Ferry Around the Islands
I love riding on a ferry. One of my past e-mail addresses was ferryprincess. I even have a collection of ferry boat memorabilia. My husband and I even got married on a Washington State Ferry. This all...
View ArticlePort Townsend for a Day or Three
On a recent trip, Christina Pivarnik, the marketing director for the City of Port Townsend, showed three of us travel writers around and uncovered places I didn’t even know existed. Even though I’ve...
View ArticleVisit Fort Worden for a Host of Fun
Fort Worden, in Port Townsend, along with Fort Flagler and Fort Casey on Whidbey Island, once guarded the nautical entrance to Puget Sound. Established in the late 1890s, these posts became the first...
View ArticlePort Townsend: A Victorian Seaport Then and Now
Sin flourished in the brothels along Water Street in the late 1800’s. Proper Victorian women and their children kept their distance from the bluff above. Banned from the downtown area, so they wouldn’t...
View ArticleTop Travel Trends for 2011: The Washington State Version
Happy New Year to you all. Thomas Stanley, COO of Cox & Kings laid out his top predictions for the kinds of travel people want to take in Luxury Travel Magazine recently. Lo and behold, I...
View ArticleSure Signs of Spring
The weather isn’t always the best indicator of spring in the Pacific Northwest. So I have my own personal signs that the season has begun. The first is when I see a pair of tennis shoes strung of the...
View ArticleTravel and Words: An Excellent Conference
I’ve gone to the Travel & Words Conference for the past two years. Not only is it set in an appealing Northwest location every time, but the opportunities to speak with local Convention &...
View ArticleWhat’s New and Cool in July, 2016
There used to be a single date in July where you were guaranteed a rain-free day and could schedule an outdoor wedding. That’s it. One day in the Pacific Northwest. Now we’re experiencing warmer...
View ArticleWhat’s New and Cool in September, 2016
Fall is almost upon us. September 2-25: Washington State Fair in Puyallup, A week longer than normal, but closed every Tuesday during its run. This is the most popular fair on the west side of the...
View ArticleMaid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive – By Stephanie Land...
Much of this memoir is set in small towns in Western Washington including Port Townsend, Camano Island and Stanwood. That’s why it deserves a review on my blog and also because I found Land’s story...
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