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.
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 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
by Nancy Dorrans We travel, some of us forever to seek other states, other lives, other souls – Anais Nin Call me non-traditional. Instead of going to college right out of high school... Read more
by Nancy Dorrans Where are the latest fermentation destinations? Answer is almost anywhere! Although fermentation has been gaining ground and is “hotter” than ever, turning rotting meat, veg... Read more
by Nancy Dorrans “World travelers,” they say. “Always on the go.” “Must be nice to get all those free trips.” “Is there any place you haven’t been?” For those of us in the business, th... Read more
by Nancy Dorrans As a travel agent since 1982, give or take a few years, I’ve seen a lot of changes in the industry. I wish I had a dollar, or even a dime, for every time someone said to me,... Read more