DAY 3 Volvo Tour, pickup vehicle, drive to Lysekil Enjoy a hearty breakfast at the hotel. A driver will pick you up in the morning and take you to Volvo's headquarters. Volvo offers a unique experience for buyers overseas interested in purchasing a new Volvo. They combine picking up your new car with a personal trip in which you get to test drive your new vehicle. Then when you are finished exploring Sweden, simply drop off your car … [Read more...]
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Dave is an international travel writer and founder of Dave’s Travel Corner, a premier travel resource since 1996. He is well traveled (180 countries & territories); while on the road he enjoys the outdoors, backpacking, mountain climbing, meeting people, and experiencing other cultures.
Combining these interests with his expertise in technology, photography and writing, he shares his adventures on Dave’s Travel Corner and in select media outlets. Dave is most at home in Bangkok, Los Angeles, the Napa Valley or California’s Sierra Nevada mountains.
In 2006, he conceived the Napa Wine Project., a challenging endeavor to visit, taste with and extensively write about every winery in Napa Valley, California. He has now completed 1,200+ visits and written reviews of Napa wineries & producers.
His first book titled 'The Freeways of Los Angeles' was published in 2010.
He is a big proponent of experiential travel, valuing experiences far above "things".
West Sweden & Skane: Volvo’s Car plus Vacation – Day 5-6 of 14
DAY 5 Relax in and around Klädesholmen Breakfast Salt & Sill - if the weather is good - enjoy a sunny side view of the bay and take your breakfast out to the deck. On a bright sunny day, it can be dazzling here - from the water reflecting as well as the from the brilliant colors of the nearby buildings. Relax day - explore Klädesholmen and nearby vicinity. Stay Salt & Sill DAY 6 Drive to Lyckorna, hiking, … [Read more...]
West Sweden & Skane: Volvo’s Car plus Vacation – Day 7-8 of 14
DAY 7 Drive to Helsingborg - explore this city Leave early from Villa Sjotorp and drive to Helsingborg Driving time: approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes. Check in at the Clarion Grand Hotel - this historic hotel is centrally located - minutes walking from the waterfront and nearby a number of Helsingborg's central attractions. There is a pay for parking garage as well as a select number of parking spots in front of the hotel … [Read more...]
West Sweden & Skane: Volvo’s Car plus Vacation – Day 9-10 of 14
DAY 9 Explore Ystad & Ystad Studios Today is minimal driving day spent exploring beautiful Ystad and or enjoying the pampering amenities of the Ystad Satsjobad Hotel. Ystad is only about 10 minutes from the hotel. For a small town (only 17,000 live in the city limits) Ystad packs a pretty powerful punch when it comes to tourism. This picturesque town is a photographers dream, especially during late spring and summer. If the town was … [Read more...]
Splitting the Difference, by Tré Miller Rodríguez
No one should have to go through what author Tré Miller Rodríguez went through at her age. At 34, she tragically loses her husband to a heart attack while he is in bed next to her. This true story is her detailed, raw and brutally honest look at how she tries to cope with the grief of his loss in the months afterwards - it hurts, it is not always pretty but it is how she makes do. Tré has already lived enough tragedy for one life. She has … [Read more...]
West Sweden & Skane: Volvo’s Car plus Vacation – Day 11-12 of 14
DAY 11 Agri Tourism, car museum After a late morning breakfast at Kiviks Strand - it is time to head out. Driving time: about 30 minutes Gunnarshog Specialty Oils Farm Gunnarshog in Hammenhog is a large agricultural farm specializing in a number of natural oils including rapeseed, flaxseed and linseed oil. If you visit during late Spring and Summer you may see fields ablaze in yellow – these are most likely rapeseed flowers. … [Read more...]
West Sweden & Skane: Volvo’s Car plus Vacation – Day 13-14 of 14
DAY 13 Hallakra Vineyard, Angavallen Breakfast at Angavallen. Driving time: about 30 minutes. Hallakra Vineyard The thing about driving through the rural and agricultural Skåne countryside is vineyards are easily spotted – because they are so rare. Hallakra is located among fields of other agricultural crops including wheat and rapeseed. In the late 1990's, Proprietor Hakan Hansson left a long career as a successful International … [Read more...]
Bear Grylls to Launch Survival Academy in USA
New York, NY July 9, 2013 - Man vs. Wild star Bear Grylls announced the launch of his first ever Bear Grylls Survival Academy in the USA today, offering outdoor enthusiasts across the country the chance to learn his extreme survival techniques. Designed by Bear Grylls himself, the course will consist of several survival techniques and will be run by his close team of highly trained survival experts. The first academy is set to kick off in … [Read more...]
Great House is Back – Branson’s Necker Island
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Necker Island, a new dawn - Great House on Sir Richard Branson’s private island is back! New al fresco design with authentic Balinese style & panoramic Caribbean views Necker Island, Sir Richard Branson’s private island and part of the Virgin Limited Edition collection, is excited to announce that the island’s new Great House will be completed in September 2013. The Great House will officially be reopened to guests following … [Read more...]
Wellington Plates up for New Zealand’s Largest Culinary Festival
“Visa Wellington on a Plate”, set for August 9 – 25, becoming the largest culinary festival in New Zealand Santa Monica, CA – July 2, 2013– Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city, has a boasting culinary scene led by stars such as Peter Gordon, a rapidly developing craft beer industry, and an edgy new world style that thrives on innovation. Thus, it is no wonder that it is about to host what is becoming the largest culinary festival in New … [Read more...]
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