The Savor Cannon Beach Wine & Culinary Festival offers a series of six unique wine tasting experiences over four days from March 9-12. It includes the opportunity to taste some of the top award-winning wines from recent wine competitions paired with chef-designed appetizers. Guests are invited to wander into a gallery filled with watercolor paintings […]
Thinking about traveling but don’t know where to start. Why not check-in with the AARP Travel Center specialists. They can help you book a reasonably priced trip over the phone at 1-800-675-4318. These days, cruises are especially popular with families, singles and the 50 and older gang. AARP members get up to $100 extra onboard […]
Just a 2-3 hour drive from Portland, the Newport Seafood & Wine Festival offers food, wine, and crafts for sale. Join the extravaganza Feb. 23-26, 2017. Bring ID, you’ve got to be of a certain age! According to organizers, the Newport event is the longest, continuous wine competition in the Northwest. If you like to taste […]
Without fail, every February someone commits a terrible crime in Langley and it’s up to YOU to figure out who-dun-it. It’s Mystery Weekend which runs ebruary 25 – 26, 2017. Sleuths of all ages are invited to participate in the longest running Mystery Weekend in the United States. Bring your notepad, your sleuthing hat, and […]
According to Allianz Travel Insurance, more than half of Americans or about 170 million people did not take a vacation from August 2015 to August 2016. A vacation is defined as a leisure trip of at least a week to a place that is 100 miles or more from home. Of course, as a travel […]
If you are dreaming of an Alaska adventure, but don’t relish traveling with 150 of your not-closest-friends, think about taking a sailing trip with only five other passengers. Juneau’s Adventure Flow is offering sailing vacations on the S.V. Arcturus, embarking spring 2017. The Glacier Bay Epic is eight days of sailing in Glacier Bay National […]
Potentially unsafe mental distractions can persist for as long as 27 seconds after dialing, changing music or sending a text using voice commands, according to research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The results raise new and unexpected concerns regarding the use of phones and vehicle information systems while driving. This research represents the […]
Hey, snowbirds! Next time you are wondering what to do to kill a few cold months, consider traveling to Seabrook Island, a private oceanfront community just miles from historic downtown Charleston. The island offers miles of beaches, two beach and golf facilities overlooking the Atlantic Ocean with multiple dining options, two championship golf courses, a tournament-grade […]
Two corrections officers at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, California (Bergersen is recently retired, Quesada is still active) launched their own line of wines in 2014, aptly named Solitary Cellars Wine Company. Prisons and the wine industry don’t have a whole lot in common. Unless you’re Greg Bergersen and Rick Quesada, that is. The two […]
Mesa Del Sol’s historic buildings date back to the late 1800s. The private, historical estate in Greenfield, California encompasses 14 walkable acres in the heart of the Arroyo Seco Highlands. Once the site of an early California health retreat and a stagecoach stop, the Estate looks out over the Arroyo Seco River Canyon. The property […]
