Golf & travel Articles

Considered one of Vietnam’s premier golf properties, the 7,000-yard, Sir Nick Faldo signature-designed Laguna Golf Lăng Cô, owned by The Banyan Tree Group, has been heralded, following its opening in 2013, as a one of Asia’s finest golf properties. Located on Vietnam’s Central Coast, midway between the former imperial capital of Hue and the country’s third largest city, Danang, the course is beautifully situated along the sandy shores...

Michigan will always be known as a state of beautiful scenery, outdoor recreation, and the welcoming spirit of Michiganites; the state’s motto says it all, “If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.” Golf has become a principal part of this allure as renowned course architects have discovered the topography of forests and lakes, hilltops and valleys provide faultless...

Kilometres of white sand beaches, islands, countless sheltered bays with warm clear waters, culture, architecture, festivals and an abundance of outdoor pursuits – welcome to Sarasota, Florida, “The Best of the Best Small Cities in the United States”- a wealth of cultural attractions, elegant hotels and a dynamic food scene, according to Conde Nast Traveler.  They’re right! Every year, domestic and international publications and...

Road travel in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland is a never-ending test of patience. Attempting to make a tee time? Good luck! The rush to find a parking space, gather your clubs and make your reservation can add strokes to your score and certainly minimize your golf experience. To escape this stress, Vancouver Island’s fourth oldest golf course, the Nanaimo...

Somehow I feel deceived as I stand on the first tee of Ireland’s most northerly golf course, the renowned Ballyliffin Golf Club in County Donegal. Browntop bent grass that struggles daily to set its shallow roots on the sandy sea soil, to harsh for arable farming, seems lush today. The spiny leaved gorse, the definitive in unplayable hazards, is resplendent...

The first and only city in the United Kingdom to hold the distinction as a UNESCO “City of Design”, Dundee has transformed it’s reputation as a place to circumvent to a city that has become a leading centre for innovation, software, medicine and the arts attracting students and specialists from around the globe. New hotels, restaurants, galleries and a vibrant...

Brilliant rays of red and orange disperse over the upper reaches of Arenal Volcano as our aircraft gently touches down on the runway at San Jose’s Juan Santamaria airport. “Pura vida, welcome to Costa Rica”!  Is a recurring expression of warmth that I will encounter throughout my visit here, genuine wishes for a “good life and happiness”. I have arrived...

Sadly, as the coronavirus finds new ways of spreading its influence throughout the world and until a time that a universal vaccine is available this pandemic will continue to influence how we do business and how we live. The state of golf is no exception as industry pundits to green fee players debate and elucidate solutions that will see the...

Guest golf blogger Michael Cunningham asked a very important question – “How do I disembark from an expedition vessel and not get my golf shoes wet?”. After coming on board for the inaugural ‘Fiddles and Sticks‘ voyage in 2018, Michael now shares what to expect on your first golf expedition cruise. It is June in Nova Scotia’s picturesque Cape Breton...

Even at 300-metres from the stone ramparts, the Akademik Ioffe is still well within the range of the cannons which loom from the Fortress of Louisbourg. It is from this National Historic Site on the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia that we are to begin our seven-day voyage of discovery—not only to learn about the history and cultures along Canada’s...