Seattle, Washington is one of our favourite weekend getaways. It’s an easy drive across the border from Vancouver or a fun trip via ferry or seaplane from Victoria. Seattle is also a kid-friendly city, offering plenty of attractions for the whole family. This post is brought to you by InterContinental Hotels Group, but all opinions […]
Witjuti Grub Kebabs and other Food from around the World
Pupae over Rice – Asia Grasshopper Saute – Mexico Witjuti Grub Kebabs – Australia (As seen at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle)
Explore: Seattle, Washington with the Seattle CityPASS
For our weekend in Seattle, we used the CityPASS—a super easy way to save almost 50% on Seattle’s top attractions. As we soon discovered, though, you need more like a week to take full advantage of everything in the Seattle CityPASS! After checking into our hotel on Friday afternoon and picking up our Seattle CityPASS […]
The Seattle Holiday Inn
This weekend found us at the Seattle Holiday Inn while we explored the city. We’ve been talking about going to Seattle since we moved here, so a few weeks ago we threw together this trip. It was a lot of fun to get away for a weekend together and explore a new city together. We […]
Explore: a Seattle getaway with my girlfriend!
About two weeks ago, Joanna emailed me to ask what I wanted to do while we were in Seattle, Washington, for the Women of Faith conference. I had been so busy trying to make sure I had my homework done before the weekend that I hadn’t even thought about our Seattle getaway. “Um, maybe visit […]
Seaplane to Seattle
Fuel fumes filled my nose as the seaplane taxied slowly across the water. In the time it took me to boot up my Netbook, the pilot steered us through Victoria’s inner harbour. Just as I began typing, he turned the corner and picked up speed. Instead of the bump of water beneath the floats, I […]
My Women of Faith Weekend: a much-needed retreat
A month ago, I wasn’t sure I’d be coming to Seattle this weekend for Women of Faith. Free tickets to the conference was great, but I still had to get here and find a place to say. And I hadn’t found anyone who could come with me. As I tried to decide what to do […]
Buskers Invite Us to Stop and Listen to the Music
The busker stood on the edge of the main street through Alice Springs, holding a large cardboard sign that read “3 Jokes $1.” His long blonde beard, bushy and falling halfway down his chest, partly hid his cheery smile. The rest of his head was bald, as if his hair had all fallen off the […]
