Around Thanksgiving, my husband always travels to Ohio for 10-12 days of hunting season. I always stay in Washington due to work and the timeframe being too long to leave our 13-year-old fur baby on his own, even with a trusted friend checking in. This year we planned for the same. It wasn't until Brian …
After a last-minute change of plans, we ended up taking a three-day roadtrip down the Oregon coast to Crater Lake National Park and north through Bend and Mt. Hood before returning to Seattle. The third leg of our trip took us from Bend to Seattle via Mt. Hood and Mt. Adams on Labor Day, which …
Now that the holidays are here, I'm constantly seeing articles with gift ideas for every type of individual under the sun, including a ton targeting travelers. I'm adding my own top 15 gift ideas for travelers to the mix, but here's the catch--I'm not getting paid or pitched to promote any of these. These are …
One of my 2017 resolutions is to do a better job exploring Seattle's various neighborhoods. We committed to local adventures in and around Cleveland before we moved and loved learning about places and things that were right under our noses but that we just never seemed to get around to exploring. I wanted to apply …
Continue reading Celebrating Lunar New Year in Seattle’s International District
We were hanging out in the kitchen and living room area tonight, and I was leafing through magazines that have been piling up on my coffee table in order to throw out all the ones I didn’t need. I was making my way through the National Geographic Traveler, Conde Nast Traveler, etc. when I came …
I can't believe another week has gone by. It's nice having the occasional holiday weekend, resulting in a shorter week following the celebration, which must be why it's already Sunday. I had a somewhat exciting Memorial Day weekend, from local fairs to headlining concerts to birthday and holiday picnics, wrapping up with a new trip …
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
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