The West End News Food & Travel section. Local reviewer James Fereira visits your favorite local eateries and shares all the good with a little snark. And West End independent travel agent Nancy Dorrans takes readers around the world in search of adventure.
Women, Walking and Wine Adventure to Catalonia or You’re everywhere! By Nancy Dorrans Recently I received this message from a friend on Facebook: “I’m a bit jealous of your lifestyle, I get... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents LITTLE WINE BOOK LIBRARY By Layne V. Witherell As you know I don’t collect wine. I simply enjoy and drink the stuff, from the everyday to the rare, depending... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents CIDER By Layne V. Witherell In the 19th century the popular alcoholic beverage made from apples was just called “cider.” Recently, it has been ren... Read more
A Legendary Prairie Angling ‘Tight Line’ Adventure at Lloyd Lake Lodge By Nancy Dorrans “Deep in the Saskatchewan wilderness, rivers and lakes are still peaceful and unspoiled. I... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents Lifestyle vs. Critique ANGOOR SELF POUR WINE BAR 100 Fore St., Suite A, Portland, ME By Layne V. Witherell There have been tons of local lifestyle media and m... Read more
Saskatche-what? Where? When? By Nancy Dorrans A few years ago, at an ATTA (Adventure Travel Trade Association) event in Eugene, Oregon, I met Patti Peesker, the Travel Trade Market Consultan... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans Yep, life’s good here… Especially in the sweet short summertime on Casco Bay. We got lobsta, lots o’breweries, corn on the cob, barges, eagles, the islands, eider... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents OVER-OXYGENATED PORTLAND By Layne V. Witherell Just how many “best lobster roll” articles can we stand before we explode? Seems like every newly minted mental... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans I wonder, was I born with wanderlust or was it nurtured in me? When I was too young to remember, probably around three years old, I overheard my mother say she needed to go... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents MILLENNIAL YARD SALE By Layne V. Witherell You have a kid in a stroller and one on the way. It’s time to make some changes. Most notably, a move from the dink... Read more
