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About Paula Schmitt

The founder of This Girl Travels, Paula is a devoted mother of five, wife, and award-winning author and writer. Paula says she feels like she’s been writing all her life… and it shows! She is the author of the award-winning book Living in a Locker Room: A Mom’s Tale of Survival in a Houseful of Boys (2005, Wyatt-MacKenzie), available on Amazon. Paula and her family recently moved to Vermont, where they are embarking on yet another new adventure. Stay tuned for more news as that journey unfolds!

We Have a Winner for our August Giveaway for a $50 Amazon Gift Card!

By Paula Schmitt

Congratulations to Jeannine Drencheck-Scavo, you are our lucky winner! Please email us within 48 hours of this announcement with your full mailing address so that we may send you your gift. If we do not hear from you within that time, we will draw another winner. Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway and congrats […]

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Enter our August Giveaway from This Girl Travels for a Chance to Win a $50 Amazon Gift Card!

By Paula Schmitt

August-2015-Giveaway

Hi Everyone!  It’s that time again. For the month of August, we will be giving away a $50 Amazon gift card! We will be picking one lucky winner from the USA or Canada to receive this prize. If interested in entering the giveaway you must complete the Rafflecopter form below, leave us a brief comment on […]

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Exploring New England in a Sophie Karina Dress

By Paula Schmitt

I love to travel. Going on an adventure has to be the most exciting thing one can do. It’s relaxing, yet invigorating. Travel gives me the utmost pleasure. With that said, I can easily say that traveling in a Karina Dress makes me smile, and that’s a good thing. My next adventure – a road trip from […]

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July Frockstar™ Giveaway with $1000 in Elegant Karina Dresses!

By Paula Schmitt

July Frockstar Giveaway

As some of you know, I love Karina Dresses. It’s so comforting to know they are all handmade in New York from limited edition fabrics to “fit every body.”  Yes, that’s right, “every body.”  The Karina site even helps you choose the perfect dress that will look and fit the best to your shape. That’s […]

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July Frockstar™ Giveaway with $1000 in Karina Dresses!

By Paula Schmitt

Karina Dresses Giveaway

As some of you may know, I adore Karina Dresses. It’s comforting to know they are all handmade in New York from limited edition fabrics to “fit every body.”  Yes, “every body.”  The Karina site even helps you choose the perfect dress that will look and fit the best to your shape. That’s what I […]

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Visiting Atlanta in an American Made Dress

By Paula Schmitt

Karina Dressses

The day had come, we were packing our bags and traveling north to Atlanta for a few days, part business, part pleasure. I tossed my short sleeve American made dress from Karina Dresses into my suitcase (I was also wearing a Karina dress while traveling). An excellent choice as no ironing needed during this trip. […]

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2015 Kia Sedona SXL: A Winning Design

By Paula Schmitt

I have to admit, when I heard I would be test driving the 2015 Kia Sedona for a week I may have squealed just a little. Yes, I did, I squealed. I was excited and so happy to be getting behind the wheel of this awesome minivan. And yes, I did just say the words […]

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We have a winner for our June Giveaway for a $100 Disney gift card!!!

By Paula Schmitt

Congratulations to Mary Happymommy, you are our lucky winner of the June Giveaway for a $100 Disney gift card! Please email us within 48 hours of this announcement with your full mailing address so that we may send you your gift. If we do not hear from you within that time, we will draw another […]

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June Frockstar™ Giveaway with $1000 in Stylish Karina Dresses!

By Paula Schmitt

As some of you may know, I adore Karina Dresses. It’s so good to know they are all handmade in New York from limited edition fabrics to “fit every body.”  Yes, “every body.”  The Karina site even helps you choose the perfect dress that will look and fit the best to your shape. That’s what […]

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Happy 2 Year Anniversary to This Girl Travels! Enter Our Giveaway to Win a $100 Disney Gift Card!

By Paula Schmitt

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Hi Everyone!  This Girl Travels is excited to announce that we will be having a monthly giveaway every month, and for June we are celebrating our 2 year anniversary where we are giving away a Disney gift card for $100 to one lucky winner! We will be picking the winner from the USA or Canada […]

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