The following posts were made in June 2008. You may subscribe to the RSS feed for this archive if you would like to take your time reading through our posts.
http://samantha-brown-blog.travelchannel.com/archive/06-2008.rssNow that the "Cabo Fog" has lifted ...
Even before pre-production began, I could have told you that Cabo looks different through a camera lens than it does through the haze of Spring Break.
Continue Reading Cabo (Crew).
Turns out 160 miles per hour is fast. Who knew?
I'm not a NASCAR fan. Nothing against fast cars, but I didn't grow up with it -- so it never really crept its way into my consciousness. Sure, I could probably pick a driver or two out of a lineup if I had to, thanks to ESPN. I'm not sure I was prepared for what 160+ mph would look like, sound like or feel like.
Continue Reading Las Vegas (crew).
It's Valentine's Day, and I've just smashed, face-first, into a pane of Plexiglas.
I don't know what it is, but I tend to get hurt on shoots. Nothing major, but it's a good bet that when I come home, I'll have a few new bruises. I never go anywhere without Band-Aids, and I like to know where the nearest hospital is at all times. Just in case.
Continue Reading Orlando (crew).
We're in South Beach in February, which is exactly where you want to be in February, especially when you're from New York, which, coincidentally, unfortunately, and only mildly hilariously, is buried under a foot of snow AND in the midst of a flu epidemic. Conversely, I'm in a tank top, covered in sunscreen, sitting on the beach. No wonder everyone hates me.
Continue Reading Miami (Crew).
We're on board the Carnival Inspiration, bound for Cozumel, Mexico, and four days of fun in the sun. I have this thing about always being prepared for anything (some might call it a compulsion, but I prefer to think of it as a quirk), which means that, even though everything and anything can be had in 12 decks or less, every day, my backpack contains the following:
Continue Reading Carnival Cruise (crew).