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TRAVEL OREGON STARTS WITH TWO BOOKS

Travel Oregon the right way? If you live here you know the drill: Fill up the gas tank, or unplug the battery, and head for the big north to south roads. Take in the coast on Hwy 101. Head out on I-5 for the Willamette Valley sights. Or aim your ride over the the mountains […]

BEER TRAVEL: KEEP IT CLOSE TO HOME

Beer travel is not complicated. Nor should it be. Go someplace interesting, drink a beer. That’s beer travel at the most simple. And you don’t have go far. At least that’s the way I like it, but things do come up.

RELAYED STRESS: BAD NEWS TRAVELS LIKE WILDFIRE

Relayed stress comes from hearing and repeating bad news, and it doesn’t get enough attention. Finding bad news is easy. It’s as easy as opening a magazine, a newspaper; as easy as looking at a phone screen, a laptop, or a tablet. Bad news is popular in print, on air, everywhere. “Do you remember where […]

WHY TRAVEL? SOME ANSWERS FROM THE FIELD

Why travel when you’ve got all the comforts at home? Who doesn’t like comforts? Aw, those slippers, that coffee mug. Oh that recliner. You won’t find those anywhere else, and that’s the problem. Some people are afraid to find out there is a different world than the one they currently live in. Why travel when […]

REVENGE TRAVEL? TAKE A SWING ON BRUGES BELGIUM PAND HOTEL

Revenge travel sounds interesting until you realize you’ve been doing it all along. It’s good revenge, not bad. ‘Revenge travel’ is a phrase that was actually coined last year in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that all but shut down the travel industry, but is actually being put into practice now. In fact, though […]

DEAR TRAVEL EXPERTS, HAVE YOU EVER BEEN HERE?

Travel experts say good planning makes for a better trip, but what makes a travel expert? They don’t panic when they lose their phone. Timing is everything. Teamwork makes the dream work. What do your travel experts say?

TRAVEL BOUNDARIES? STOP BEFORE YOU FALL OFF THE EDGE

Travel boundaries means hit the brakes before you drive into the ocean. This isn’t Kansas where driving off the road means plowing a wheat field. Over here you’ll get wet if you make that mistake, so keep an eye out for an ocean.

TRAVEL GOALS FOR ASPIRATIONAL ADVENTURERS

Travel goals are more than just getting out of town. Let’s start there. More than changing surroundings, travel goals are so much more. Like what, then? Some are bigger than others, but they are all goals.

THOUGHTFUL TRAVEL, OR HOW TO GET WHERE YOU PLANNED ON GOING

Thoughtful travel feels like something that takes the fun out of adventure. Besides, how thoughtful do you need/want to be in getting someplace? Plan the place, load up, and head out works. Until it all goes south. If you have all of your thoughtful travel plans on your phone, then lose your phone on the […]

HOLIDAY TRAVEL BENEFITS AVOIDED BY STAYING HOME

Avoiding holiday travel is one of the joys of getting older and living near the kids. Helicopter parents who haven’t driven their grown children to the other side of the continent, state, or town, rejoice. But it’s a respectful rejoice. Respect means replacing the whirly bird with a jump jet, a Harrier. Get in, do […]