http://www.conwayconfidential.com Your travel gateway to secret spots and hidden gems...with membership perks and presents Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:08:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.conwayconfidential.com/features/baseball-history-and-baseball-history-meet-in-the-california-league/ http://www.conwayconfidential.com/features/baseball-history-and-baseball-history-meet-in-the-california-league/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:01:04 +0000 admin http://www.conwayconfidential.com/?p=4482 By J.P. Hoornstra The Nostalgic California Vacation 101 is an introductory travel course, with a required reading list authored by literary giants. Henry Miller’s Big Sur is still as beautiful as ever. So are John Steinbeck’s Monterey and Robert Louis Stevenson’s Napa Valley. Miss the basics, and you’re missing some the best respites from urban life [...]]]> http://www.conwayconfidential.com/features/baseball-history-and-baseball-history-meet-in-the-california-league/feed/ 0 http://www.conwayconfidential.com/features/fishing-for-color-in-salt-lake-city/ http://www.conwayconfidential.com/features/fishing-for-color-in-salt-lake-city/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:29:08 +0000 admin http://www.conwayconfidential.com/?p=4407 By Paula Conway The goal on my second trip to Salt Lake City was to add some color to a city famous for its snow and salt. Happy to say, mission accomplished – and much easier than expected. My first visit came a few months prior to the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. The snow had piled knee-high [...]]]> http://www.conwayconfidential.com/features/fishing-for-color-in-salt-lake-city/feed/ 0 http://www.conwayconfidential.com/features/a-non-athletes-guide-to-vancouver/ http://www.conwayconfidential.com/features/a-non-athletes-guide-to-vancouver/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:19:40 +0000 admin http://www.conwayconfidential.com/?p=3855 By Paula Conway Having never seen a Fazioli piano before, I was stunned when I nearly walked into one inside the new Fairmont Pacific Rim. Perhaps I shouldn’t have been so surprised, because Vancouver is full of one incredible gem after another. Still, a close encounter with a handmade Fazioli — arguably, the greatest grand piano [...]]]> http://www.conwayconfidential.com/features/a-non-athletes-guide-to-vancouver/feed/ 0 http://www.conwayconfidential.com/features/vail-colorado/ http://www.conwayconfidential.com/features/vail-colorado/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:58:29 +0000 admin http://www.conwayconfidential.com/?p=3669 By Paula Conway Not many people start their winter getaway to northwestern Colorado in a botanical garden, but feeling the stress of holiday madness, I did. In my defense, this wasn’t my idea. I followed directions from my insightful Vail Valley author friend, Jodi Jill, who, when asked, advised me where to decompress. “Head for Betty Ford’s [...]]]> http://www.conwayconfidential.com/features/vail-colorado/feed/ 0 http://www.conwayconfidential.com/features/top-ten-trips-to-take-with-your-father/ http://www.conwayconfidential.com/features/top-ten-trips-to-take-with-your-father/#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 03:19:52 +0000 admin http://conwayconfidential.com/?p=1757 By: Kelley Vick and William P. Brown Dads are travelers, too. Whether it’s a special occasion or just a reminder of how you love going on adventures with your pop, a trip together can create one of the most memorable times you’ll ever share. With that in mind, here are our top ten ideas for making [...]]]> http://www.conwayconfidential.com/features/top-ten-trips-to-take-with-your-father/feed/ 3 http://www.conwayconfidential.com/features/st-andrews/ http://www.conwayconfidential.com/features/st-andrews/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 18:15:39 +0000 admin http://conwayconfidential.com/?p=1657 Greetings from St. Andrews, Scotland Before I get into the thick of my trip, I need to make one thing perfectly clear: Even though I am visiting St. Andrews — the birthplace of golf — I have absolutely no intention of swinging a single club during my week in Scotland. Sacrilegious as this may seem, [...]]]> http://www.conwayconfidential.com/features/st-andrews/feed/ 1