West End independent travel agent Nancy Dorrans takes readers around the world in search of adventure.
By Nancy Dorrans The first Earth Day was held on April 22nd, 1970. I remember that cloudy cool day. I was almost ten years old. My Girl Scout troop planted trees at my elementary schoo... Read more
Adventurous traveler Nancy Dorrans shares safety tips. By Nancy Dorrans (Originally published 2016. Updated March 2023) Even though February is a short month, I packed this past one full of... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans I met Artur Pegus at the Adventure Travel Trade Association “World Summit” in Tuscany in 2018. Artur is an ambitious Portuguese tour operator and founder of 09West. They off... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans The very first time I was in New York City for an adventure, I was about nine years old. That summer my family visited dear friends that lived in Connecticut. We all (four a... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans As we enter the 2022 Holiday Season, we can always hope for peace on earth and goodwill towards men (and all living things). Travel and Adventure is the name of this... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans Patagonia is the most magical place on our planet that I’ve ever had the honor to experience. If you read my article last month you know my adventure was epi... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans “Great news- We have a spot for you to join us in Patagonia!!” That was the message I received from Gabi Stowell, Adventure Travel Trade Association’s Regional Director of L... Read more
“We Scots are a people who are bound to our ancestors. Though we cannot look into their eyes, or hear their voices, we can walk in their footsteps and be where they once stood. We keep... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans Everyone has at least one or more nightmare stories of travel hiccups and horrors. Some of my clients have one airline they will absolutely never fly on again. For othe... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans Last February I booked two group sites at Lamoine State Park near Mount Desert Island for a four-night camping trip over the Fourth of July. I posted the group travel trip t... Read more
