Nancy Dorrans Articles 84
Nancy Dorrans is a professional travel expert and founded Adventure Marketplace in 2014.
By Nancy Dorrans Late on the morning of Friday… Late on the morning of Friday, May 25th, the 15th anniversary celebration of the Maine Irish Heritage Center began at the... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans Cycling and educational adventure to Portugal… Invited on a travel industry cycling and educational adventure to Portugal, I was offered more than just a familiarizati... Read more
A flower journey though Amsterdam … and beyond. By Nancy Dorrans In 1994 as a non-traditional college undergrad, I spent three months in the Netherlands as an InterFuture scholar, conducting... Read more
The Wonders of Gardening
By Lynn Larochelle, Facilities Director The sensory appeal of having a garden is unquestioned: smelling the colorful bulbs, touching soft leaves and petals, admiring their beauty, and just l... Read more
A Day in the Life of an Independent Travel Agent by Nancy Dorrans First, A Look Ahead at Upcoming Trips Shaking my snow globe, the flakes swirl round and round… And I’m dreaming of a White C... Read more
Off the Beaten Path Finding Warmth (and Learning to Spell) in Iceland By Nancy Dorrans Once or twice a year Adventure Marketplace goes “off the beaten path” and leads a small tour group to l... Read more
by Nancy Dorrans Resistance… Resistance is by definition, “the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument. Secondly, resistance... Read more
The Art and Craft of the Accidental Gardener by Nancy Dorrans If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. -Marcus Tullius Cicero, 43 BC If you have a passport and a ga... Read more
Ideas for Biking from Locals and From Away… by Nancy Dorrans There’s a sense of freedom and control that wraps around me as I pump up my tires, don my helmet and head out and off the Portlan... Read more
Bucket Lists and Travel Tips What is on your bucket list? Or maybe I should start with, “What is a Bucket List?” According to Travis Bell, the Bucket List Guy, “A bucket list is, by de... Read more