Being from Seattle, I am most certainly a Sounders FC fan. The Portland Timbers supporters, however, do "bring the noise" whenever the Sounders come to town. Last summer, I got to experience that din from the pitch firsthand in my first turn as a sports photographer. …

This November, I challenged myself to write one blog post per day. I took my inspiration for this one from a photo, not a very good one, from a trip to Florence, Italy. That establishing shot served as a memory trigger allowing me to write about the scene as I experienced it, from the window:

http://www.jennyneill.com/blog/2012/11/random-italy-memory-from-the-window/?ref=TBU

My latest blog post summarizes the discussion at the fall meetup of the Pacific NW Travel Writers Conference.

http://www.jennyneill.com/blog/2012/11/social-media-101-for-writers-get-real/?ref=TBU

Finally, the last installment on my A-to-Z of Travel is live. Oceans dominate this one. Red wine once again emerges as important to my travel memories. (Who can be surprised by that, really? I am a sommelier, after all!) 

http://www.jennyneill.com/blog/2012/11/jennys-a-to-z-of-travel-u-through-z/?ref=TBU 

In part three in my "A-to-Z of travel," I revisit where I honeymooned, dish about my favorite kind of establishing shots, and confess to what I tend to splurge on when on the road:

http://www.jennyneill.com/blog/2012/05/jennys-a-to-z-of-travel-n-through-t/

My second installment in my "A-Z of travel" takes readers on a trip to a French country house transported to New York City, a palace made of corn, and on a ride guaranteed to get a song stuck in your head:

http://www.jennyneill.com/blog/2012/02/jennys-a-to-z-of-travel-i-through-m/

Kat, of Travel with Kat, tagged me for my “A-to-Z of travel” on December 30. This seemed like a fun way to start 2012 so, I’m playing along. However, I’m not giving you all my “letters” at once. Instead, I’ll reveal my answers in four installments.

Without further ado, I give you my A-to-H of travel:…

Despite living in the Pacific Northwest for over 15 years, I’m still a relative novice when it comes to knowing what to do with oysters. I grew up in Cleveland, Ohio where you risked food poisoning any time  you tried eating shellfish. Read my latest about how a Seattle chef and cookbook author taught me how to shuck:…

Anyone who travels to foreign lands faces the challenge of cross-cultural communication. My latest blog post summarizes my thoughts on this theme, touches on what I learned at TEDxRainier 11 and lists some of the questions I'm still thinking about based on having been there.

http://www.jennyneill.com/blog/2011/11/tedxrainier11-to-gain-in-translation/