by Doug | Aug 4, 2014 | Travel
Take a giant farm, import almost 300 of the finest craft artisans you can find, and invite 60,000 of your closest friends. Yep – that pretty much sums up the 52th annual Amish Acres Arts & Crafts Festival. Located in Nappanee, Indiana, the festival is on the...
by Doug | Jul 28, 2014 | Travel
Bantry Bay is the area of West Cork between the Sheep’s Head Peninsula and the Beara Peninsula. Sitting just offshore is Whiddy Island and connecting the two is Tim O’Leary and his Whiddy Ferry. As we sailed out to the island, I couldn’t help but notice the two kegs...
by Doug | Jul 28, 2014 | Travel
Still looking for that perfect summer getaway? If you want ocean waves, clean beaches, clean air, great food and family friendly destinations; Southern Delaware should be on your radar. For a short refresher course: Top 15 ways to play in Southern Delaware Food...
by Maureen | Jul 25, 2014 | Travel
If you are too young to remember ordering Cherry Coke’s or phosphates from the local drug store soda fountain, sorry, you missed a great part of the “growing up in America” tradition. You’ve now got two choices: a) ask your grandparents to explain or b) get to...
by Doug | Jul 22, 2014 | Travel
It may be named for the sheep, but the people and the trails make this a fabulous destination. Ireland’s southwest coast is a series of finger-like peninsulas extending into the wild Atlantic Ocean. One of the slimmest is Sheepshead Peninsula – extending from Bantry...
by Doug | Jul 17, 2014 | Travel
Today our Wild Atlantic Way journey takes us slightly afield, about 16km from Bantry to the little town of Drimoleague, where we meet up at the Top of the Rock Pod Pairc and spend the day exploring West Cork with David Ross. This was one of my best days in Ireland and...
