Archive for October, 2009

Get a Dose of Reality (TV) – Giving U™

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

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GoErinGo gave a $100 donation to Feeding America, inspired by Top Chef. Thanks for being Adenture Philanthropists and participating!

Oct. 31, 2009 – West Marin, California I’m the first to admit that I make bad …

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Tour Turkey’s Keslik Monastery *Video*

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

July 13, 2009 – Cappadocia, Turkey

While visiting Turkey this past summer, I spent a day riding around Cappadocia on the back of a scooter — fun!  Our day trip took us from our home base of Ürgüp, past the …

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A Close Encounter with my Namesake, by Bear Michelson

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

Me, looking fierce.

Me, looking fierce.

Kenai Peninsula, Alaska – July 1995

Yep, that’s right. My childhood nickname was Bear. Mostly because my father thought it was funny to name his little girl after a ferocious animal. So I grew up making growling …

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Visual Tour of Central America

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

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Mayan Ruins in Tikal, Guatemala

Mayan Ruins in Tikal, Guatemala

Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica – April 2008

Mi amiga Clara and I decided to spend a month traveling around Central America. She was living in Costa Rica with her fiancé and I had …

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Help End Physical Abuse – Giving U™

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

October 17, 2009 – Marin, California

Good Messaging + Good Marketing

Good Messaging + Good Marketing

Check this out! It’s a bus stop billboard featuring an eye-tracking camera that switches the billboard picture depending on whether or not a person is watching.

  • When you

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Announcing Launch of the Adventure Philanthropist

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

October 13, 2009 — West Marin, California

This month we are launching GoErinGo’s new monthly newsletter:  Adventure Philanthropist 

Why subscribe to the Adventure Philanthropist?

  • Receive Global Travel Tips
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  • Learn how to engage in giving
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Take one Big Bay, Add a Spoonful of Sufi Mysticism – LivingMini®

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

Sun + Sea = Tranquility

Sun + Sea = Tranquility

Oct. 11, 2009 – San Francisco, California

Yesterday I spent an amazing day sailing on the bay with friends.  It was a gorgeous autumn day and being on the water was incredibly peaceful. Sailing on …

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Philanthropy for unCommon People – Giving U™

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Hopefully we can save these sweet peas from a future genocide

Hopefully we can save these sweet peas from a future genocide

October 6, 2009 – West Marin, California The thing about “philanthropy” is that it sounds like it belongs to a certain class of people – you know, rich people. …

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Throw away the Key (West)

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

Key Lime Pie: Yummy!

Key Lime Pie: Yummy!

Sept. 27-28, 2009 — Key West, FL

  I don’t like Key West. There, I said it. Didn’t like it the first time around when I had the privilege of visiting during the Harley-Davidson sponsored Poker

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