France is my favorite country.  I’ve been there more than any other country, and I never tire of learning more about what’s going on there. Paul Shoul and I got a chance to learn about the newly renamed French Riviera last night, at a meeting of Provence and Cote d’Azur […]

Sometimes you gotta give yourself props when you hit the ball out of the park.  Today at TBEX in Huntsville, Alabama, my partner Tim, Bailey Freeman and Tracey Minkin presented about how bloggers can work with editors.  It was a packed room, and I know what that means because I’ve presented […]

Lowe Mill is a surprise. A gigantic surprise.  I knew that the south is just as famous as the north for textile production, so it’s not surprising to see a giant brick mill repurposed into artists studios.   It must be the scale, there are 139 different artists creating art […]

There’s something really wonderful about living in the same place for few decades. Not only do you know where all the best parking is, and where not to eat, but after about 20 years, there are jokes, traditions, and past events that collectively we all know about.  Pioneer Valley people […]

Sometimes I feel blessed by the incredible talent that I get to see and work with every day in my job as editor of GoNOMAD. Look at this photo…what a great combination of position, light, color and balance. I can’t wait to publish this story!

I took a one-hour train ride out of Manchester’s Piccadilly station on a small two-car diesel train, and jumped out at Edale, in the Peaks District. My instructions were simple. Walk 2 1/2 miles to the base of Mam Tor, a spectacular knife-edged mountain where there is a circular walking […]

I had dinner with Jonathan Gough last night, at a Brazilian restaurant in the city called Fazenda, where waiters continuously brought giant skewers of beef and other meats that they carved slices off for us. Jonathan, one of the managers of Marketing Manchester, said that it’s amazing how much the […]

I’ve read about the demise of many of England’s pubs, going from small, locally-owned family run establishments to part of large brewery chains instead. I was keen to experience the old kind of pub, and when I walked by The Grey Horse on Portland Street in Manchester, I knew I’d […]

I spent a wonderful Easter in Manchester, England, yesterday, beginning with a tour of some of the city’s architectural highlights with local guide John Ryan.  In a drizzle that people here are very used to, we saw Lincoln Square, where a life-size Abe with crazy wavy hair stands at attention. […]

I stopped by the new Wild Roots Cafe near the bridge in Sunderland, and behind the counter, two women named Kelly smiled. It was 2:30 pm, and they had opened for their first day today, they looked ebullient and tired, the way I remember so well from my GoNOMAD Cafe […]

I love a good reason to jump on a train again.  And that reason tomorrow is an annual tradition–Canada Media Market, when I get a chance to visit with dozens of tourism officials who meet up at the Grand Hyatt Hotel for a day of networking with travel journalists. I’ve been […]