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.
Travel with Nancy Dorrans Sunny Side Positive Posts One of my Facebook friends posted this plea in late January: “Stop POSTING POLITICS EVERYONE!!” Okay I get it. Although I’m excited that s... Read more
From Maine to DC We got they-ah from he-ah! Nancy charters a bus to the Women’s March by Nancy Dorrans While in Iceland last November, days after the election I heard the low rumbling across... Read more
Happy New Year and Peace on Earth by Nancy Dorrans “Let peace begin with me, let this be the moment now, with every breath I take let this be my solemn vow…” -By Jill Jackson Miller and Sy... Read more
How to embrace warmth with a little insight from those who know the cold. by Nancy Dorrans Last December, Portland experienced a long and record-shattering mild spell, which peaked during Ch... Read more
Grandma Dorrans and the Isle of Lewis by Nancy Dorrans I founded Adventure Marketplace in 2014, but my love for travel stems from a childhood love for my grandmother, Bessie Macleod. My fath... Read more
Where Can I Be of Service: Lessons from Anna Eleanor Roosevelt by Nancy Dorrans Last month I joined the Maine Women’s Network to meet and network with some smart, energetic, wise and hard wo... Read more
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