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An Almost-Solo Salt Lake City Adventure (Build your Blog Conference 2016)
March 10, 2016Sometimes I get these big ideas in my head that I can do travel ALL by myself. My husband has had a lot of business trips lately and I decided I needed one too, so I found a blogging conference with some speakers that sounded good in Salt Lake City and suddenly I had a […]
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A little bit of Paris in Pike Place Market (Crepe de France, Seattle, WA)
March 4, 2016Every week that I’ve been adventuring through the Pike Place Market for my 52 weeks of eating at different market restaurants project, I don’t totally know where I’m going to eat until I walk into a restaurant. I was going to visit the Sound View Cafe, but all the window spots looked like they were […]
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Gifts and books that can inspire little travelers
March 2, 2016My guys have loved travel since our first trips up to see family in Vancouver when they were teeny tiny babies. Because Vancouver is about a three-hour drive from Seattle, it meant a van-load full of stuff and drives conveniently timed between naps. Back then our travel needs were totally different than they are now […]
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Japonessa (near-ish Pike Place Market, Seattle)
February 26, 2016When I started my 52 weeks of eating at Pike Place Market project, I never thought about the actual physical boundaries of Pike Place Market and I am not sure where it starts and where it ends. Do the restaurants have to BE where the market stalls are? And how far away from the market […]
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Some good things you can think about in Seattle on a Monday
February 22, 2016If you are in Seattle on Thursday, the 25th of February 2016 this is a really easy way to give back to the community by merely dining out. The event is Nom Nom Seattle and it’s a one day fundraiser that benefits four Seattle-area nonprofits that empower kids to live healthy lives including Pike Place […]
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Japanese Gourmet in Pike Place Market (Seattle, WA)
February 20, 2016A long time ago my husband was interviewing for a new job and I found myself wandering hungrily through Pike Place Market and into the Japanese Gourmet restaurant where I had my first meal in Seattle alone. That was a momentous day for us because the interview went well and we ended up back in […]
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When you think you might make Seattle your home on a Monday
February 15, 2016Before we had kids we didn’t really think about WHERE people with kids lived in Seattle and when we first moved with kids we were still new to parenting and didn’t think too much of the long-term. We were just desperately in need of space because the space we picked pre-kids was not suitable for […]
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A not so spooky cup of coffee in Pike Place Market (Ghost Alley Espresso, Seattle WA )
February 12, 2016If you come to Seattle to see neat little coffee shops, a teeny coffee house known as Ghost Alley Espresso needs to be added to your list. I didn’t realize the historic value of this shop until I tried to figure out what the significance of Ghost Alley was and I read on their site […]
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A stay in my FAVORITE place in the world (Granville Island Hotel, Vancouver, BC)
February 11, 2016Do you have a place that you love more than anywhere in the world? A place that evokes a happy tornado of memories of being little and growing up, of times with friends and family and good coffee, pastries, flowers and gorgeous views? For me this place is Granville Island in Vancouver, BC. I’ve loved […]
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Grilled Salmon Special at Jack’s Fish Spot (52 weeks of eating in Pike Place Market, Seattle)
February 4, 2016Pike Place Market in Seattle is famous for fish throwing, and I’ve bought fresh fish from the market before, but for some reason I’ve never eaten fish IN the market so I made it my mission this week to make my meal one from under the sea. I have always noticed a big line at […]
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A hearty vegetarian lunch under $10 at Pike Place Market (La Vaca Burrito Express, Seattle)
January 28, 2016I love trying new places, but in Seattle’s Pike Place Market where I already have some lovely dependable favorites, it can be a bit terrifying to eat somewhere new. WHAT IF I CHOOSE WRONG??? What if this meal opportunity is RUINED? And then I realize I sound like my 7-year-olds when they are faced with […]
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A quick and tasty Market Lunch (Country Dough, 52 weeks of Pike Place Market)
January 22, 2016Sometime last year Country Dough snuck quietly into Pike Place Market in a cute little courtyard tucked behind the long and winding Piroshky Bakery line. (I do love Piroshky Piroshky and alternate between the garlic, onion and cheese and apple cinnamon and I noticed that they are doing a Valentine’s Box if you want one […]
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EMP Seattle, Hello Kitty and should we go to Puroland?
January 20, 2016How I managed to miss the Hello Kitty Food Truck in Seattle bewilders me but I know I’ll get my Hello Kitty fix in Tokyo later this year. I am excited though to have my favorite little cat in OUR city and the exhibit at the Experience Music Project or what we Seattleites call the […]
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Eating in the New Year at Pike Place Market: Michou Deli, Seattle
January 14, 2016Few things catch my eye like tasty pastries and whenever I walk by Michou Deli, I am intrigued by these round donut-like desserts in the window and I’ve been meaning to try them for a long time. But because this place is right next to Le Panier, I always go there first for the macarons […]
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52 weeks of Pike Place Market Eating
January 13, 2016Everyone who visits Seattle knows about Pike Place Market. It’s one of our city’s most bustling and popular tourist attractions but it also does so much good for the people in our community. There is a Food Bank, a Senior’s Center, a Preschool and a Health Clinic that are all part of this market and […]
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Whistler with kids in the Wintertime at the Sundial hotel with your own hot tub
January 8, 2016Everyone I know has been talking about going to Whistler lately and it is such a fun place to go-especially with kids-there is just so much to do. When we were MUCH younger the hubby and I used to wake up early, pack his two-seater gold Fiero to the brim, and drive off with his […]
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When you stop to ponder your AAA membership, how safe Canada is and what this all means for family travel on a Monday
December 15, 2015I met a few angels this weekend on my drive to Vancouver. What started out as a mission to celebrate my grandpa’s 91st and my sister’s 30-ish birthday made for a bit of a disaster. My car almost broke down on a big bridge in Vancouver, but thankfully crawled and spluttered a little farther and […]
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Holiday Tea at Salish Lodge is better if you bring a little guest
December 10, 2015I’ve been wanting to take my boys to eat at the Salish Lodge ever since my husband and I stayed there last year and I heard about this honey from heaven thing they do to pancakes where if you ask for honey on your pancakes, they drip it from far above your plate. I thought […]
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One sweet day in La Jolla with kids
November 11, 2015I’m not used to being the one who goes away for business, so when I was invited to an event in San Diego a little while back, I brought my family along and gave them strict orders to leave me alone while the conference was on and we would all hang out together for one […]
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Travel wants on a Monday
November 9, 2015Oh if we could only curl up like pigs in a blanket and drink coffee all day in front of a fire today is the kind of Monday in Seattle that would warrant that. The rain is pouring, the heater is on and I just want to burrow somewhere toasty and not come out until […]
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