Blog | GolfandTravels

Itinerary: Switzerland/Northern Italy

We flew into Zurich. Took Train to Lucerne. Spent 1 night. Add on a 2nd if you have time! From Lucerne took 3 trains to Wengen. The...

GolfandTravels

Aug 25, 20191 min read

The Awe of Milan Italy and the Duomo di Milano

A special Duomo located in Milan Italy, its grandeur and beauty is spectacular. If you have not read the book "Beneath The Scarlet Sky"...

GolfandTravels

Aug 24, 20191 min read

Italy, Lake Como. A walk along the Greenway.

Starting in the Como area you would take a boat to the either the "start" of the Greenway in Colonno (or where we started - Lenno!) and...

GolfandTravels

Aug 23, 20191 min read

Switzerland. Trummelbauch Falls - Intro

An amazing site, the Trummelbach Falls is definitely worth putting on your itinerary.

GolfandTravels

Aug 22, 20191 min read

Switzerland. Trummelbauch Falls - Inside the mountain

Definitely a different way to see a Waterfall! The falls twist and turn inside the mountain and thanks to innovation and engineering,...

GolfandTravels

Aug 21, 20191 min read

Augusta National! 2017

Made it on Augusta National! 2017 Drive Chip Putt - man these kids can play! Augusta, immaculate, pristine, a thrill to have visited....

GolfandTravels

Aug 5, 20191 min read

Greece, Costa Navarino - June 2018

We had the privilege to visit the westcoast of the Athens mainland and drove 3 1/2 hours from Athens Airport to Costa Navarino Westin...

GolfandTravels

Jun 25, 20183 min read

Blue Zone: Ikaria Greece

We spent a week on the Island of Ikaria in a 7-day cooking and culture class with Diane Kochilas learning the Ikarian lifestyle. Ikaria...

GolfandTravels

Jun 22, 20181 min read

Finally made it to Cog Hill Golf Club, Illinois Mulligan - April 2018

After a fantastic trip to Detroit MI to visit The Henry Ford Museum we drove 4 hours to the Chicago area to finally hit the Cog -...

GolfandTravels

Apr 16, 20182 min read

Itinerary: Greece

Flew into Athens via Delta Short Flight to Island of Ikeria 3-Hour Bus Ride to Armenistis 7-Night stay at the hotel Elofini Beach Hotel...

GolfandTravels

Jun 23, 20171 min read

Rome, Italy May 2017 - Marco Simone - Home of 2022 Ryder Cup

We ended our two-week tour of Italy with a round of golf about 30 minutes outside of Rome. Very nice course. Suspect they will be making...

GolfandTravels

Jun 9, 20171 min read

An Ireland Mulligan - July/Aug 2016

A year ago July-Aug (2015) our trip to Ireland was so amazing, we immediately knew that we would go back - we didn't think it would be...

GolfandTravels

Jul 31, 20161 min read

Tralee Golf Links - Barrow, Ireland - County Kerry

Out of our six rounds of golf, Tralee (Trá Lí = Strand of the River) was our favorite! Partly because it was a dry day – yeah! But not...

GolfandTravels

Jul 29, 20162 min read

Old Head Golf Links - Kinsale, Ireland – County Cork

Famous for it’s location on a peninsula, Old Head juts out into the Atlantic Ocean, rising hundreds of feet above the water with towering...

GolfandTravels

Jul 28, 20162 min read

Ballybunion Golf Course, The Old Course – Ballybunion, Ireland, County Kerry

Of all the rounds of golf we have played during our travels around the world, the day we played the Old Course at Ballybunion was by far...

GolfandTravels

Jul 27, 20162 min read

Spanish Point Golf Club - Spanish Point Ireland – County Clare

Recommended by our dear friends the Keatings (Jim & Lucille), Spanish Point Golf Club is a 9 hole course you play twice – some holes have...

GolfandTravels

Jul 26, 20161 min read

Dooks Golf Links, Glen Beigh – County Kerry

Dooks, a quaint, more local course, is a very sweet setting and a less touristy site – so if you want to enjoy another beautiful setting...

GolfandTravels

Jul 22, 20161 min read

Grand National, Robert Trent Jones Trail, Opelika/Auburn, AL

Congratulations to our friend Jay for graduating from Auburn University's EMBA and giving us a terrific reason to get back to AL and the...

GolfandTravels

Jul 11, 20162 min read

Hammock Bay Golf Course, Marco Island – Dec 2015

Part of the spectacular JW Marriott Marco Island, the Hammock Bay Golf Course joins the Rookery Golf Course. Thanks to Liz's team...

GolfandTravels

Dec 8, 20151 min read

Gleneagles – Centenary Course. Host of the 2014 Ryder Cup, Scotland July 2015

The Gleneagles grounds consist of a resort, three (and ½) golf courses and several other activities including Falconry. Of the three...

GolfandTravels

Aug 5, 20151 min read