The Inn at Port Ludlow

Disclaimer: We received one night and our meals, all expenses paid, from the PR folks that represent the Inn.

There’s not much to do in Port Ludlow in the wintertime. The town is little more than a crossroads with a gas station and a mini mart. Port Townsend has more to offer, if you like twee little shops and antiquing and cafes – which, I confess, I do but only in small amounts. There’s some nice hiking/biking/boating activities if the weather is more cooperative, but when we stopped over, the weather hovered somewhere between biting and bitter cold with the smell of snow in the air. It’s weather for doing nothing, for reading and gazing out the window, for napping and snacking. And while yes, a person can do that stuff at home, sometimes it’s nice to fall asleep while reading your book somewhere else. I said “Yes, absolutely,” to the invitation to the Inn.


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Cafe au Lait

There are not many things I like more than finding the perfect cafe/bakery in an unknown town. I flatter myself that I have a sense for finding exactly the right place, that I have some kind of carbohydrate and caffeine homing beacon that will direct me, without fail, to the right cup of coffee and …


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Snowbird

In our hilly city by the Sound, we don’t know how to respond to a snowstorm. Our infrastructure is lacking and our geography is treacherous. Plus, we tend towards the wet and freezing rather than the dry and fluffy – this makes for a dangerous combination on the roads. At the Nerd’s Eye View HQ …


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The Nerd’s Eye View Gift Guide for the Traveler in Your Life

When it comes to traveling and the gear that goes with it, oh, boy, do I know what I like. If you’re giving gifts this time of year and you’re wondering what to get the traveler in your life, I have a few suggestions for you. Merino wool long underwear. You knew I was going …


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