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Bend, Oregon – Beer, Beer and More Craft Beer
Bend, Oregon is one of the fastest growing small cities in the U.S. and for good reason. It has a reasonably mild climate, over 300 days of sunshine and is close to just about every conceivable outdoor activity one could pursue in Oregon. Downhill skiing and snowboarding √ , cross country skiing √, white water rafting and kayaking √, […]
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Smith Rock State Park – Beautiful in Autumn
A few years ago the state of Oregon came up with the brilliant idea of designating the 7 Wonders of Oregon in a marketing campaign that has paid off remarkably well. Herodotus came up with the first seven wonders list over 2,500 years ago and they’ve been a hit ever since. For the record, the 7 wonders […]
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Big Mountain Heli Tours of the Oregon Cascades
I’m on the second day of an SATW pre-tour of Central Oregon and about to experience the main reason I signed up for this particular tour – a helicopter ride over the Oregon Cascades with Big Mountain Heli Tours. We were originally scheduled to start the trip from the small airport near Sunriver Resort near […]
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Suttle Lodge – Unwind in Central Oregon
This is the first of what I hope to be many posts on the great state of Oregon where I came to attend my first Society of American Travel Writers now just (SATW) in Portland, Oregon. The SATW offers great pre and post conference tours and I have signed on for one that will take […]
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Turnberry – The Ailsa Course.
Today we get to play the last of four current British Open venues on our tour of Scotland, the legendary Ailsa course at Turnberry. Golf Travel Northern Ireland has done a fantastic job of getting us on these prestigious courses as well as others like Kingsbarns, North Berwick and Prestwick. For comparative purposes, you can read my […]
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Troon – A Great Open Venue
This is the sixth post on the 2017 golf tour of Scotland which was put on for eight Maritimers by Barry McGuigan of Golf Travel Northern Ireland, which Barry has subsequently sold. If you are wondering why we chose an Irish tour operator for a Scottish trip it was because Barry had done such a […]
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Carnoustie – Is it Really Carnasty?
It’s the sixth day of our 2017 golfing odyssey to Scotland under the guiding hand of Barry McGuigan and his company Golf Travel NI, which he has subsequently sold. First we played Muirfield, where Frankie Duguay shot even par to the disquiet of the members, very few of whom have ever accomplished that feat. Next was the beautiful […]
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Kootenay National Park – The Burgess Shale
This is the final post of four on a recent RV trip to four fabulous national parks in the fall. The first three were on Mount Revelstoke, Glacier and Yoho and frankly each one has surpassed its predecessor. However, that’s somewhat akin to claiming that Gretzky was better than Orr or Howe when in fact, they were all great. […]
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Yoho National Park – We Are Blown Away
Along with Glacier, Yoho is the second oldest of Canada’s wonderful national parks and on a recent visit with my two sons, grandson and later with Alison, I discovered why this must be rated as an absolute must visit park. While we barely scratched the surface of things to do in Yoho, what we did […]
From the road
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April 20th, 2023
I’ve had a bad case of writer’s block since getting back from Southeast Asia, but I did finish this post on the fan… https://t.co/HoJjP4jeha
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April 12th, 2023
One of the main reasons to visit the Galapagos is to see the giant tortoises. This latest post explains where you c… https://t.co/mQ8PWha8j3
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April 11th, 2023
Spring is very late this year so it’s nice to see the crocuses finally show up. https://t.co/7HD6wvsEJ6
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April 9th, 2023
Sunday morning is a good time to reflect back on another Sunday in Reading, England which I wrote about here:… https://t.co/EJ4Is2NSqz