Bandon Dunes, the iconic Oregon golf resort that Andrew Harper reviewed in last year’s special golf digital edition Hideaway Report, is set to open a new course in May. Built by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, the 13-hole par-3 Bandon Preserve is set along the land adjacent to the No. 1 tee at Bandon Trails. The [...]
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From the Travel Office: 10 Days in Oregon
Oddly enough, the Andrew Harper Travel Office receives only infrequent requests for one of North America’s most beautiful destinations: Oregon. Andrew Harper calls Portland, the state’s largest city, “a compact, accessible city that positively buzzes with energy … a lovely, cultured city with easy access to coast and mountains and a vibrant food scene.”
July Hideaway Report Online: Scotland and Oregon
As always, this month’s Hideaway Report Online features evocative large-format slide shows and extensive additional coverage of Andrew Harper’s recent travels. Mr. Harper’s sojourns through Scotland and Oregon are brought vividly to life with a host of spectacular images. Exclusive online stories include Islay Distilleries, Glasgow Update and Astoria, Oregon, Reborn. View Current Issue
Heceta Head Lighthouse
Driving north on U.S. 101 along the Oregon Coast, you really can’t miss Heceta Head Lighthouse. You round a bend at about mile marker 179, and there, maybe a half-mile distant, silhouetted against the sky, is the lighthouse, tucked into the steep slope of the rugged headland, 205 feet above a picturesque cove and the [...]
Andrew Harper’s Portland, Oregon
Portland is the jumping-off point for Oregon wine country, as well as an attractive destination in its own right. A lovely, cultured city with a vibrant food scene, it nonetheless has lacked a hotel of distinction. The grande dame the Nines, located in a central downtown location on the upper floors of the former Meier [...]
Memorial Weekend in Oregon’s Wine Country
In Oregon’s inviting Willamette Valley, more than 150 wineries and tasting rooms will offer samples of the region’s acclaimed Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Riesling during the annual “Memorial Weekend in the Wine Country,” May 29-31. Here, half an hour south of Portland, scenic back roads link a handful of small towns, skirting fields [...]
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