Win a Cruise with #CruiseSmile

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October is a big month! Today was the premiere of Vacation Creation and it’s also the first day of Plan a Cruise Month. Yep, October is Plan A Cruise Month!  After spending the last few weeks filming on a variety of cruises, I am so happy to let you guys know that the cruise industry is kicking off the annual #CruiseSmile #Sweepstakes to celebrate.. which means you can win a free cruise!

Now through October 31st, enter your best #CruiseSmile selfie each day for a chance to win one cruise vacation of choice each week in October. The picture doesn’t have to be you on a cruise, but it does have to include a smile. 😉

To enter, upload your “cruise smile” selfie at www.CruiseSmile.org and share the entry with friends. For more chances to win, post your photo on Twitter and/or Instagram using #CruiseSmile and #sweepstakes and share your #CruiseSmile with friends to earn even more entries into the sweepstakes.

Whether it’s swimming through the crystal clear waters of the Caribbean or Tahiti, visiting palaces in Saint Petersburg or Sweden, or going to big metropolises like Shanghai and Hong Kong- this is a wonderful way to see the world. Good luck!

Vacation Creation Premieres Tomorrow!

Well, this is crazy! I’ve been a bit quiet recently as I’ve been caught up in the whirlwind dream that is Vacation Creation. It’s a brand new travel show that premieres tomorrow – Saturday, October 1st – at 10:30am on The CW! Be there or be square!

The premise of the show is to give deserving families a dream vacation…and this is also a dream come true for me! If you’ve been following me, you know I’ve been working hard for years building a travel brand. Whenever someone asked me what the “dream job” was, I said, “Oh, to have a network travel show,” but I never actually thought it would actually happen. It was such a big dream and there just aren’t many travel shows on US television- let alone on a major network. Vacation Creation is all so surreal.

And what makes it even better is that my amazing co-host/living legend Tommy Davidson and I are giving truly deserving people a dream vacation. It’s been inspiring to be around people who have persevered through so much and so fulfilling to end each day of work- not only visiting beautiful places – but giving people an experience that would be extremely hard to replicate on their own.

I am so proud of this show and all the producers, crew, and families who have worked on Vacation Creation. I hope you enjoy the premiere!

Just in Time for Comic Con

 

If you know me, you know I am a big nerd.

 

I love me some Star Wars.

 

I love me some BB8.

 

And yes, I love me some Kylo Ren. <Gasp!>

 

So when I was on set for the latest TV Land 100 Best Places and heard the drone pilot’s theme song, I had to make a video about it. I hope you enjoy!

 

You can check out the version TV Land did here.

Are TSA Scanner Radiation Levels Dangerous?

 

I am so proud of this video!

As the black sheep daughter of a radiologist (because what kind of a profession is TV Hosting anyway?!), I felt like this video was the culmination of my father-daughter relationship. I spent over an hour on the phone with my dad, who explained the ins-and-outs of radiation to me. He told me a lot of incredible information that didn’t make the cut – like did you know that milli, of millirems, comes from the Latin word for mile, because the length of a mile was supposedly the distance of 1,000 Roman soldier steps? #NerdAlert Now you know where it comes from.

This video took a ton of time to research and edit, but it was worth the wait, because it is filled with a ton of really cool- and valuable- information. Well, if you think science is cool, which, for the record, it is! My favorite factoid was learning that humans give off more radiation than a scanner! This is why I’m thankful a sleep alone.

If you feel inspired, check out the American Nuclear Society’s website to calculate how much radiation you get per year. I’m at 553 so far.

Slotzilla in Vegas with TV Land

So, I went to Vegas… and it wasn’t for the parties.

You’re probably wondering.. THEN WHY WOULD YOU GO TO VEGAS? Well.. have you heard of a thing called SLOTZILLA?

No? It’s only this insane zip line that goes from one side of Fremont Street to the other.. at the speed of light! Well, not really, but there are a lot of lights and with enough cocktails it looks like you’re going at warp speed.

Check it out! This is my first video with my new series 100 Best Places airing on TV Land. I’m super excited to be part of the TV Land crew and can’t wait to show you more of the 100 Best Places in the US!

Have a good laugh while I do my best Superman impression. 😉