Going Places with Dale Leatherman
Australia Wine and Golf
Americans often lump New Zealand and Australia together, even though they are 1,000 miles apart. Both countries are peopled by friendly folk, but they dislike being named in the same breath and are fiercely competitive in the things that count—sports, wine, food and the wow factor of their countries.We flew...
Orlando: Golf Till You Drop
The Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center is a good place to begin an Orlando odyssey, especially after a winter hiatus when your home course is snowbound. The extraordinary Florida-themed hotel has 1,406 guestrooms ringing a 4 ½-acre glass-domed atrium. Many rooms have balconies overlooking the climate-controlled interior. Shops and restaurants are...
Oh, Canada! Traveling Coast to Coast by Luxury Train
We could have flown from Toronto to Vancouver in five hours (catching glimpses of the countryside miles below through the clouds), but Canada—the second largest country in the world–deserved a closer look. And, having experienced luxury trains in Australia and Peru, we were eager to travel on VIARail’s The Canadian,...
Close Encounters in the Galapagos Islands
Like most nature lovers, I have dreamed of close encounters with wildlife that don’t make me feel like a stalker. A Dr. Doolittle experience–short on actual conversation, of course, but long on trust and peaceful acceptance. Last spring I found a place where this is a reality–the Galapagos, an isolated...
Peru: So Many Mysteries, So Little Time
Machu Picchu, Peru’s “Lost City of the Incas,” made my life list when I was in junior high school. Now, at the end of my sixth decade, I’ve focused more intently on my “must see” goals — Egypt’s pyramids, Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, China’s Great Wall, the Rwandan mountain gorillas, etc....
The Calumet Legacy
Courtesy Calumet Farm When Oxbow scored his gate-to-wire victory in the 2013 Preakness Stakes, it raised hopes throughout the racing world that Lexington’s historic Calumet Farm was making a comeback. In the past, the iconic farm on Versailles Road had fielded more classic race winners than any other farm in...
America’s Resort, the Inimitable Greenbrier
West Virginia’s Greenbrier Resort is consistently ranked as one of the best resorts in the world, and few who have experienced the place would argue with that assessment. The resort staff accepts accolades with Southern-style humility. They’re accustomed to praise, including grand titles such as “Best Resort in the U.S.â€...
England’s Woburn Abbey
Woburn Abbey dates back to the mid-1100s. As I drove through England on a balmy day in late May, I found it hard to concentrate on driving on the “wrong†side of the road because the countryside constantly drew my attention. Meadows and crops in all shades of green covered...
Exploring Alaska’s Glacier Country by Small Ship
Humpback whales bubble-netting. Copyright Donnelle Oxley The underwater microphone beneath our skiff picked up the whoosh of bubbles and the sound of whales chattering like children at recess. But we knew the humpbacks circling under us were on serious business—the pursuit of dinner. As if at a conductor’s signal, all...
Swimming With Humpback Whales
“The principal gift whales offer humanity is that they are the only animals that can impress us enough to persuade us to change our minds about the importance of the wild world.†– Roger Payne, Among Whales When I saw a flash of white on my left, my heart jumped into...
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About Dale
In the course of her life, she has exercised racehorses at New York’s Belmont Park, shown jumping horses on the A Read More...