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Crazy Sexy Fun Traveler

Alex is a crazy Slovak girl who made traveling the reason of her life. In March 2011 she quit her stewardess job and hasn't stopped ever since. Her motto is ''I live to travel, I travel to live.'' She writes about crazy travel, fun adventures and sexy photos.

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    Joshua

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    It was such a good few days with so many good memories being made. All those hugs are what must be keeping me going on my own somewhere in the world.

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      Crazy Sexy Fun Traveler

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      I agree, still thinking of all those hugs :) Miss you, sweet face.

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    Comment@ Anita Mac:
    At least something went better for you Anita. There should be NO blogger nationality issues whatsoever, wondering when the tourism boards realize that as it is the most important thing ever. Anyway, good luck with Dublin, won’t see you there :(

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    Anita Mac

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    Great rundown on the conference. We only caught up a little the #RWTBEX house…hope to catch up again on the road. Interesting perspectives about the speed dating. I guess, as a Canadian, I did ok. I met a number of tourist boards and hope to forge some great working relationships. I did find it a tad frustrating as I felt that the organization was a little disorganized…I also missed a few of the talks, but managed to get into many. I wonder how much the sheer size of the meeting influenced the issues…wonder if they were ever prepared for over 1200 bloggers…I am sure that posed a problem. I had tourism boards emailing me the afternoon of speed dating, but too late for me to respond. I am heading to Dublin – hope I don’t encounter the “oh, you are from North America” issues!

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    Comment@ The Guy:
    I know I was not the only one disappointed by a few things which means it was not just my opinion, but of many. There are 3 main reasons to go to travel conferences, in my opinion – learn something new, interact with possible sponsors and also meet old/new friends. For me, the first 2 things failed now at TBEX Toronto. But the third one made up for it!

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    The Guy

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    Great review Alex, honest as ever. It is also interesting to see your perspective since you’ve been to so many travel blogger conferences.

    I’ve never been to a blogger conference so find it interesting to read about them.

    Quite a few bloggers expressed a few disappointments with this one and the number of attendees sounds crazy! Surely they need to limit the number of places so that people can actually get the benefit of the sessions?

    I’ve seen other bloggers say they felt it was too based on monetisation as opposed to improving our work.

    It looks like a fun time though and you met a lot of great people.

    Can I be cheeky enough to ask how you deal and interact with tourist boards? I’ve never approached one before. It would be great to find out how you do it. Feel free to send me an e-mail to explain what you do.

    Many thanks again for a great review.

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    Comment@ Lauren:
    Well, that’s true. But Most of other conferences I’ve been to do have free lunch and it is tasty so I know it can be done :)

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    Lauren

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    It was great to see you there and i agree with your points, i missed out too on the sessions because the rooms were way small. The food leaves a lot to be desired but before people had to pay a separate amount for the lunch (TBEX Colorado) so i guess it’s a catch-22 situation. However the Tourism-Ontario tours were well organized and a good opportunity to bond with other bloggers.

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    Comment@ Micamyx|Senyorita:
    For sure honey! I’m not sure about TBEX Dublin, but most probably will not go :(

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    Micamyx|Senyorita

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    I want to attend TBEX Dublin by October, but I’m not yet sure if I can go awts. I’ll give you a big hug once I see you again! :P

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    Comment@ Traveling Ted:
    Thanks Ted! I tried not to sound too negative as there were some great things too ;)

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    Comment@ Monica Suma:
    It’s such a shame your flight was delayed and you missed the pre-TBEX trips, Monica, they were cool!

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    Monica Suma

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    Hmmm, I don’t remember if I hugged you. Ah, that paddling tour sounds like it was amazing, I missed my TBEX tours coming in because of my flight delay drama. Hope to see you again soon!

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    Traveling Ted

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    This is a great post and very useful to whomever runs TBEX if they choose to read it. Good constructive criticism without getting too negative.

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    Comment@ Calan Breckon:
    I so need those morning hugs, Calan :)

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    Calan Breckon

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    I will random morning hug you ANY DAY! Love the love. Also hugs are 100% needed many tines in a day. Loved the post Alex, you’re amazing and such a beautiful person inside and out <3

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    Comment@ Tom Bartel:
    Thanks Tom for your comment. Yeah, unfortunately, many things were not the best at TBEX this time. Now I know who you are :) Say hi to Kris, was fun!

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    Comment@ lola:
    You are SO sweet Lola! Sure, more hugs on the way :) Thanks for the awesome time at TBEX!

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    lola

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    tell when the next conference is and i’ll be there waiting to hug you with open arms. LOVE YOU ALEX!! you are one of the very best!! xoxo – LOLA

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    Tom Bartel

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    I must say I agree with about 99 percent of what you said about TBEX. Poor organization, sessions either too elementary, or poorly disguised self promotion, (with a couple of exceptions) and pretty useless keynotes. The speed dating was a particular disaster. Probably my last TBEX unless things improve dramatically. BTW, my wife and partner Kris was on your post TBEX tour through Ontario. She loved it, and loved meeting you.

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