West End independent travel agent Nancy Dorrans takes readers around the world in search of adventure.
Mexico Mango and Traveling Fruits by Nancy Dorrans This week I ate the most delicious Mango… It was perfectly ripe, perhaps a tad over ripe, colorful, juicy, sweet and tangy. Absolute perfec... Read more
When and why you should know and use a travel adviser by Nancy Dorrans A good travel adviser will un-clutter the vast universe of choices. People love the process of planning a trip, pouring... Read more
MOAC Moxiestock and Blackfly Ball by Nancy Dorrans Maine Outdoor Adventure Club (MOAC) can take you and your friends ‘from away’ to fun destinations right here in Maine! Will I e... Read more
Take a trip with Maine Festival Chorus to NYC! by Nancy Dorrans How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Ask Richard Nickerson, director of Windham High School Chamber Singers and former director of... Read more
The Travel Channel’s Samantha Brown Visits the Maine Governor’s Conference on Tourism by Nancy Dorrans “A Fresh Start, a new beginning… we are all on this journey to understand ourselves to... Read more
Hillary Clinton says Travel Changes Minds by Nancy Dorrans If travel can change your life can it also change your mind? That’s what Hillary Clinton said in a speech she gave several years ag... Read more
Romantic Travel Plans
Romantic Plans… It “is” the thought that counts! by Nancy Dorrans Many years ago I was a ski instructor at Boston Mills; a small and bustling ski area tucked in Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley nestle... Read more
by Nancy Dorrans Travel and skiing, have transformed and enriched my life in many ways. Both release me from my routine, and offer a way to use my senses differently with new tastes, people,... Read more
by Nancy Dorrans It was by chance that I met Governor Paul LePage. Boston hosted the Boston.com Ski & Snowboard Expo, and while there I was invited to attend the Ski Industry Association... Read more
by Nancy Dorrans I realize it is November but my thoughts are on October. October is a long month… and, as you know the weather can be quite variable to say the least. I once went to see sta... Read more