Day Sept. 17. “Have pawsport, will roam” is the Traveling Teddy motto! Gummy travels for the third-grade class of Meredith Schroeder at St. Joseph in Hamilton, Ohio. The class named her in their first Traveling [...]
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Cincinnati Tunes Up for 2012 World Choir Games
affiliate program Listen! Fingers are already snapping as more than 80 choirs from around the world rehearse for the World Choir Games July 4-14, 2012, in Cincinnati. This is the first time the biennial games have been held in the U.S. Choirs from 18 countries are already registered, including singers from China, Indonesia, Israel, Ireland, [...]
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Johnny X Savors Montreal and Maple Syrup
Johnny X goes north of the border to Montreal to meet his Francophone pals! The bear travels for Meredith Schroeder’s third-grade class at St. Joseph Consolidated School in Hamilton, Ohio, as part of the Traveling Teddy program of the Society of American Travel Writers. Johnny X is a cousin of Cookie the Bear, who represents [...]
Keep Reading...Win a ‘Back to Titanic 100th’ Irish Trip
As the 100th anniversary of Titanic’s loss looms on the 2012 horizon, Titanic Museum Attractions is giving away six 11-day Back to Titanic 100th Anniversary Tours for two to Belfast, Ireland, beginning today. You can register once daily until Feb. 1. The winner will be drawn in early February 2012. The Titanic Museum Attractions in [...]
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Johnny X Splashes into Fiji
By Betsa Marsh Johnny X the SATW Traveling Teddy crossed the International Dateline to explore Fiji–the two-day odyssey felt a bit like a mini-hibernation. Johnny flew across the US and the Pacific Ocean, took a bus and then hopped two boats to get to Beqa Island, pronounced “Mbenga”–that word took some practice! Johnny X travels [...]
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SATW Bears Enjoy Their Brush with Royalty
Prince Albert II of Monaco was a great sport at his Painting with the Prince public art event in Fort Myers, Fla. In town to dedicate the new Art of the Olympians Museum, the prince paused to pose with BB polar bear from Canada and Johnny X from Ohio. Both bears, swaddled in their paint [...]
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Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile in the Queen City
Cleopatra, Egypt’s last autonomous pharaoh, is being unveiled through excavations of her mighty palaces and temples at “Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt” now through Sept. 5 at Cincinnati Museum Center. The show has nearly 150 artifacts, including statues, jewelry, coins and religious items that are all visiting the US for the [...]
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Johnny X’s New Year from Pretzels to Surfboards
Traveling Teddy Johnny X ran hot and cold on travel early in the New Year—heading north to frozen Michigan and out west to sunny San Diego. Johnny X is the SATW Traveling Teddy who globetrots for the third-grade class of Meredith Schroeder at St. Joseph Consolidated School in Hamilton, Ohio. Right after he tossed confetti [...]
Keep Reading...Win a $9,000 Kenya Safari with Your Best Shot
Travel site iExplore is looking for fabulous travel photography from any trek you’ve taken anywhere in the world—the grand prize is a $9,000 Kenya safari. To enter, just register, upload your best photograph, and then spread the word. Use Facebook, Twitter and instant message to rack up the votes. Each week, 20 finalists are chosen [...]
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