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A guided welcome to Atlantic Destinations — find exactly what you’re looking for, whether it’s coastal North Carolina, the Scottish Highlands, or your first solo trip to Europe.
Derek Cadzow
writer – photographer
THE PERSON BEHIND THE STORIES
This isn’t a travel website.
It’s a point of view.
I’m Derek. Scottish-born, Canadian-raised, three decades on the North Carolina coast. I’ve been to the places I write about. I shoot my own photography and I tell the truth about every trip — what worked, what didn’t, what to skip.
Atlantic Destinations exists for travelers over 50 who are done being talked down to. You’re not winding down. You’re leaning in. This is where I write for you.
THE ATLANTIC DESTINATIONS PHILOSOPHY
Age is not a reason to stop showing up for the world
This is your time.
The best journeys are still ahead of you.
NOT. DONE. YET.
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Hang gliding in the Outer Banks: 5 flights to come alive
I wasn’t trying to prove anything by going hang gliding in the Outer Banks. I’d actually been thinking about it for years, and for a long time it lived in that familiar mental category of someday. Hang gliding looked exhilarating and a kind of validation of those early, Superman-inspired dreams of being able to fly. Now,…
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Grandfather Mountain
Why you MUST visit the Grandfather Mountain Highland games
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Hang gliding at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina — and more!
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Things to Do in New Bern NC in One Day | Full Walking Tour & Itinerary
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