Posted on 25 September 2008
Title Where To Go Category Doing Date Description What to do, what to see and how to enjoy it. Address Phone Email Price Range Cheaper than Cancun Text Playa Del Carmen is a little seaside town that has a hip, young and laid-back vibe. The main strip (Avenida 5) is [...]
Posted on 24 September 2008
Title La Maison de Sade Category Eating Date 13 Sep 2000 Description S&M Supper Club Address www.lamaisondesade.com Phone Email snmclub@aol.com Price Range 25.00 Text While dining and chatting with friends, watch a live S&M show taking place table-side. Three women clad in latex, push up bras, dreadlocks and tattoos, lead a submissive man to [...]
Posted on 04 June 2008
Despite last year’s somewhat abortive trip to Brainard Lake (see trip report here), Tom Weedon still wants to come on a backpack trip with us (he must also think that being sweaty, smelly and knackered is a laugh!). So I’ve picked out one of my favourite hikes – Alta Peak, which we’ve done a couple [...]
Posted on 04 June 2008
For some obscure reason, I decide that it would be a good idea to go and hike one of the fearsome foursome. The fearsome foursome is a set of passes along the crest of the Eastern Sierra. Each pass involves significant mileage (at least 10 miles), 6000+ feet of ascent and starts in the blazing [...]
Posted on 12 April 2008
Rockland to Camden Amalfi Mediterranean dining with specialties from Spain, Southern France, Italy, Greece, and Morocco. (ROCKLAND). Breakwater Cafe Casual oceanfront dining at the Samoset, inside or outside on the porch or stone terrace (ROCKPORT). Grapes Pasta, seafood, steak, salads, and pizza (ROCKLAND). Kate’s Seafood Fresh local seafood: broiled, baked, steamed or fried (ROCKLAND). Marcel’s [...]
Posted on 11 April 2008
Maine Artists and Photographers Lynn Snow South Thomaston artist with a wide collection of watercolors capturing the beauty and charm of flowers. Visit her gallery on Main Street in Rockland. Margery Schuler Auburn artists featuring watercolor scenes of Maine. Robert Dennis Kennebunkport photographer featuring scenes of The Kennebunks (Kennebunk and Kennebunkport, Maine), including beaches, boats, [...]
Posted on 11 April 2008
B&Bs and Inns in Downeast Maine The Lookout This 100 year old inn at Flye Point on Blue Hill Bay in Brooklin has beautiful water views, a beach, water activities, and a full-service restaurant. Oakland House Seaside Resort Year-round cottages and a seaside inn offering fine dining, beaches, hiking trails, dock and moorings, lush gardens, [...]
Posted on 10 April 2008
Farnsworth Art Museum Known for its Wyeth collection, the Farnsworth in Rockland is one of the country’s finest regional art museums. Rockland Lighthouse The Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse is at the end of a mile-long granite breakwater that protects Rockland Harbor. You can walk on the breakwater and watch lobstermen pulling their traps and windjammers under [...]
Posted on 09 April 2008
Bed and Breakfast in Maine’s Mid-Coast Hartstone Inn This elegant B&B in the heart of scenic Camden not only offers elegant accommodations, but also an award-winning chef. The inn has been reviewed in Food and Wine, Yankee, and Gourmet. If you’re a foodie, sign-up for the package deal that includes a cooking class. MaineStay Inn [...]