Posted by Nancy D. Brown If you work in the Oregon travel and tourism industry, you’ve already registered for the Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism taking place in Salem, April 19-21, 2009. This year the conference marks its 25th anniversary and has many surprises in store. Oregon is making its presence known in the world […]
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Posted by Nancy D. Brown Two girls on the beach in Hawaii. Winter rain and snow have you feeling blue? As in are your fingers and toes turning blue because of this cold weather? Well, grab your toothbrush and smile. Your pearly whites might land you a free trip to Hawaii. The folks at the
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Posted by Nancy D. Brown As most of you know, I write the What a Trip travel column for the Contra Costa Times Lamorinda Sun here in the San Francisco Bay area. While I travel frequently, sometimes I like to interview my readers to see how they travel. Recently, I spoke with Padon Sivesind, a high school
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If you like a bargain, don’t mind fighting holiday crowds and are willing to be patient when it comes to finding a parking spot, Black Friday was created just for you. Shoppers are pulling out their credit cards, making their lists and scanning ads for a bargain-based shopping extravaganza. Are you ready for Black Friday holiday
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Posted by Nancy D. Brown Is blogging the lazy person’s journalism? As a freelance writer and blogger, my answer to this question is no. I take as much time writing a blog post as I do writing a newspaper article. An editor for Wine Spectator magazine recently posted to their online forum that blogging is a
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Fly fishing on southern Oregon’s North Umpqua River The only blackberries you’ll find at the Steamboat Inn come from the kitchen in a fresh pie or cobbler. There is no cell phone reception at this southern Oregon lodge, but internet access is available in the main building. It was during my visit to Steamboat that
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