When Plans Go All Wrong… and It Ends Up All Right
A history of Angie Away’s most adamant declarations: 2000. I’m leaving this one-horse town and never coming back. 2015. Hey! I’m back. 2004. I love writing so much, I want to do it forever and ever....
View ArticleHow We Met: The Angie & Rick Story
How does an outdoorsy New York lumberjack / fisherman without a passport or a Twitter account end up with a nomadic, blogging, tech-addicted, globetrotting publicist? It’s a love story only God...
View ArticleReflections from the Road: 4.25 Years of Angie Away
So much has happened since January 1, I barely know where to start. I’ve had a photo shoot on one of the world’s top beaches in The Bahamas, checked out a former strategic WWII naval station in St....
View ArticleReflections from the Road: 4.5 Years of Travel
When I first began to draft this latest Reflections from the Road post (my 23rd edition – holy cow), I thought, “Hmm, I haven’t been all that busy the past three months.” And then I looked back at my...
View ArticleCrowdsourcing Our Honeymoon: Tell Us Where to Go!
Where does a globetrotting world traveler honeymoon with her hunky new husband? It’s the question everyone’s been asking and I still don’t have a good answer, other than on some sexy beach, somewhere....
View ArticleWedding Wreckers: How @SilverAirways is Turning Me Into a Bridezilla
It gives me no pleasure to write this post. As those of you who’ve been traveling around the world with me these past 4.5 years know, I rarely write negative reviews. Delays happen, mistakes are an...
View ArticleMy “Fintastic” Surprise Bonaire Bachelorette Party
This just in: destination wedding planning is kind of a pill. I feel like an ungrateful brat putting that in writing, but I also feel like honesty-on-the-blog has always been my hallmark, and future...
View ArticleWhat to Pack for a Destination Wedding, Part 1: Luggage
In addition to endless “What airport do I fly into?” and “How much do flights cost from my home airport?” questions, many guests want to know what to pack for a destination wedding in The Bahamas. Ever...
View ArticleWhat to Pack for a Destination Wedding, Part 2: Clothing & Accessories
In addition to endless “What airport do I fly into?” and “How much do flights cost from my home airport?” questions, many guests want to know what to pack for a destination wedding in The Bahamas. Ever...
View ArticleHow to Bachelorette in Las Vegas (Hint: Invite Elvis, Giada & Britney Spears!)
When your maid of honor/sister/best friend/administrative assistant/life coach/college student calls out of the blue and says, “I want to fulfill your lifelong dream of seeing Britney Spears in Las...
View ArticleReflections from the Road: 4.75 Years of Travel
Hi, I’m Angie Away and I’m a traveling bridezilla. Ok, not really. Most of my wedding-related rage has been perfectly warranted and wholly righteous, if you ask me, but I confess I’ve been much more...
View ArticleDear Future Mrs.
Future husband & I went to our church’s Thursday service last night and the sermon was such a fit for my frazzled pre-wedding mental state. In the spirit of always being honest and authentic, I...
View ArticleOur Disastrous Destination Wedding Week at Bahama Beach Club
I had a brilliant idea today. Why not spend my birthday, my self-awarded, once-in-a-blue-moon day off, by writing a thorough recap of our disastrous destination wedding week? Everyone has been asking...
View ArticleOur Underwater Wedding Photos & Why We’ll Never Be America’s Next Top Models
Have you ever watched America’s Next Top Model and snorted smugly to yourself about how easy it must be to be a professional model? Putting on a brave face while our wedding plans crashed down around...
View Article2015 Angie Away Recap – 40 Planes, 5 Countries & One Husband
You’ll be happy to know that at the ripe age of 34, I’ve finally accepted that my best plans & intentions for the new year often go out the window around mid-February. I had a vision of how 2015...
View ArticleReflections from the Road – 5 Year Anniversary Edition
Welcome to the very special 25th edition of my Reflections from the Road* series! Yesterday marked 5 years since I flew to Fiji on New Year’s Eve to embark on my RTW solo trip. There I was — a single,...
View ArticleThe Curious Case of the Disappearing @TripAdvisor Reviews
By now, you’ve probably read all about our plum awful destination wedding week at Bahama Beach Club in Treasure Cay. If this is your first time landing here and you have no idea what I’m on about,...
View Article11 Tips for Finding the Perfect Wedding Dress
Some girls dream of the perfect wedding dress since infancy, and they even go on TV shows to chronicle the intensity of this decision. I am not one of those girls. Finding the right wedding dress is...
View ArticleReflections from the Road | Vol. 26
Hey y’all – welcome back! I apologize that it’s been quieter than usual around these parts since my last update and I’ve only posted a few times since my January 1 edition, but don’t fret. I haven’t...
View ArticleDestination Wedding Photography Done Right
Today marks six whole months of marriage and I can’t stop thinking about how much faster these six months have gone by than the languishing ones leading up to the wedding. Funny how time has the power...
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