FAMILY TRAVELS

Scout the yorkie poo jumping at the Beach at Expedia Group park on Seattle Waterfront

Where we park in Seattle to go to the beach at Expedia Group (Scout’s Favorite Park)

September 13, 2022

If you follow along on my instagram, we tend to visit the beach at Expedia group with Scout quite frequently. It used to be where we parked to go biking with the kids when they were small. It’s near where the cruise ships dock and it’s also where you’ll find the closest lupine patches growing […]

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Why booking with Amex Fine Hotels is pretty perfect at the dog-friendly Fairmont Chateau Whistler

Why booking with Amex Fine Hotels at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler Resort is more than “worth it” for families

September 12, 2022

Whistler, BC has become a really popular destination for Seattle families-it’s about a 4-5 hour drive away and it’s easily combinable with a Vancouver trip for shorter travel days and a longer vacation too. Over the years it feels like we’ve stayed at nearly all the properties on the mountain and our favorites so far […]

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Kenmore Air flight at Paine Field to San Juan Islands with Pilot Christina

Kenmore Air adds a new way to get to the San Juan Islands with a short flight Paine Field

July 21, 2022

How incredible is it that we can fly? I often forget that small planes are also an option in our area when we are trying to get to local places. We’ve used Kenmore Air before for their seaplane to Vancouver Island. I just learned that they also have land planes too. And now there is […]

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California Travel: walking near the Santa Monica pier at sunset

California Travel : All the places we’ve visited over the years and absolutely loved

July 11, 2022

When the hubby first moved to California years ago before we were even married, I never imagined that I would one day live in the United States. But now over 20 years later, we’ve been here now nearly half my life and California is still one of the places we visit often and it’s a […]

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Lupines in Seattle at the Beach at Expedia Group

If you are looking for lupines here is where to find lupines in Seattle so you don’t have to drive too far

June 16, 2022

Remember this next year when you see all the lupine pictures from Van Lierop Park or Mount Rainier. There are lupines in Seattle and if you don’t have time to drive out of the city you don’t have to miss out. They seem to bloom between mid-may and early June. This year they are just […]

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Seattle Art Museum from the outside

Why you need a Seattle Art Museum Patron Membership if you’re a Seattleite who loves to travel

June 14, 2022

The Seattle Art Museum is one of my favorite places in the city. If I know I’m running errands downtown or at Pike Place Market, I love having a membership so I can pop in even just for a few minutes if that’s all the time I have. But there is another fabulous reason to […]

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tiger sugar seattle a new boba shop downtown in the city known for their brown sugar drinks

Tiger Sugar Seattle: a new boba spot downtown in the city just steps away from the Seattle Art Museum

June 13, 2022

My kids are big fans of bubble tea and so am I. I grew up in Coquitlam BC, Canada, and this is a treat that’s been up north for a while but it’s taken a bit of time to get down here to Seattle so I get really excited when see a new bubble tea […]

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Seattle salad ideas (this one is from mod pizza)

The best salads in Seattle that you’ll want for lunch

April 5, 2022

When the weather starts getting a little sunnier sometimes we crave fresh and more vegetable filled dishes as we get out and about. Here are a few of my favorite places to get the best salads in Seattle. I’ve tried to add the neighborhoods you’ll find these places in too. Evergreens all over Seattle There […]

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Seattle Cinnamon Roll Drive Through in Woodinville

A drive through Seattle Cinnamon Roll shop up in Woodinville that’s worth the trip

March 30, 2022

If you are searching for a unique cinnamon bun shop near Seattle, you might find Seattle Cinnamon Roll. And it’s not actually in Seattle, it’s about 30-40 minutes north of the city. But before you give up and try looking for another place, make a plan to go to Woodinville to the Seattle Cinnamon Roll […]

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too good to go app review in Seattle

Trying out the Too Good to Go app to help reduce food waste in Seattle

February 3, 2022

I recently heard about the Too Good to Go app in Seattle. Too Good to Go is an app that connects consumers with businesses to buy ‘Surprise bags” of food not purchased during business hours that might otherwise go to waste. I love the idea of being able to try a business, try something new, […]

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Alegria Cirque du Soleil in Seattle at Marymoor Park

Cirque du Soleil in Seattle with Alegria at Marymoor Park

January 21, 2022

There are so many hopeful things happening in 2022 and one of them is Cirque du Soleil in Seattle again! Alegria just opened in Marymoor Park and my family was invited to this spectacular show on Media Night to go check it out. We are in a bit of a spike (that will hopefully be […]

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Cedarbrook Cottage in Seabrook in the winter

Roadtrips from Seattle: Seabrook in the winter might even be better than a visit in summertime

January 18, 2022

I need to be careful or this blog is just going to become a Seabrook fan account. Thankfully there are hundreds of houses there to rent and we still seem to have all the time in the world to travel near rather than far. We’ve had such lovely prior visits to Seabrook so a trip […]

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Fairmont Vancouver Waterfront Pool with family who walked from Terrace Room

What is a Terrace Room at the Fairmont Waterfront Vancouver BC?

January 11, 2022

A little while ago I booked a staycation for my family and my sister’s family so all the cousins could hang out at a heated outdoor pool in the wintertime. Because of covid, I specifically wanted to find an outdoor pool so that we wouldn’t have to breathe indoor air. And we love the outdoor […]

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pastries from Touba Bakery a 5 star pastry shop near Payne Field Airport in Washington State

Touba Bakery near Paine Field Airport is a 5 star Google Maps Unicorn that’s real

October 6, 2021

This could also be called why your kids’ weekend soccer (hockey, chess, fencing……whatever) games don’t have to completely ruin your life because my kids’ soccer is the reason that we found Touba Bakery in the first place. We usually find out the week of the game where our game is and what time it will […]

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helloterumi Terumi on instagram and how to create an account

How to create or start an instagram account

August 19, 2021

Back in the day when I started instagram, it was because my best friend who has told me to start everything from my blog to twitter and every other thing online told me to try instagram. The same way I hopped onto those things, I just posted a picture and began. But instagram has evolved […]

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treat cookies in Burien near Seattle is a fancy cookie shop with a cool neon "treat yourself" sign

Treat and all the other Seattle cookie companies you need to know about ASAP

April 27, 2021

If you have seen foodie social media in Seattle lately it’s blown up with Treat cookies. And while Treat isn’t exactly a Seattle cookie company-it’s in Burien in Seattle’s Southside about a 30 minute drive away- it’s in an area that you definitely want to check out if you are the type of person who […]

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circle home parental control device and app for the internet at home

Meet Circle Home Plus with a parental control app for online devices at home

April 18, 2021

I received the Circle Home Plus Device and Parental control App for free from Moms Meet (momsmeet.com) to use and post my honest opinions about this product. Compensation for this post was provided and this page may contain affiliate links. I have to admit I let my kids get a bit carried away with video […]

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Dog friendly Oregon hotels on a trip with our pup and kids to the Coast for his first birthday

A roadtrip to Cannon Beach with kids and our pup because this is how we travel now and the dog friendly Oregon hotels we found

March 2, 2021

We haven’t been to the Oregon Coast in a few years. And that doesn’t mean we don’t love it, we just usually head up north to BC to see family and it’s about the same distance from Seattle to Vancouver as it is from Seattle to Portland or Seattle to Cannon Beach. But this year […]

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Dole whip and other foods at two new food halls near Seattle

Dole Whip and other yummy foods at two new food halls near Seattle

February 10, 2021

I never set out to find Dole Whip when I stopped by some food halls near Seattle on a recent trip to Tukwila with Seattle Southside. But as I was standing in line for mochi donuts at Dochi (which are delicious by the way), I saw someone in line holding a Dole Whip at the […]

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A Schoolcation near Seattle at the dog-friendly Big Wheel Beach House in Seabrook WA

A Seabrook Schoolcation at the dog-friendly Big Wheel Beach house

October 19, 2020

When in history has “how is your wifi” been so important for being able to just get away from it all for a while? While we aren’t flying anywhere for fun and it’s too tough to cross the border to see family, sometimes just changing our scenery while the kids are schooling from home is […]

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