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Linda Ballou Finds Corvallis, Oregon To Be Organically Charming, Energetic, Highly Walkable and Worthy of Your Visit

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By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Overview of the Willamette River as viewed from Corvallis.... Continue Reading

Ojai, California: This Santa Fe Knock-off, Nicknamed “Shangri-La,” Offers Visitors Spirituality, Music, Art Tours, Wine Tastings — And Coastal Breezes

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By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Scene from the Adobe Arcade in downtown Ojai. Photo by Ranee... Continue Reading

Linda Ballou Recommends Awesome AI-Powered Tools Designed to Improve Your 2025 Travel Planning & Experience

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By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Now is the time to plan your summer holiday. Here are some tips... Continue Reading

Linda Ballou Invites You to Experience Sensational Santa Fe in Northern New Mexico

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By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Native American Pottery found in Santa Fe’s El Museo Cultural... Continue Reading

Why Kristine Tompkins is Passionate About Rewilding the World: Insights from Linda Ballou

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In 1961 Douglas Rainsford Tompkins was one of the first to summit Mt. Fitzroy in the depths of southern Chile, and he... Continue Reading

Linda Ballou’s Costa Rican Odyssey Part Two: A Little Country with a Big Heart

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Some of the flowers at Blue River Resort. Linda Ballou photo. By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel... Continue Reading
Linda Ballou Shares Part One of Her Costa Rican Odyssey: From the Lush Rain Forests to the Shining Sea

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By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Linda and fellow adventurers, Laura, Patricia and Pelar enjoy... Continue Reading

Do You Really Need Travel Insurance? Adventure Travel Writer Linda Ballou Shares Her Experiences and Advice

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By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Writer Since Covid hit our shores, travel insurance has become more... Continue Reading

Linda Ballou Shares Her Best Tips for Enjoying a Successful Walking Holiday – And Why She Calls Them a “Boomer Balancing Act”

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By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Mobility issues are a problem for many Boomers. I am no... Continue Reading

Linda Ballou Recommends You Take a Walk on Kaua’i’s Wild Side

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By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Hanalei Bay today. Linda Ballou photo When I lived on the... Continue Reading

Linda Ballou Visits Po‘ipū and is Sunny Side UP on Kaua‘i

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By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Po‘ipū Cost Walk. Linda Ballou photo. Po‘ipū is the... Continue Reading

Linda Ballou Shares Her Adventures on the Coconut Coast of Kaua’i

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By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate As a young woman, I had dropped out of society and landed on... Continue Reading
Fight Or Flight (Movie Review: Prey)

Tim Brennan Movie Reviews

Imagine you’re a filmmaker. You have an idea. It feels like a good one, a very good one. You start writing, and after... Continue Reading

To Capitalism and Beyond! (Movie Review: Lightyear)

Tim Brennan Movie Reviews

Is Pixar the greatest animation studio in the history of film? Possibly. It can certainly compete with Disney, its... Continue Reading

Running and Screaming (Movie Review: Jurassic World: Dominion)

Tim Brennan Movie Reviews

There’s an old belief that all little boys go dino-mad for a minute. I have no idea if that’s accurate, but I do... Continue Reading

Flyboy (Movie Review: Top Gun: Maverick)

Tim Brennan Movie Reviews

The first time I saw Top Gun, I hated it. As a wee lad, I remember seeing it in a packed theater in 1986. I remember... Continue Reading

Weird Creature of the Night (Review: The Batman)

Tim Brennan Movie Reviews

There aren’t many fictional characters that have as many character facets as Batman. You could go in a number of... Continue Reading

As the World Struggles It’s Way Into the New Normal, Here Are Linda Ballou’s Travel Tips for 2022

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By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Linda Ballou The only thing certain about travel in 2022 is... Continue Reading
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Latest Articles for Springfield, Illinois

Linda Ballou Finds Corvallis, Oregon To Be Organically Charming, Energetic, Highly Walkable and Worthy of Your Visit

Ojai, California: This Santa Fe Knock-off, Nicknamed “Shangri-La,” Offers Visitors Spirituality, Music, Art Tours, Wine Tastings — And Coastal Breezes

Linda Ballou Recommends Awesome AI-Powered Tools Designed to Improve Your 2025 Travel Planning & Experience

Linda Ballou Invites You to Experience Sensational Santa Fe in Northern New Mexico

Why Kristine Tompkins is Passionate About Rewilding the World: Insights from Linda Ballou

Linda Ballou’s Costa Rican Odyssey Part Two: A Little Country with a Big Heart

Linda Ballou Shares Part One of Her Costa Rican Odyssey: From the Lush Rain Forests to the Shining Sea

Do You Really Need Travel Insurance? Adventure Travel Writer Linda Ballou Shares Her Experiences and Advice

Linda Ballou Shares Her Best Tips for Enjoying a Successful Walking Holiday – And Why She Calls Them a “Boomer Balancing Act”

Linda Ballou Recommends You Take a Walk on Kaua’i’s Wild Side

Linda Ballou Visits Po‘ipū and is Sunny Side UP on Kaua‘i

Linda Ballou Shares Her Adventures on the Coconut Coast of Kaua’i

Fight Or Flight (Movie Review: Prey)

To Capitalism and Beyond! (Movie Review: Lightyear)

Running and Screaming (Movie Review: Jurassic World: Dominion)

Flyboy (Movie Review: Top Gun: Maverick)

Weird Creature of the Night (Review: The Batman)

As the World Struggles It’s Way Into the New Normal, Here Are Linda Ballou’s Travel Tips for 2022