Anita Draycott

3 days ago | lifesincrediblejourney.com | Anita Draycott |Wendy Nordvik-Carr

Table of Contents show Wales may have once been a hidden gem for golfers, but not anymore. After being named the “Undiscovered Golf Destination of the Year” by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators in 2003 and hosting the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor in 2010, Wales has earned its place on the global golf map. It recently hosted The Senior Open in 2014, 2017, and 2023. This year, the AIG Woman’s Open comes to Royal Porthcawl (July 30 to August 3, 2025).

Feb 18, 2025 | lifesincrediblejourney.com | Anita Draycott |Wendy Nordvik-Carr

When the spectacular Pueblo Bonito Resorts Quivira Golf Club in Las Cabos opened in 2014 on Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, it became one of the world’s top golf, fun, and sun destinations. I was one of the fortunate journalists invited to meet its legendary golf course designer, Jack Nicklaus, attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony and play the seaside marvel. Table of Contents show I fondly remember telling Jack how much I enjoyed his design, and he rewarded me with a hug and a signed visor.

Dec 3, 2024 | boldtraveller.ca | Anita Draycott

Whenever I’m in a big city I am magnetically drawn to its bohemian quarter. In Paris that’s the Left Bank; in New York it’s Greenwich Village. When in Rome, I cross the Eternal City’s ancient Ponte Cestio and wander to my stomach’s content the cobbled, twisting streets of Trastevere, which literally translated means “across the Tiber.” Staunchly resisting the tides of change for centuries, Trastevere was a proud working class area until about a decade ago when gentrification hit.

Oct 19, 2024 | lifesincrediblejourney.com | Anita Draycott |Wendy Nordvik-Carr

Writer Anita Draycott takes you on a tour of the best golf courses in Thailand, complete with swinging monks and fresh caddies. Table of Contents show My conversation with the taxi driver from the Bangkok airport began with him describing his six years as a novice monk eating one meal a day in a jungle temple. Then he noticed my luggage included golf clubs and began chattering enthusiastically about how he recently broke 90 using his expensive new set of Callaway clubs.

Oct 3, 2024 | lifesincrediblejourney.com | Anita Draycott |Wendy Nordvik-Carr

Eureka! Candy, our truffle-hunting canine, has just struck pay dirt in Motovun Croatia. It’s hard to believe this little nugget resembling a deformed tuber that Candy has unearthed is worth a fortune. But then I take a whiff. How can I describe the funky aroma? Is it musk, garlic, chocolate, sweat sock? Whatever, it’s olfactory porn to my nose. We’ve discovered the illusive “white gold” of Istria. And the hunt has just begun. Table of Contents show 4 Truffle Mania Where is Istria Croatia?