I am receiving more requests for customized Northern Irish golf trips and the main driver may be Royal Portrush’s hosting of the 2019 Open Championship. It could be the thought of walking from the Slieve Donard Hotel to spectacular Royal County Down. Belfast has the new Titantic Hotel and you can take an eerie black…
Lori found me through the Internet and asked if I was interested in presenting golf trips to countries like France and Spain at Seymour Golf Club. I was intrigued since our bespoke golf trips are usually for links golf in the United Kingdom and Ireland. We agreed on calling it Trips with Golf for golfing…
Discovering different St Andrews accommodations and that standing on the Old Course never gets tired. Listening to a piper at Trump Turnberry sends chills and made me think of my deceased father. Scottish golf is not only St Andrews and the Highlands holds a special spot. Lesser name golf courses can enhance a trip. How…
Is it a stroll across the Old Course’s rolling links? How about staring off to West Sands Beach where Chariots of Fire was filmed? Or what about soaking in the town’s history and dropping into a famous haunt like the Dunvegan? Golfers’ eyes mist when thoughts of visiting the Home of Golf appear. I will…
As I listened to my 80’s mix of new wave music, the catchy song of Video Killed the Radio Star played. Hmmmm… I thought did Digital Kill the Real Golfing Star? Virtual reality, golf simulators, digital devices and low attention spans are gunning to replace 18 hole golf rounds. But in today’s world where radio…
Canada has much to offer the world and now direct flights are making us more accessible. Such flights are increasing from Tokyo, Shannon, Berlin and Sydney among others to Toronto and Vancouver airports. These happen to also be golfing nations. Yes, we have world class skiing in the winter and a shorter golfing season but…
Revelstoke, BC possesses the highest vertical mountain in North America for skiers and snowboarders. However, we travelled from Kelowna to ride the Pipe—the mountain coaster that just opened last year. It was a hoot. Combining a round at the tree-lined Revelstoke Golf Club with this exhilarating adventure while travelling from Banff, Alberta through the Okanagan…
Do you remember the Reach Out and Touch Someone campaign? Email and texting has become too out of control that simply picking up the phone will connect you more deeply. This could be your mother, your best friend from Queen’s or a potential golf travel client. A phone conversation is becoming a lost communication art…
While reading a Time Magazine piece on mall closings and thinking about the inevitable shuttering of Glen Abbey Golf Course and host of the Canadian Open, I conclude that society has permanently shifted. Online behemoths like Amazon have stolen the thrill out of shopping at malls and laid waste to many retail stores. Golf courses…
The Great One whizzed by me in his cart. Wayne Gretzky was just finishing his charity tournament while I was just starting my nine holes at Banff Springs. Joined by a New Brunswicker we played this spectacular Stanley Thompson course. Watching my tee shot disappear into the mountain backdrop into the Devil’s Cauldron’s green to…