Nancy Dorrans Articles 96
Nancy Dorrans is a professional travel expert and founded Adventure Marketplace in 2014.
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
By Nancy Dorrans People keep asking me about my travel business. Is business picking up? Where is your first trip going to be? What is a vax-i-ca-tion? Why do we need to get tested to come b... Read more
The AZORES – An outdoor adventure lover’s dream By Nancy Dorrans So close to New England, the Azores are an outdoor adventure lover’s dream. Why did it take me so long to visit this ma... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans When travel stalled or more likely came to a screeching halt at the start of this pandemic, Adventure Marketplace was mostly hibernating. I remained positive and... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans In the spring of 2017, a small Adventure Marketplace group began an almost three-week journey of Namibia and Botswana. There were seven of us: my aunt Henrietta and her best... Read more
Exploring the Val d’Orcia on Foot By Nancy Dorrans Outside is forever where I’d rather be. A hiking adventure in the Val d’Orcia region of Italy is sure to always provide beautif... Read more