Hoiana Shores Golf Club (Photo by Gary Lisbon) Hoiana Shores Golf Club — Vietnam Part of the $4 billion Hoiana Resort on Vietnam’s central coast, Hoiana Shores Golf Club will open for “sneak preview” play on September 23, 2019. Located 45 minutes south of Da Nang International Airport, The Robert Trent Jones II designed...
10 Random Things I Like About Milan
I love Rome for sightseeing, but for shopping, enjoying wine, savoring risotto and touring the world’s most famous opera house, Milan is my decided favorite. It doesn’t get any better than shopping all day, strolling through the Galleria and then enjoying a superb meal with some Lombardy wine. I visited Milan this summer and...
The Old Course St Andrews: Applications for Advanced Tee Times Starts August 21st
I’m not sure which is more difficult, competing with 30,000 people on a typical day to see the Mona Lisa or getting a guaranteed tee time to play the Old Course at St Andrews. There’s only one of each and the demand to view one and play the other is absolutely through the roof....
On Location: Castello di Spessa in Italy
Do you have to travel to Scotland or Ireland to play golf and stay in a castle? Absolutely not. I found the ultimate castle and golf experience in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in northeast Italy. Set among the rolling hills of the Collio DOC wine region near the town of Cormons, about 15...
5 Reasons I Love Portugal
Exceptional Value I’m lucky to have traveled extensively in Europe and, by far, the best value I’ve found is Portugal. The quality of food, wine, beaches and golf for the price is incomparable anywhere on the continent. I first vacationed the country more than 20 years ago when it was far less crowded with...