Since moving to Eugene in 2000, I've become a big fan of the University of Oregon football team. I usually attend two or three home games each year and the games tend to be very exciting. Over the years, the Ducks have evolved from being the doormat of the Pac-10 to being a perennial contender and playing in some major bowl games. This year, the Ducks are doing what they haven't done since 1995, when they lost to Penn State. In fact, the last and only time the Ducks won the Rose Bowl was in 1917, ...

Several years ago, my wife and I spent two weeks on Bali. We stayed in Ubud in a small bed and breakfast, which was actually just a room in somebody's house, but the breakfasts were some of the best that I've had in my life. Pancakes, fresh fruit, fresh mango juice. We decided that we wanted to explore the island, so we asked our host about renting a car. This was many years ago and there weren't any offical car rental agencies in town. Our host told us that a friend of his, a local shop owner, ...

So here I am, doing some last minute packing, thinking about how much easier air travel used to be. I remember just being able to pack a bag and not having to worry about what was in it. Less than 3.4 ounces of liquid? No sharp objects? Small enough to fit into the overhead rack? Will my checked baggage weigh too much?



I took my first trip overseas when I was seventeen. I had taken a year off after graduating from high school. One day, I received a letter from a friend ...

When my daughter was in eighth grade, her French teacher took a group of students to France over Spring Break. I went along not as a chaperone, but as a participant, since the teacher had chosen fellow teachers to chaperone with her. Since my daughter and I wanted to spend longer than ten days on the trip, we were put on a different outbound flight from the rest of the group. When we showed up at the airport, we were told that the flight was full and were asked if we would like to take the same ...

I recently purchased a fantastic package from Luxury Link. The package includes four nights of accommodations in a suite with a jacuzzi, breakfast for two every morning, one dinner for two including wine, and a personal tour of Guanajuato with a bilingual guide. Although I have been a member of the Luxury Link community for several months, I was slightly apprehensive about purchasing my first package. I finally decided to take the plunge and bid on a package after I found one that fit my criteria, ...