Category Archives: All Travel Reviews
August 14, 2009 Bandon Dunes Golf Resort — The Rich Getting Richer?
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Ore., is ranked second in the world by Golf Magazine and second in North America by Golf Digest. It’s golf courses are ranked first (Pacific Dunes), fifth (Bandon Dunes) and 10th (Bandon Trails) in GolfWeek’s listing of top American resort golf courses, and second (Pacific Dunes), seventh (Bandon Dunes) and 14th (Bandon [...]
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June 11, 2009 Paris’ Rue St. Germain and its Famous Sidewalk Cafe’s
As a fan of John Hemingway, Henry Miller, Oscar Wilde, Orson Wells and even Jim Morrison, I had always heard rumours of the Parisian sidewalk cafe’s where these famous writers had spent mornings, afternoons and evenings creating their masterpieces. Each resource I consulted before visiting Paris pointed to three famous sidewalk cafe’s on Rue St. Germain: Les deux Magots; Cafe de Flore and the Brasserie Lipp. [...]
Tags: art, brasserie lipp, cafe de flore, food, french, les deun magots, paris, paris cafes, paris sidewalk cafes, travel, wine, women
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May 26, 2009 Golf Course Review: Chambers Bay
Chambers Bay 6320 Grandview Dr. University Place, WA 98467 Navy Tees: 7,109 yards/Rating 74.4/Slope 130 Chambers Bay blew me away. Just a few days removed from playing the Robert Trent Jones II designed, Scottish links-style golf course on a sunny and windless 70-degree day, I can’t get the experience out of my head. Nor do I want to. The feelings I have towards Chambers Bay rival [...]
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May 6, 2009 Golf Course Review: Gold Mountain Golf Club, The Olympic Course
Gold Mountain Golf Club – The Olympic Course 7263 W. Belfair Valley Road Bremerton, WA 98312 Blue Tees: 6,505-yards/Rating 71.3/Slope 129 The Olympic Course seems far removed from the concrete jungle that exists just a few miles away on Washington’s Highway 16. Driving into the Gold Mountain Golf Club complex, visitors are greeted by a shady row [...]
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