Join Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter travel team and publishers of Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine and Parks & Travel Magazine, for Big Blend Radio’s Champagne Sundays variety show.

On This Episode:

- Captain John Smith – Glynn Burrows, owner of Norfolk Tours in England, talks about Captain John Smith’s historic ties between England and America.

- Pilgrimage - Best-selling author and photographer Derry Brabbs discusses his beautiful new hardcover book, ‘Pilgrimage: The Great Pilgrim Routes of Britain and Europe’.  

- Winter in California’s Sequoia Country – Donnette Silva Carter – CEO of Tulare Chamber of Commerce, along with special guests from the Sequoia Tourism Council, share the winter events and activities in Tulare County, home to Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Sequoia National Forest & Giant Sequoia National Monument.

Join Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter travel team and publishers of Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine and Parks & Travel Magazine, for Big Blend Radio’s Champagne Sundays variety show.

On This Episode:

- Captain John Smith – Glynn Burrows, owner of Norfolk Tours in England, talks about Captain John Smith’s historic ties between England and America.

- Pilgrimage - Best-selling author and photographer Derry Brabbs discusses his beautiful new hardcover book, ‘Pilgrimage: The Great Pilgrim Routes of Britain and Europe’.  

- Winter in California’s Sequoia Country – Donnette Silva Carter – CEO of Tulare Chamber of Commerce, along with special guests from the Sequoia Tourism Council, share the winter events and activities in Tulare County, home to Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Sequoia National Forest & Giant Sequoia National Monument.

Join Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter travel team and publishers of Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine and Parks & Travel Magazine, for Big Blend Radio’s Success Express business and career show.

On This Episode:

- The Anticipatory Organization – Daniel Burrus - best-selling author, leading futurist and innovation expert, discusses his powerful new book ‘The Anticipatory Organization: Turn Disruption and Change into Opportunity and Advantage’, that offers a comprehensive new way to identify and act on game-changing opportunities.

- Discover Your Why – Corey Poirer - award-winning keynote speaker, best-selling author and radio host, discusses his forthcoming new book, “The Book of Why (And How): Discover the Timeless Secret to Meaning, Success and Real Wealth.”

- Failure Leads to Success - Steve Schneickert recalls the Hollywood History of Celebrity Success.

Join Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter travel team and publishers of Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine and Parks & Travel Magazine, for Big Blend Radio’s Success Express business and career show.

On This Episode:

- The Anticipatory Organization – Daniel Burrus - best-selling author, leading futurist and innovation expert, discusses his powerful new book ‘The Anticipatory Organization: Turn Disruption and Change into Opportunity and Advantage’, that offers a comprehensive new way to identify and act on game-changing opportunities.

- Discover Your Why – Corey Poirer - award-winning keynote speaker, best-selling author and radio host, discusses his forthcoming new book, “The Book of Why (And How): Discover the Timeless Secret to Meaning, Success and Real Wealth.”

- Failure Leads to Success - Steve Schneickert recalls the Hollywood History of Celebrity Success.

Join Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith, publishers of Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine, for Big Blend Radio’s Happy Halloween Party aboard the Big Blend Trick or Treat Party Bus, traveling down Ghost Highway. Party Guests will sip Yuma Landing's Halloween Cocktails and share chilling tales, play Spontuneous ‘The Song Game’ and try to get out of Judge Ward Heinrichs' Ghost Court! Plus, there'll be creepy tunes and Halloween Hollywood History with Steve Schneickert! 

Party Guests: San Diego employment attorney Ward Heinrichs Esq.; Sommelier Hilarie Larson; Ralph Masengill Jr. “Mr Change Agent”; cardiologist Dr. Jacqueline Eubany; singer-songwriter Nicki Kris; Chris Perrin “Thee Party Food Dude”; Mike Dunmyer “Ocean Champion”, and special appeances by entertainer “Carol Channing” and Hot Mama Babooschkah!

Join Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith, publishers of Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine, for Big Blend Radio’s Happy Halloween Party aboard the Big Blend Trick or Treat Party Bus, traveling down Ghost Highway. Party Guests will sip Yuma Landing's Halloween Cocktails and share chilling tales, play Spontuneous ‘The Song Game’ and try to get out of Judge Ward Heinrichs' Ghost Court! Plus, there'll be creepy tunes and Halloween Hollywood History with Steve Schneickert! 

Party Guests: San Diego employment attorney Ward Heinrichs Esq.; Sommelier Hilarie Larson; Ralph Masengill Jr. “Mr Change Agent”; cardiologist Dr. Jacqueline Eubany; singer-songwriter Nicki Kris; Chris Perrin “Thee Party Food Dude”; Mike Dunmyer “Ocean Champion”, and special appeances by entertainer “Carol Channing” and Hot Mama Babooschkah!

Join Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter travel team and publishers of Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine and Parks & Travel Magazine, for Big Blend Radio’s Champagne Sundays variety show.

On This Episode:

- Healthy Thanksgiving Sides – Ruth Milstein, author of the Gourmand award-winning recipe book ‘Cooking with Love: Ventures Into The New Israeli Cuisine’, talks about healthy Thanksgiving side dishes including Sweet Stuffing Homemade Cranberry Sauce.

- San Diego’s Mountains & Backcountry – Teresa Keller, Manager of Jeremy’s On The Hill California Style Bistro in Wynola “Gateway to Julian”, talks about what there is to see and do in San Diego’s popular mountain and back country region.

- Mad Science! Award-winning author Karen Romano Young, discusses her new book “NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS: Try This! Extreme 50 Fun & Safe Science Experiments for the Mad Scientist in You”.

Join Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter travel team and publishers of Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine and Parks & Travel Magazine, for Big Blend Radio’s Champagne Sundays variety show.

On This Episode:

- Healthy Thanksgiving Sides – Ruth Milstein, author of the Gourmand award-winning recipe book ‘Cooking with Love: Ventures Into The New Israeli Cuisine’, talks about healthy Thanksgiving side dishes including Sweet Stuffing Homemade Cranberry Sauce.

- San Diego’s Mountains & Backcountry – Teresa Keller, Manager of Jeremy’s On The Hill California Style Bistro in Wynola “Gateway to Julian”, talks about what there is to see and do in San Diego’s popular mountain and back country region.

- Mad Science! Award-winning author Karen Romano Young, discusses her new book “NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS: Try This! Extreme 50 Fun & Safe Science Experiments for the Mad Scientist in You”.

The International Food, Wine, and Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) is a non-profit organization and a resource base for writers and other professionals in the food, wine, and travel industries. 

Travel writer Allen Cox - Editor-in-Chief of Northwest Travel  & Life Magazine and VP of the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA), along with Sherrye Wyatt - PR & Marketing Manager at Whidbey and Camano Islands Tourism in Washington state, discuss the 2018 IFWTWA Conference in Whidbey Island, held May 5-8, 2018. 

This Big Blend Radio interview originally aired live on BlogTalkRadio.com on Oct. 20. 2017.

Nestled in the far northwestern corner of Washington State is a little slice of paradise. It’s a destination with no stoplights, where foodies forage and create memorable cuisine that defines farm to table and orchard to glass. Here, you can smell the Salish Sea, wander through wildflower-strewn prairies or a fanciful sculpture garden.  This is where a pig led the way to diplomacy and a Hawaiian shepherd takes credit for naming the only town on the island. Welcome to San Juan Island, Washington.

Travel, food and wine writer Hilarie Larson discusses the history and natural beauty of Washington's San Juan Islands, and San Juan Island National Historic Park. This Big Blend Radio interview originally aired live on BlogTalkRadio.com on Oct. 20, 2017.