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Renee Blodgett has been interested in travel since the time she corresponded with over a hundred pen pals from around the world at age 10. She has lived in 11 countries and traveled to over 75 and is the founder of We Blog the World, a travel blog of independent voices that covers every culture on the globe.

She is also the founder of Magic Sauce Media, a digital media, branding, social media and marketing consultancy and Magic Sauce Photography, a visual, creative extension of her writing. She has authored five travel photo books and is working on two more as well as a book on "where technology meets heart." In addition to We Blog the World, she writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue and is part of the BlogHer network. Join her on MSM in Facebook and also on their WBTW fan page. She tweets @magicsaucemedia and @weblogtheworld.

Entries by Renee Blodgett

Start-Up Iceland: What Americans Can Learn From Viking Entrepreneurs

(0) Comments | Posted June 13, 2013 | 10:48 AM

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While Silicon Valley may still be the technology and entrepreneur hub of North America and some say, the world, it's shortsighted for investors, businesses and even consumers not to be looking to global pockets for innovation and new ideas.

Every year...

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The Hara Miltary Base, Once a Soviet Camp on the Baltic Sea

(1) Comments | Posted May 30, 2013 | 8:26 AM

An hour or so outside of Tallinn Estonia, along the coast of the Baltic Sea, lies an abandoned Soviet submarine base next to the village of Hara. The Hara Military Base was built by the Soviets between 1956 and 1958 and was...

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Meet the Ever So Charming Tallinn, an Estonian Gem

(3) Comments | Posted May 9, 2013 | 12:30 PM

Finally I make my way to the growing in popularity city of Tallinn, Estonia in Eastern Europe. From afar, it sounded like an Eastern European city modeling itself after Prague in order to attract tourists to its borders and yet, after seeing the new Prague (a year and...

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LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman Shares 20 Years of Insights

(3) Comments | Posted September 7, 2012 | 2:00 PM

Reid-hoffman ppal (26)Reid Hoffman is one of my favorite entrepreneurs in the technology industry. 

I was introduced to him and 'his world' when I first moved to California six or...

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Silicon Valley Style: An Eyesore For Fashionistas

(4) Comments | Posted August 16, 2012 | 12:00 PM

When I first moved to Silicon Valley, I found myself overdressed most of the time, and my New England meets Europe and New York style of dressing just didn't float well with the very youthful techies who...

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Pig Roasting in Healdsburg, a Unique Experience for Foodies

(1) Comments | Posted August 13, 2012 | 5:22 PM

I discovered Relish Culinary Center in Healdsburg, California, a unique experience for "foodies." They not only offer cooking classes, but tours and group dinners, using natural and local ingredients from nearby farms.

Owner Donna...

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Singularity & Women@TheFrontier Kick Off Designing the Future

(0) Comments | Posted August 7, 2012 | 5:25 PM

Singularity University held an event in conjunction with Women@TheFrontierat NASA Research Park in Silicon Valley last week.  

The program "Designing the Future 2012", brought together some of today's female game-changers who are designing the future and disrupting the status quo.

Women@TheFrontier's Susan Francesca and KristinaMaria T-Gutierrez introduced...

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Apple Legend Steve Wozniak Turns 62 in San Francisco

(0) Comments | Posted August 7, 2012 | 2:04 AM

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Apple legend Steve Wozniak, known by most as "Woz," turned 62 years old this past week. 

While the world at large knows his name as co-founder...

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Georgetown, Colorado Has Old-Fashioned American Charm

(0) Comments | Posted July 5, 2012 | 7:00 AM

Georgetown, Colorado offers a number of attractions, from the Georgetown Loop Railroad, Hamill House, Hotel de Paris Museum and Guanella Pass, a Scenic and Historic Byway. I landed there recently on a whirlwind tour from Denver to Keystone and nearly had to be dragged away.

The town itself is caught...

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A Parking Garage Plays Canvas In Colorado (PHOTOS)

(0) Comments | Posted June 28, 2012 | 7:00 AM

I was introduced to the work of Colorado artist Randy Milhoan during a recent trip to Vail Colorado. When I mentioned that I love graffiti, street art and murals, my host took me by bike to the underground structure of Lionshead Parking, where Randy's work is splattered across the walls...

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The Cowboy Culture of Maui's Makawao

(5) Comments | Posted June 11, 2012 | 7:00 AM

If you go to Hawaii and don't watch people surf then you've missed a big part of the culture. Even in Makawao, the town full of cowboys, hippies and art that was my first stop on Maui, I found a little surf shop. Hawaiians will be Hawaiian.

That said, there's...

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Qatar Expands With A Bang (PHOTOS)

(2) Comments | Posted May 8, 2012 | 7:00 AM

Having visiting 80 countries, I rarely travel to places that surprise me anymore. That said, I just returned from Qatar, a country that borders both the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, and boy are my eyebrows tired.

I found myself endlessly surprised by myriad developments that didn't...

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Artifice Meets Authenticity In Doha's Souq Waqif (PHOTOS)

(0) Comments | Posted May 3, 2012 | 7:00 AM

The market in Doha is new, but it was built to look old. Referred to as the Souq Waqif, it was formerly a spot where the Bedu brought sheep, goats, wool and other things to trade. It was nearly condemned for demolition, when the powers that be decided to renovate and...

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Murakami Ego Exhibit in Doha Will Blow Your Mind

(1) Comments | Posted May 2, 2012 | 2:14 PM

I discovered a Japanese artist in Doha, Qatar, of all places: Murakami Ego. The artist is incredibly well known but you also have to be interested in and follow his style of art, which is...

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International Interest Piles in as SXSW Gets More and More Global

(0) Comments | Posted April 10, 2012 | 1:10 PM

Having attended Austin's annual SXSW (South by Southwest Festival) for more than a decade, I'm either getting older which naturally has to be true, or the event has gotten far too large for anyone with boundless energy to take in. I'd say in 2012, I suffered from a...

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Entrepreneurs Should Think Globally Far Beyond Silicon Valley's Borders

(4) Comments | Posted April 10, 2012 | 12:58 PM

While Silicon Valley may be the "hub" for technology startups and where the world thinks the top creativity and talent reside, there is plenty of innovation coming out of other parts of the world.

In the states, Denver, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Portland and Seattle are all making strides.

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How Big Media Sees and Defines the Digital Explosion

(1) Comments | Posted February 8, 2012 | 2:05 PM

How we tell stories is not linear, so what will emerge to transform storytelling in the face of new media? How much value -- real or perceived -- does vinyl have today when digital is winning because of convenience? As digital video continues to explode and the quality gets better...

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16 Paris Hotels That Won't Break The Bank

(2) Comments | Posted February 2, 2012 | 7:00 AM

Regardless of how many times I've been to Paris, I still go through an extensive research process for hotels each and every time. After hours of online research and on-the-ground visits for my most recent visit, I came up with a curated list of hotels in the three-to-four star range....

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Uber Your Way Through Cities: Useful When Smooth Sailing Matters

(0) Comments | Posted January 17, 2012 | 2:30 PM

For those of you who haven't heard of Uber and -- because of the name -- think it's some funky, hip device, think again. Many higher-end car services require you to call them well in advance and they're often fairly pricey. But Uber is a car service that...

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