Hospitality and Outer Space

The long drive in bad visibility gave me a terrible headache, by the time we reached our destination, I had a full blown migraine. I went straight to bed with a cup of tea for dinner, only, and waited for it to pass. Pass it did and about three hours later it had subsided to …


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Seattle Getaway

When people tell me they want to visit Seattle, I suggest the same thing, always: August or September. It’s divine here during those two months, truly there is no place I’d rather be. But in winter, it can be daunting and our New Year’s weekend stay downtown was tempered by disappointing weather — umbrella challenging …


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2009 in Travel

January: We froze our butts off in British Columbia. But oh, I love to travel in BC and the freezing fog made for pretty pictures from the ferry. February: My mother-in-law and her travel buddy came to town. We took them to the Washington Coast, a place I never tire of. In spite of the …


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A Birthday Wish List & A Happy New Year

I’ve been doing a bunch of traveling — yay — and then I got nailed with a very bad cold — boo — so I never did get a Nerd’s Eye View traveler’s gift guide up this year. In the past, my gift guides have included stuff that I think is essential for travel, stuff …


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