Archive for September 20th, 2007

Sunriver, OR

Your vacation rental is Sunriver will be the perfect place for you to call home during your mind spinning days of activities or energetic nights of fun.  A virtual outdoor paradise for couples and families, Sunriver seizes every opportunity to welcome you into the beautiful mountain surroundings of your Sunriver vacation rental.  With treats like horseback riding and white water rafting, you don’t have to go far from your luxury Sunriver vacation rental to free the adventurer in you.  Or, if you prefer to enjoy the outdoors in with slightly less thrill, you can partake of any of the 5 major golf courses within close proximity to your vacation rental in Sunriver.  Noted for nature and the ability to commune with the environment through hiking, kayaking, or biking, integrating the beauty of Sunriver becomes one of the pleasures of your time spent in your luxury vacation rental in Sunriver

With activities such as fishing, boating, and nature walks, families are equally entertained in the rustic beauty and fresh air surrounding their vacation rental in Sunriver.  Impressions from interaction with nature and wildlife at the Nature Center stay for many years after leaving vacation rentals in Sunriver.  With specialized activities for pre-teens and teenagers, local vacation rentals seek to enchant every member of the family with activities like horseback riding, biking, and rafting tours.

What is around your Sunriver Oregon vacation rental?

  • Crater Lake National Park:  Thousands of years ago, due to a volcanic eruption of Mount Mazama, Crate Lake was created by a the collapse of the volcano into a beautiful rim of a lake that sparkles blue against the crystal clear sky above.  Surrounded by peaks of high points of towering trees reaching toward the clouds, the classical setting is almost is nature at its best.  Breathing the peaceful existence of a serine setting with the perfect backdrop for activities in the summer like hiking and in the winter such as skiing, this gift of Mother Nature brings each person closer to an ultimate understanding of the work of thousands of years of volcanic eruptions and carvings by melting glaciers in one sweeping landscape.  And it’s glorious.
  • Crater Lake Rim Drive:  To properly appreciate the many panoramic viewpoints of Crater Lake, gets your camera ready and take a drive around the rim of Crater Lake.  With over 20 different places to stop, soak up the dazzling postcard beauty, and take pictures, the memories of this drive around one of America’s greatest natural wonders is well worth the trip.  Noted as the deepest natural lake in the United States, the majestic mixture of the mountains behind Crater Lake is a stunning reminder of the forces of nature.

Although the scenery is open and wild, the food close to your Sunriver vacation rental is a melody of traditional western fare with the opulence of a fine dining experience.  From trendy cafes and pubs to outside dining at local grilles, Sunriver vacation rentals are sure to make your experience in the great Northwest even greater.

Enjoy your stay in Sunriver Oregon by booking your vacation rental with Vacapedia.

Who I Am and How I Like to Travel

James MartinWhen the fine folks at Vacapedia asked me if I’d blog for them, I looked at the topic at hand–vacation houses across the globe available for weekly rental–and thought, there’s a niche I fit into. Just barely, on account of the fine food that I’m forced to eat when I visit Italy, but I’m getting ahead of myself.

I love to stay in a place for a while. I’m tired of the old “if this is Tuesday it must be Belgium” type of travel. I know to many of you it’s a chore to cook, but I’m one of those people who loves to go into a covered market in Europe and order up a big handful of clams I see squirting briny liquids from their iced-down lair, plus some still flopping little fish for a nice zuppa di pesce that will steam up the house with great smells.

For that I need a kitchen and some pans. I need a refrigerator to chill the Muscadet. I need a balcony where it all comes together and I can look over an unfamiliar and captivating landscape while eating my dinner and sipping my wine. And I need a washing machine, because, well, cooking for me is spontaneous and messy.

My name is James Martin, and I’m a house-renting junky.

Aulla holiday get awayIn fact, I got so enamored with the prospect of the slow life in Europe, I went out and bought my own house in the Lunigiana region of Tuscany–the cheap undertouristed part–where I spend a decent part of the year. But it’s never enough, I can tell you. Vacapedia even has a house for rent in my neighborhood, with one of the greatest views on the planet. It’s called “Aulla holiday get away” but it’s far above Aulla in Bibola, a town with a castle ruin overlooking my valley in the Lunigiana. It has a view I never tire of. You can see a little of it on the right. For grandeur, you’ll have to go in person.

In any case, I write about my experiences in other places, too. My personal blog about living in Italy can be found over at Wandering Italy. My European travel advice can be found at Europe for Visitors. I’ve been an electrical engineer, an archaeologist, and a travel writer. I photographed auto racing for 17 years after racing cars for three.

Still, what I like most is travel and discovery. You learn a lot about yourself when you travel, perhaps more than you’d like to know sometimes. But it’s all valuable. And it’s really valuable for your kids. They need to know that sometimes people come up with solutions to problems that are different–yet no less valid–than the solutions proposed by their own culture.

So I’ll quit preaching at you now. But think about renting a house on your next vacation. You don’t need to cook, or deal with fresh clams (or heaven forbid the lamb heads on display over at the butcher’s), but you might need to slow down, catch you breath, and sit on that balcony and think of what a great place the world can be sometimes.

Several times a week I’ll be pointing out some vacation rental houses in places I think are spectacular. Check back frequently if you’re dreaming of the perfect vacation.

Happy travels to you. Got a question? Leave a comment.


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