Nov 20, 2019 • 6 min read
Definitive proof of Sasquatch’s existence has been elusive, but stories abound in the Pacific Northwest, and there’s lots of other draws to the region.
Jun 25, 2019 • 4 min read
Some airports are just better than others. In our completely unbiased opinion, the Portland International Airport – PDX – is one of the best in the world…
Nov 30, 2018 • 4 min read
Autumn and early winter in the Portland area means plenty of chilly, foggy days, ideal for long scenic drives on back roads through colorful woods. Some…
Oct 16, 2015 • 5 min read
It’s no mystery why savvy food and drink lovers have been streaming into the Pacific Northwest for decades. Edged to the east by phenomenally fertile…
Mar 30, 2015 • 5 min read
Though it’s built on seven hills like Rome, Seattle is a city that’s famous for its modernity. What it lacks in Romantic ruins, it makes up for in cutting…
Feb 20, 2015 • 5 min read
Seattle is a big city with the food philosophy of a small farm. For proof, dip your finger into the culinary extravaganza of Pike Place Market, a…
Dec 19, 2014 • 5 min read
To spend time living like a local in Seattle, it helps to first don a little camouflage and subtly assume the mannerisms of a typical Seattleite. Try…
Oct 10, 2011 • 4 min read
The town was quiet. Tour buses with curly, girly lettering on the side advertising Twilight tours were parked, idle and empty, in the gas station parking…
Apr 5, 2011 • 8 min read
Pacific Northwesterners like to say that surviving the long, gray, rainy winters hinges on two things: beer and coffee. But what people drink here is just…
Apr 1, 2011 • 2 min read
The USA's Pacific Northwest is known for its magnificent landscape, its cities of progressive thought and innovation, its music and its coffee. It's a…
Aug 4, 2010 • 7 min read
Where else in America can you wallow in natural hot springs in the morning, take photos of mountains at lunch time, roll up in one of the world’s coolest…
Mar 28, 2010 • 3 min read
Take the scenic route from Seattle to Portland and tiptoe around sleeping giants on this trip down the exquisite volcanic spine of Mts Rainier, Adams, St…