West End independent travel agent Nancy Dorrans takes readers around the world in search of adventure.
By Nancy Dorrans Last month I embarked on a journey to the truly amazing and stunning state of Oregon. It started with an invitation from the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) to att... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans Springtime, sunshine, and blooming crocus have motivated me to get out in the garden and BACK TO NATURE! I have some good news to share. My happy place garden, maintained by... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans One of the gains of the pandemic is that a lot more people have ventured outside for their vacations. While hesitant to travel by air or stay in hotels, road trips and campi... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans What is up with our winter? First Izzy, a Nor’easter blizzard brought high winds and tons of snow to our coast but not near enough to the mountains. My skiing frie... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans If you read my article last month, you know that I spent the holidays a bit differently this season. Along with my father, sister, and her family from Ohio, we stepped out o... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans Here we are, stepping into a new year with the return of brighter days, celebrations, and resolutions. During a solstice service at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Churc... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans December is the longest darkest month in Maine. It is also when the tides turn and the days begin to lengthen! This is what we celebrate. It is the true spirit of the holida... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans Balance encompasses many aspects of our lives… From hiking, to what we eat, paddling, our relationships, in skiing, and throughout our day-to-day routine! With hiking we nee... Read more
‘Trail folks are the nicest people I think you can meet…’ By Nancy Dorrans Recently a friend from New Hampshire shared a post from Representative Timothy Lang from Belknap, New H... Read more
The rest of the Quest… (Continued from August 2021 print edition) Part 2 of 2: A twenty-year quest to hike all fourteen of the Maine 4000 footers By Nancy Dorrans My first time up to Baxter... Read more
