SHIELS’ PICKS: GREAT GRAND HOTELS
The dictionary defines the word “grand” as “impressive in size, appearance, or general effect; stately, majestic, or dignified; magnificent, splendid,… Read more »
Golf
IN WONDERFUL WAILEA, IT’S EASY TO STAY FOREVER
The last day of a vacation is bittersweet. But what if you make it the first day of your new… Read more »
A FEW MORE COURSES AT PEBBLE BEACH: FOOD + WINE 2012
Celebrity chef Todd English had a luxury tent full of food-o-files eating out of his hand during an intimate cooking…
PLAY AUGUSTA NATIONAL GOLF CLUB’S MASTERS TOURNAMENT…SOMEWHERE ELSE!
When 54-year old amateur golfer Randy Lewis, from Alma, Michigan, drove up the famed Magnolia Lane leading to the clubhouse… Read more »
RELIVE MICHIGAN GOLF GLORY AT FALLEN OAK IN BILOXI
Dale Jones caddied for 10 years on the LPGA Tour and remembers the first time he looped one of his… Read more »
LUXURIOUS DORAL RESORT AND SPA PUTS THE SPOTLIGHT ON YOU!
Flip on the television in your guestroom at the Marriott Doral Resort and Spa, in Miami, and you will find a… Read more »
SPARKLING AND STILL Clearwater Beach’s Spotless Sandpearl Resort is Sophisticated but not Snobby
When the Republicans stage their national convention in Tampa late this summer – the event at which they will nominate… Read more »
LA QUINTA RESORT AND CLUB NEAR PALM SPRINGS IS A STAR WITH CELEBRITIES
It didn’t take long after landing at Palm Springs, California’s unique, outdoor garden airport to realize the desert valley is… Read more »
BOCA MAKES IT BETTER. MIZNER’S “VENICE OF THE ATLANTIC” IN SOUTH FLORIDA
The debate about the South Florida peninsula is ongoing: as a vacation spot – or potential retirement/second home option –… Read more »
TRAVEL WRITER MICHAEL PATRICK SHIELS: The places I have seen
Though Downriver will always be home, I admit I am an amorous travel writer. I fall in love with almost… Read more »
