General
Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
Edinburgh everything we expected
Construction began on Edinburgh Castle in the 12th Century. We walked around it today but jet lag exhaustion prevented a climb up the hill. We arrived in Edinburgh, Scotland mid morning today after...
Wings up for Scotland
I am headed to Scotland with my family today. After four days in Edinburgh, my son Tim and I are off on our golf junket for the following week. We are staying in the old fishing village of Crail,...
Bumper to bumper crop: Can mountain communities survive their popularity?
The sage of malapropism, Yogi Berra, once said of a popular restaurant, that, "No one goes there anymore. It's too crowded." In some ways, the mountain communities of western North Carolina are the...
One way to create your own "destination" club
For nearly a decade, I have been a member of HomeLink International, a service that facilitates the exchange of homes on a short-term basis, typically a week or two. There are a number of firms...
A short sermon on the mountains
The best view of the mountains at Connestee Falls is on the practice range. I just finished a three-day visit to communities in the western Carolinas area, with rounds of golf at Cherokee Valley...
Cart blanche: Playing with the 90-degree rule
I teed off at Cherokee Valley yesterday without the customary run through of the rules by the starter. The starter at the Traveler's Rest, SC, course was off somewhere, but a sign was posted...
Ochoa bails on Ginn: Symbolic of trouble in paradise?
Lorena Ochoa, the phenomenal women's golf pro, has taken great pains to heap praise on Annika Sorenstam during the Swedish star's victory lap prior to retirement at the end of the LPGA season. It is a...
Long drive competition: 60 wins it
I drove more than 800 miles yesterday from Connecticut to South Carolina. There was little post-holiday (Memorial Day) traffic on the interstates. Because the posted speed limits along the way were...
Sunshine Supermen: Lifestyle magazines pass the trash of rosy predictions
Woody Allen was once asked his religion. "Jewish," he said, "with an explanation." He could have been speaking for all weather forecasters, Hillary Clinton (on the subject of sniper fire in Bosnia), and...
The week ahead
I hit the road for a week early tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. My first stop is coastal South Carolina, Pawleys Island, for just one day before I head for the mountains in western Carolina for a stop...
Partial eclipse: NAR's sunshine economist sees some dark clouds
Memorial Prices: Some homes at Lennar Corp.'s Colonial Heritage community in Williamsburg, VA come with impressive financing this weekend. The golf course in the age-restricted community is one of...
Indirect hits
A few items of interest from the news... Whatever you call them Football is an unlikely source for names for those who relocate, but the terms "bounce backs" and "halfbacks" are commonly applied to...