Can't Forget It {lay}

Excited to join Can't Forget Italy's Fresh Talent list of filmmakers!  Hoping to travel to Italy and work on one of their Digital Diary Projects in 2013...

Click here to check out my bio: 

Can't Forget It {aly}, Fresh Talent, featured filmmaker: Juliana Broste

http://www.cantforget.it/talents/juliana-broste

*Thank you Mark Broste for the amazing new photographs!  

http://www.k2photostudio.com

While you're there, check out the stunning work Mike Corey with Kick the Grind TV did while on assignment with Can't Forget It {aly} last year.  Doesn't this just make you want to jump out of your seat and go to Italy!

Winter is calling my name...

Getting excited about another season in Vail!  

 

I know my uniform is in here, somewhere!

 

Love seeing the same old faces back year after year...

And hey, thought it would be fun to get on skis again for a change.  

I still got it!  Now certified to teach skiing in addition to snowboarding!  

Anyone want a private lesson?  Only $775 / day to hang out with ME!  Trust me, it's totally worth it!  :P

Happy Holidays

Which family photo do you prefer?  Or should I ask, which one most closely resembles your family?  :P

Oh Santa!

It wouldn't be the holidays without lefse.  Good thing we made plenty at Thanksgiving to last until Christmas.  Ufffda!  

 

Technology is pretty awesome these days...gotta love face time!  :)

DC & Denver

A business trip to DC is always welcome.  It gives me a good excuse to visit friends in DC--i.e. friends at the Travel Channel like Anthony Bourdain!  :P  Just kidding.

Had a blast visiting Arthur during the holiday season...diving straight into the deep end in the world of Scotch--becoming properly initiated among these seasoned Scotch connoisseurs.  These guys seriously know what they're doing, and I'm so lucky to learn from the best!  What a brilliant party....complete with a fresh mozzarella salad and home cured salmon.  Mmm.  Great company, great food, and great petty, smokey, strong Scotch.

 

I also got to see my one of my besties from college, Jordan, is my go to gal / stylist / publicist extraordinaire!  In addition to showing me how to wear my belts the DC way, she reminded me how to chill out and enjoy the beauty of making queso dip and just gabbing like girls do.  We also did a little moonlight monument tour, which was wonderful to experience at our own slow pace.  That, paired with a delicious spin around the city made DC a surprisingly charming place to be.  It's too bad we don't live closer together--she's so much fun!

Back in Denver, I found myself jumping into a number of projects...

Hanging with the gals from the Colorado Tourism office--Holla!

And taking charge of a few shoots:

 

 

But life's not all work, and no play.

There's always time to go out with friends, stay out late, and act like you're 22!

 Sometimes you gotta seize the moment.  Like if it's November and you feel like hanging out on the rooftop in a bikini.  Why not?  And have some yogurt while you're at it!

I love to try new restaurants.  Sometimes the budget is tight, but you gotta do it, once in a while.  You feel like you're on vacation in your own town.

Speaking of trying new things...how's this for a new do?  Same same, but different.

With the holidays coming up, it's important to spend time with the ones you care about.  I'm lucky to still be in contact with my friends from high school!  These ladies have known me forever, and it's wonderful. 

 

A little Metromix reunion, too!

TravelingJules on Tripfilms

TravelingJules has a new show page on Tripfilms, a true hub for travel videos!  

http://www.tripfilms.com/shows/traveling_jules?playFirstInList=true&videoID=77900

While you're there, be sure to check out some of my travel video / travel blogging friends:

DuzerTV


Gone with the Wynns

Kick the Grind


Kelley

Captain and Clark

Tripfilms has an impressive video library and large travel community.  Click on "Editor's Pick"when browsing to find the best of the best for your travel lusting and travel planning.

We put in a good hard fight...

...and I thank you for all your support!

Many of you know that this summer, I was selected for an amazing position that involved two of my biggest passions, travel and filmmaking!  I was selected among hundreds of candidates for a job aptly titled the Dream Travel Job!  Viator, the leading booking and researching online travel site for 'things to do', sent myself and fun Canadian guy named Brock on a mission to explore North America.  It was our job to experience the best tours each city had to offer, and get it all on tape.  




We had an incredible summer traveling to 20+ cities visiting famous landmarks, food tours, and experiences insane adrenaline rushes.  This video represents my whole summer traveling around North America.  In less than three months, we produced over a hundred travel videos (which are starting to roll out day by day):



After our grand trip, we were tasked to create a 5-minute wrap-up video about our North American adventure, and, rivaling our friends from Team Europe, we battled to win $10,000.  The catch?  The winner was was based entirely on VOTES!!!  

And man, we put in a good fight.  We promoted on Facebook and Twitter, we spammed our friends, and we campaigned our pants off, winning handfuls of votes day by day for THREE WEEKS!  But day by day, the competition was neck and neck.  But with the help of our friends, we got votes!  Lots of them.  Five thousand and sixty three votes to be exact!  I never imagined we would have so much support.   Five thousand times my friends said, "I support you", and five thousand times, I said, "thank you, I love you"!  I was absolutely amazed at the support, and touched to see how many people cared!

It was a very close race, down to the very last minute.  A very controversial minute, but nonetheless, a minute:


Dear friends, words can't express how happy I am to have great people in my life like you...friends who stand by me through and through. Even when I spam you with FB posts and ask you to vote every 24 hours, you come through. Even in the final hour, when it looks like we're down by 50 votes, and then just in time, we win by one, you come through! We tallied up over 5,000 votes in the past three weeks! I'm so overwhelmed by all of your support. ;) Unfortunately, Brock & I did not win this battle. Viator cut the voting off at 11:59pm PST on Tuesday night, so despite the screenshots you've seen, the votes that put us over were not counted. In the end, we lost by a mere 4 votes. Team Europe = 5,067 = Team North America = 5,063. It was a very close game--every single vote really did count! So, I just wanted to say THANK YOU for all of your support. I am so touched by your response. You played well, and you played nicely, and I am really proud of that. Great game, everyone! Thank you for coming along on this adventure with me, and thank you for celebrating the even greater adventure I had this summer. The videos are turning out beautifully (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiheGfSy3neH8tHr0MBLQaFabL8E5WgJW), and I am very proud of our work. I absolutely walk away a winner. Huge congrat's to my friends, Duzer and Asha for winning the $10K. They are just as hard working and deserving of this prize, and I know they will put the money to good use. ;) Feel free to "LIKE" TravelingJules to keep in touch with my next adventures! There's always something awesome in store. LOVE YOU!

I just wanted to say, from the bottom of my heart, how touched I am that all of you supported me through this incredible opportunity, from the beginning to the very end.  I am so blessed to have such great people in my life.  Thanks for getting excited with me about my trip.  Thanks for following along the adventure.  Thanks for remembering to vote everyday during the contest period.  Thanks for enjoying the amazing videos we created.  It means the world.

I also want to say THANK YOU to VIATOR for this incredible opportunity to travel all around North America and experience some of the best 'things to do' in over 20 cities!  Words cannot express how grateful I am to have had this chance to be creative, see the world, and do what I love!  We worked hard, we played well, and we have lots to be proud of.  I absolutely walk away a winner.  I can only hope that the adventure will continue in 2013...my bags are packed, let's go!

In closing, I wanted to share with you some of the videos I am so proud of.  These are our adventures from destinations like Las Vegas, Oahu, Vancouver, New Orleans, and New York.  You'll find short videos about rafting down the Grand Canyon, exploring the Garden District in New Orleans, and seeing our Lady Liberty up close in New York!

Videos starring Juliana Broste.  Filmed by Brock Groombridge.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiheGfSy3neH8tHr0MBLQaFabL8E5WgJW

Videos starring Brock Groombridge.  Filmed by Juliana Broste.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiheGfSy3neHIH7JmF3f8sgFufny7Hmlo

There are more videos on the way--including locations such as Miami, Maui, Chicago, LA, Montreal, Boston, Orlando, Washington DC, San Diego, and the Big Island of Hawaii!  They are great fun for travel dreaming and travel planning.  Stay tuned!