Boldly Go Solo
How to set out solo, but not travel alone: Trips, tips and ideas for the active traveler.
Category: –Falconry
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How can you not like a place where you can order cullen skink and Dalchonzie tart at dinner, have a stare-down with a falcon and discover that you weigh in the single digits?* I was in Scotland last week reveling in the Scottishness of it all, starting at the The Gleneagles Hotel. Gleneagles is hosting…
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Falconry, the "sport of kings," is actually the sport of hunting. Instead of using a gun, or a bow and arrow, hunters go into the wild with a raptor that catches small game. Rabbits. Squirrels. Other small, edible animals. In Hershey, Pennsylvania, you can do falconry, but without the bloodletting. Basically, you watch a demonstration…
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We here at Boldly Go Solo (we being me) are just bursting with delight over learning that this very blog was awarded top honors by the Society of American Travel Writers' Atlantic Caribbean Chapter. On a related note, I just learned about a new book called Brag!: The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn without…
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On a perch some 45 feet away from where I stand, Thunder awaits my call. "Hey, Thunder." At that, the Harris's hawk swoops in to land on my gloved hand. He's not there to socialize. The tasty bits of raw mouse and quail squeezed between my thumb and forefinger are the enticement for the visit.…
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