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West End independent travel agent Nancy Dorrans takes readers around the world in search of adventure.

Worldly Biological Phenomenon…

Worldly Biological Phenomenon…

By Nancy Dorrans I learned so much recently, listening to Court Whelan, Ph.D., Natural Habitat’s Directo...

Going on Seven Years…

Going on Seven Years…

Celebrating and sharing successes and blessings… By Nancy Dorrans – Originally Published in The We...

Mountain and Forest Bathing...

Mountain and Forest Bathing…

By Nancy Dorrans (originally published March 2020 in The West End News) “The clearest way into the Universe is...

Why Not Poland?

Why Not Poland?

By Nancy Dorrans (originally published January 2020 in The West End News) If someone asked me a few months ago...

The Birds and the Bees (and Native Plants) of Maine and Beyond – Part 1

The Birds and the Bees (and Native Plants) of Maine and Beyond – Part 1

By Nancy Dorrans It should be obvious by now that flowers bring me joy. I’m hooked on gardening and my insatia...

Vietnam & Cambodia Adventure Part 2

Vietnam & Cambodia Adventure Part 2

By Nancy Dorrans I had never been to Vietnam nor Cambodia, when a handful of friends asked if I would consider...

Adventure Marketplace heads to Vietnam and Cambodia

Adventure Marketplace heads to Vietnam and Cambodia

By Nancy Dorrans I had never been to Vietnam nor Cambodia, yet a handful of friends asked if I would consider...

Neighbors and Relations to the North

Neighbors and Relations to the North

By Nancy Dorrans I could have been Canadian. My father’s parents came to Canada from Scotland and eventu...

Pedaling Portugal's Pathways

Pedaling Portugal’s Pathways

By Nancy Dorrans Cycling and educational adventure to Portugal… Invited on a travel industry cycling and...

Tulip Mania

Tulip Mania

A flower journey though Amsterdam … and beyond. By Nancy Dorrans In 1994 as a non-traditional college undergra...

The Wonders of Gardening

The Wonders of Gardening

By Lynn Larochelle, Facilities Director The sensory appeal of having a garden is unquestioned: smelling the co...

Why not ask an independent travel agent?

Why not ask an independent travel agent?

A Day in the Life of an Independent Travel Agent by Nancy Dorrans First, A Look Ahead at Upcoming Trips Shakin...

Finding Warmth (and Learning to Spell) in Iceland

Finding Warmth (and Learning to Spell) in Iceland

Off the Beaten Path Finding Warmth (and Learning to Spell) in Iceland By Nancy Dorrans Once or twice a year Ad...

Maine Women March Forth

Maine Women March Forth

by Nancy Dorrans Resistance… Resistance is by definition, “the refusal to accept or comply with somethin...

Accidental Gardener

Accidental Gardener

The Art and Craft of the Accidental Gardener by Nancy Dorrans If you have a garden and a library, you have eve...

Back to Biking Basics

Back to Biking Basics

Ideas for Biking from Locals and From Away… by Nancy Dorrans There’s a sense of freedom and control that wraps...

Bucket Lists and Tips for Senior Travelers

Bucket Lists and Tips for Senior Travelers

Bucket Lists and Travel Tips What is on your bucket list? Or maybe I should start with, “What is a Bucket List...

Spring Camping at Kentucky's Natural Bridge State Resort

Spring Camping at Kentucky’s Natural Bridge State Resort

by Nancy Dorrans Last month I traveled south just before Easter. While it was still cool, damp and gray/brown...

Bermuda Adventure - Beyond the Beach

Bermuda Adventure – Beyond the Beach

by Nancy Dorrans Earlier this winter I was invited by the Bermuda Tourism Authority to learn more about the is...

Sunny Side Positive Posts

Sunny Side Positive Posts

Travel with Nancy Dorrans Sunny Side Positive Posts One of my Facebook friends posted this plea in late Januar...

Maine to DC: Nancy Goes to the Women's March

Maine to DC: Nancy Goes to the Women’s March

From Maine to DC We got they-ah from he-ah! Nancy charters a bus to the Women’s March by Nancy Dorrans While i...

Nancy organizes trip to Women's March in DC

Nancy organizes trip to Women’s March in DC

Happy New Year and Peace on Earth  by Nancy Dorrans “Let peace begin with me, let this be the moment now, with...

Embrace warmth over the Holidays. Visit Iceland or Quebec!

Embrace warmth over the Holidays. Visit Iceland or Quebec!

How to embrace warmth with a little insight from those who know the cold. by Nancy Dorrans Last December, Port...

Nancy's love of travel started with Grandma Dorrans

Nancy’s love of travel started with Grandma Dorrans

Grandma Dorrans and the Isle of Lewis by Nancy Dorrans I founded Adventure Marketplace in 2014, but my love fo...

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on Values and Service

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on Values and Service

Where Can I Be of Service: Lessons from Anna Eleanor Roosevelt by Nancy Dorrans Last month I joined the Maine...

Mexico Mango and Travelling Fruits

Mexico Mango and Travelling Fruits

Mexico Mango and Traveling Fruits by Nancy Dorrans This week I ate the most delicious Mango… It was perfectly...

Why Travel Adviser

Why Travel Adviser

When and why you should know and use a travel adviser by Nancy Dorrans A good travel adviser will un-clutter t...

Adventurous Traveler Safety Tips

Adventurous Traveler Safety Tips

Adventurous traveler Nancy Dorrans shares safety tips. by Nancy Dorrans As an adventurous traveler and travel...

MOAC Moxiestock and Blackfly Ball

MOAC Moxiestock and Blackfly Ball

MOAC Moxiestock and Blackfly Ball by Nancy Dorrans Maine Outdoor Adventure Club (MOAC) can take you and your f...

Maine Festival Chorus Goes to Carnegie Hall

Maine Festival Chorus Goes to Carnegie Hall

Take a trip with Maine Festival Chorus to NYC! by Nancy Dorrans How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Ask Richard N...

Authentic Travel

Authentic Travel

The Travel Channel’s Samantha Brown Visits the Maine Governor’s Conference on Tourism by Nancy Dorrans “A Fres...

Clinton on Travel Agents

Clinton on Travel Agents

Hillary Clinton says Travel Changes Minds by Nancy Dorrans If travel can change your life can it also change y...

Romantic Travel Plans

Romantic Travel Plans

Romantic Plans… It “is” the thought that counts! by Nancy Dorrans Many years ago I was a ski instructor at Bos...

Can Travel and Skiing Change Your Life?

Can Travel and Skiing Change Your Life?

by Nancy Dorrans Travel and skiing, have transformed and enriched my life in many ways. Both release me from m...

Ski Season Dead Ahead

Ski Season Dead Ahead

by Nancy Dorrans It was by chance that I met Governor Paul LePage. Boston hosted the Boston.com Ski & Snow...

Enchanted by the Emerald Isle

Enchanted by the Emerald Isle

by Nancy Dorrans I realize it is November but my thoughts are on October. October is a long month… and, as you...

My Sense of Adventure Takes Me to Africa

My Sense of Adventure Takes Me to Africa

by Nancy Dorrans We travel, some of us forever to seek other states, other lives, other souls – Anais Ni...

Fermentation Adventure Destinations!

Fermentation Adventure Destinations!

by Nancy Dorrans Where are the latest fermentation destinations? Answer is almost anywhere! Although fermentat...

Mystique of the Travel Agent

Mystique of the Travel Agent

by Nancy Dorrans “World travelers,” they say. “Always on the go.” “Must be nice to get all those free tr...

Airfare Facts and Lore

Airfare Facts and Lore

by Nancy Dorrans As a travel agent since 1982, give or take a few years, I’ve seen a lot of changes in the ind...

‘From Away’ Comes to Visit: Day Trip Advice

‘From Away’ Comes to Visit: Day Trip Advice

by Nancy Dorrans When I’m away traveling and I tell people I live in Portland, Maine, the reaction is dreamy....

Worldly Biological Phenomenon…
Going on Seven Years…
Mountain and Forest Bathing...
Why Not Poland?
The Birds and the Bees (and Native Plants) of Maine and Beyond – Part 1
Vietnam & Cambodia Adventure Part 2
Adventure Marketplace heads to Vietnam and Cambodia
Neighbors and Relations to the North
Pedaling Portugal's Pathways
Tulip Mania
The Wonders of Gardening
Why not ask an independent travel agent?
Finding Warmth (and Learning to Spell) in Iceland
Maine Women March Forth
Accidental Gardener
Back to Biking Basics
Bucket Lists and Tips for Senior Travelers
Spring Camping at Kentucky's Natural Bridge State Resort
Bermuda Adventure - Beyond the Beach
Sunny Side Positive Posts
Maine to DC: Nancy Goes to the Women's March
Nancy organizes trip to Women's March in DC
Embrace warmth over the Holidays. Visit Iceland or Quebec!
Nancy's love of travel started with Grandma Dorrans
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on Values and Service
Mexico Mango and Travelling Fruits
Why Travel Adviser
Adventurous Traveler Safety Tips
MOAC Moxiestock and Blackfly Ball
Maine Festival Chorus Goes to Carnegie Hall
Authentic Travel
Clinton on Travel Agents
Romantic Travel Plans
Can Travel and Skiing Change Your Life?
Ski Season Dead Ahead
Enchanted by the Emerald Isle
My Sense of Adventure Takes Me to Africa
Fermentation Adventure Destinations!
Mystique of the Travel Agent
Airfare Facts and Lore
‘From Away’ Comes to Visit: Day Trip Advice

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