Thirty minutes from both Heathrow Airport and Big Ben, The Grove Hotel, in Hertfordshire, imparts a modern twirl to the… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Travel
Classic Courses: Royal Adelaide Golf Club
If banishment to Australia were still the common punishment for British felons, golfers in England would be embarked upon a… Read more »
Fear and Loathing (mostly fear) in St. Andrews
The morning was cold and a cutting wind blew over the Old Course like a knee in the groin. As… Read more »
Bravo, Rio
Here’s today’s geography quiz: as you tee up your golf ball, you look out over yucca, creosote bushes, and other… Read more »
The Most Surprising New Course I Played This Year: The Abaco Club
Living in Oregon, the Caribbean is not exactly an easy place to get to, but earlier this year, when I… Read more »
Alternate Route: The I-5 Nobody Knows
Driving too fast toward Portland along I-5 north, the jugular vein of Oregon travel, the signs for small towns accessible… Read more »
Just Deserts: Where to Play in a Dry Heat
The desert is hot and full of sharp things like cacti, yuccas, pyramids, scorpions, and Las Vegas. But it’s also… Read more »
Playing Is The Thing: Ashland, Oregon and Other Great Theater Towns
On my way to browse the intimate Bloomsbury Books on Main Street in Ashland, Oregon recently, I happened to spot… Read more »
Shhh! Canada’s Secret Golf Destination
The response of my friends in Portland, Oregon when I told them I was headed for Kelowna, in British Columbia’s… Read more »
The Breaks
On a cool, overcast morning, I stood on the muddy banks of the Marias River with Mark Albers, then Montana… Read more »