Follow my blog with Bloglovin If you’ve been reading the blog since the beginning, then you’re probably familiar with a feature I launched called Weekend Wanderlust for One. The basic premise: I challenge other solo travel bloggers to plan a trip for $500 or less with travel up to 4 hours away from their hometowns for 3 days and 2 nights. In late fall 2017, with travel … [Read more...] about Victoria, British Columbia on a Budget
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Highlights from One Day in Astoria, Oregon
Need proof that some of the most deeply satisfying travel experiences can be found close to home? I recently spent one day in Astoria, Oregon and if I’m being honest, I’m still surprised it took me so long to discover--and fall in love with--this beautiful Pacific Northwest town. After driving down from Seattle to meet up with an old friend, I chose to stay overnight and … [Read more...] about Highlights from One Day in Astoria, Oregon
The Best of Bremerton, Washington
When I’d just moved to the Seattle area, I lived like an itinerant preacher--welp, minus the preachin’. I spent six weeks just north of the city in Edmonds and another week south of the city in the Georgetown neighborhood but I have to say my favorite stint was the five days I spent in Bremerton, west of Seattle and accessible by a 55-minute ferry. After five days walking and … [Read more...] about The Best of Bremerton, Washington
Chihuly Garden and Glass: A Clear Seattle Favorite
Opened in May 2012, Chihuly Garden and Glass is already a top tourist attraction, quickly eclipsing its more established neighbors like the iconic Space Needle as one of the most highly recommended things to do in Seattle. I’m no art critic--I simply know what I like--so believe me when I tell you this blown glass art exhibition blew me away (pun intended). … [Read more...] about Chihuly Garden and Glass: A Clear Seattle Favorite