Planning Your Alaska Railroad Hurricane Train Tour
It’s a weird feeling being in a locomotive and suddenly trying to bring the train to a stop; I actually do know this feeling. I’ve…
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The Best Alaska Train Tour on the Alaska Railroad
The train car heaves as if it’s protesting the idea of altering its forward trajectory. The gentle rocking and click-clack of the rails give way…
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Hiking | Spain | Travel Gear
The Essential Camino de Santiago Packing List
The Camino de Santiago is the ultimate epic hike. It’s an ancient pilgrimage route to the shrine of the apostle St. James in the Cathedral of…
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Why You Should Hire a Guide When Fishing in Maine
As we floated down the St. George River, I asked Don why he liked fishing. “Fish don’t live in ugly places,” he said as he…
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Food and Drink | Maine | Tours
Oyster Farming and Tours in Maine
I’ve been around a lot of farmers in my life. Both of my grandfathers were farmers, and many of my uncles. Abigail Carroll doesn’t fit…
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Top 5 Camins de Ronda Day Hikes in Costa Brava
It took my 80-year-old father and me 15 days to finish our Costa Brava Coastal Path hike last summer. Fifteen wonderful individual days staring out…
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Lodging | Maine | Road Trips | Transportation
Maine Road Trip: Don’t Miss These Stops Few People Know About
As I drove by the sign that read Acadia National Park with an arrow pointing left, I did have a little pang of indecision for…
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Celebrating the Maine Blueberry
I heard the woman yell out to the little kids passing by, “Learn about farming AND get to see baby pigs!” Even though I knew…
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What is a Maine Sporting Camp?
“I suggest that you go to a sporting camp,” Charlene, a Maine native, said to me as I was getting advice on what to do…
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Escape the City for Cabins in the Maine Wilderness
I drive my car onto the big grass lawn, park, get my luggage, roll it out onto the ‘tarmac’ (which is a pier), and the…
