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About Bonnie

Bonnie knows she has one life to live on this Earth. She has a serious bout of Wanderlust and wants to see most of the world before she dies. Travel has enriched her life, given her new perspective, and opened her eyes to all the beauty in the world.

Exploring new destinations and meeting new people is what makes her feel alive. She started It’s a Bonnie Thing to inspire others to have more fun, travel more often, and focus on the beauty that exists in the world. Bonnie has traveled to 32 countries and 5 continents. 

Her favorite countries are Greece and Italy. These are two she always longs to return back to. She has traveled to Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Singapore, South America, Central America, French Polynesia and Europe. She still has two pages of bucket list destinations she hopes to see, not to mention more lists filled with travel experiences she would like to have, and travel events she would like to attend. Travel is quite an obsession and when she is home she is often daydreaming while staring at her world map. She loves luxury travel but doesn’t love luxury prices. She always finds a good deal because the more she saves on each trip means the more she can travel. She utilizes rewards, loyalty programs, websites to get the best travel deals. She wants to teach you that everyone can travel it just takes some planning.

When she is not traveling she loves being home spending time in the Colorado Rockies with her husband and friends.

She loves planning parties and dressing up in costumes.  She is a spirited girl with a lot of energy who likes to plan fun!  She likes to sing although she can’t carry a tune and dance in the kitchen to the Pink Martini Pandora station. She loves to see people having fun and pursuing their passions. She enjoys bringing people together to enjoy food and wine with a theatrical flair. 

 Bonnie’s Work and Education Background

She has a BA in theater from the University of California, San Diego. She furthered her education with the Denver Paralegal Institute, Armbrust Real Estate School and received her Level 1 Wine Sommelier certificate from the Colorado Wine Guild.

She has worked as a paralegal, realtor, travel agent, wine rep, event planner, and event crew member at the Winter Park Ski resort. She dreamed of being a Samantha Brown or Spa Review Critic so it became time to work on her dreams and not someone else’s. Bonnie created this her website to inspire you to focus on the beauty that surrounds you and to inspire you to see this incredible planet we live on. She also hopes you learn and use a few of her travel tips so you can travel for less too. 

The world is your magical kingdom!

Bonnie will make you laugh, smile, and inspire you to go after your dreams. She will take you on her personal journey of creating the happily ever after. She is creating the character of Bonnie in her story and writing her own fairy tale.

You will learn tips on how to be more positive, go after your dreams, enjoy luxury travel for less, have more fun, laugh more, and how to plan an amazing vacation. 

She will share all that she finds beautiful with you from beautiful things to beautiful places.

It’s a Bonnie Thing!

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Welcome to It’s a Bonnie Thing

Bonnie believes, "You can star as the Princess in your own Fairy Tale." She loves playing dress up and wearing costumes. She enjoys attending parties with friends, good food and tasting local wines. She lives life to the fullest. She has pursued many different jobs in her life from retail, sales, real estate, event planner, event crew at a ski resort, to designing a home. She has always dreamed of showing people the beauty in the world, spreading more positivity in the world and making people smile. She created It's a Bonnie Thing as a travel and lifestyle blog.
Bonnie lives in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado with her husband and two dogs.

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Beauty is found everywhere, even when you’re runni Beauty is found everywhere, even when you’re running a little late to see it. ✨We were zooming to see Mt Shasta before the sun went down. 

#ItsABonnieThing #MountShasta #RoadTripLife #CaliforniaRoadTrip
As Shakespeare said, “All the world’s a stage, and As Shakespeare said, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”

Well, in this production, I’m the lead, Gary’s mostly the driver, and Cali is definitely the director.

Spoiler: the sun had other plans. And the sun always wins. 🌅

Act One: I-5, Oregon. Fall leaves showing off, rivers sparkling, mountain passes doing their dramatic thing. I was in the drivers seat, fully in my element, pointing at everything like, “Gary! LOOK! Gary! LOOK AT THAT!” Take your head out of your phone! He was researching LTV’s with Lift, his AI assistant. 

Act Two: Lithia Park, Ashland — the surprise star of the show. We stopped to stretch our legs, and suddenly it’s the most beautiful walk of the trip. Cali, our CEO, strolled in like she owned the park. The deer? Completely unbothered. Not a flinch. Cali looked at them, they looked at her, and I swear they had a whole silent conversation that ended with, “Yeah, you’re cute, but we live here.”

I wanted to stay in Ashland forever — coffee shops, bookstores, and a town so theatrical it’s literally famous for Shakespeare. To stay or not to stay, that was the question. The answer was: Bonnie, get back in the car.
Proof that retirement changes everything: Gary use Proof that retirement changes everything: Gary used to be a full-blown Type-A, pedal-to-the-metal, “don’t stop until we reach the destination” road-tripper. 🏎️💨 Now? With zero time constraints, his Type-A can officially fly right out the window.
Case in point: battling I-5 rush hour to Salem, Oregon, only to discover two wineries miraculously open late on a Friday night. We traded the freeway for a quiet vineyard, caught the sunset glow, and actually slowed down with a glass of Pinot at St. Innocent Winery. 🍷🌅
Naturally, our road trips always revolve around our CEO, Cali. While we sipped wine, she held down the pet-friendly patio and got locked in an intense, highly competitive stare-down contest with a resident cat. 🐾🐱😂
Turns out the journey is way better when you refuse to rush.
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#RoadTripLife #StInnocentWinery #SalemOregon #OregonWine #PinotNoir RetirementPerks DogFriendlyTravel LabradorRetriever TravelHumor SlowDownAndSip
Bye Bye San Juan Island It was smooth sailing on Bye Bye San Juan Island

It was smooth sailing on the Washington state ferry ⛴️ The ferry was on time with no delays. The sun ☀️ was shining and sea was calm. There is a little sadness of leaving when the sun is shining and looking out at the water makes me crave another boat trip. 

Until next season! Do you miss the islands? 

#washingtonstateferries #sanjuanislands #beautifulday #ferrylife #fridayharbor
It’s a beautiful day for a ferry ride It’s a beautiful day for a ferry ride
Wow! October has been a magical month in the PNW! Wow! October has been a magical month in the PNW! Just good days outdoors soaking in Vitamin D! 

If it stayed like this year round I would stay here forever! Now it’s time to chase summer and head to a place that is summer year round. Do you know a place that is summer year round?
Is it just me, or is the universe dropping subtle Is it just me, or is the universe dropping subtle (and not-so-subtle) hints to slow down lately? 🕯️✨
Between ferry delays forcing us to sit back and wait, and an inspiring chat with an island neighbor who swears by a post-travel “pajama day,” Gary and I took the clue. We spent the weekend cozy in our condo—watching movies, reconnecting with friends, and only changing out of loungewear to hit the trails for a crisp autumn walk.
Looking around, I had to laugh at the symbolism in our life right now. We run so hot and fast that our car is a GTS model and our boat is a high-speed machine. Maybe it’s time to trade the horsepower for a Sprinter van or a slow-and-steady trawler!
Relearning how to not be in a hurry is going to be a journey, but this weekend was a sweet start.
How do you hit the pause button when life gets too fast? I’d love to hear your favorite ways to unwind! 👇🌲

#mondaymotivation #slowingdown #taketimetoslowdownandenjoylife #reachouttofriends #sanjuanisland
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