On our usual girls weekend getaways, my friends and I try to get to a place where at least some of us have never been. After Providence and Portsmouth, we finally reached a destination that was new to me – Portland, Maine. On Saturday, we took a stroll around Old Port… Did you know that [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Monday, October 6th, 2008
Happy Friday! This weekend is my long awaited trip to Portland, ME with my friends – it couldn’t have come at a better time, for all of us. I can’t wait to report back, but in the meantime, I found a great topic posted in this TripAdvisor forum: Girlfriend Getaway to Maine in October 2008. [...]
Courtesy of Appalachian History Today, or what is left of it, is the 40th anniversary of the National Trails System Act of 1968. The act made possible a system of national trails, including National Scenic Trails, National Recreation Trails, and a series of connecting and side trails. It also formally established and promoted the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail and The Continental [...]
Sue, the friend I will be visiting in El Salvador in December, is home for the week. Last night we went to the British Beer Company (commonly known as BBC), which serves about 100 different varieties of beer with 37 on tap and strangely enough, has a popular pizza menu…
Escaping the economy right now is impossible. So I thought I would take the time to shed some insight into various travel industry perspectives… In the San Francisco Chronicle, Tom Stienstra offers his thoughts on the economy’s effect on the outdoors industry. Things like RV’s and pick-up trucks, power boats, personal watercraft, exotic travel are “in the tank.” However, [...]
