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Seattle Slideshow
Seattle
Travel Blogs from Seattle, United States
Almost Ready to Go
... as will my cell phone and Internet connection. My car insurance will endure an extra week in order to give my friend some time to get to Seattle to pick up my car. Other friends will get a copy of the car key as well as a bill of sale and a signed title ...
And Away We Go
... of winter in Seattle and we're about to board a plane for summer. Lots of summer (J: We'll be back in time for Seattle summer, what could be better?!). Nervous, excited, no idea what to expect! Ready for an adventure, ready to follow the road where it ...
Küstenwechsel
... nette Tischgesellschaft. Bevor ich nach Vancouver bin dann noch eine Stadtführung unter der Erde gemacht. Ist eine interessante Geschichte. Seattle ist am Anfang des letzten Jahrhunderts abgebrannt und da sie immer Probleme mit der Flut hatten haben sie ...
Finally Packed
So tired. My awesome friends took me out for a fantastic 'going away' happy hour today. I am lucky. What wasn't lucky is that this meant that I didn't get home until 9pm. That is when I managed to start packing. It is 2:30 ...
FOUND: The Kent Borton Family
... . I can still feel the coursing anxiety I experienced when Kai bit his first child in a random coffee shop somewhere in Seattle (location permanently erased from memory). I can remember the mom's insane reaction: "What is your child? An ...
Birthday Brain Wrinklers
Last year I applied for my passport on my birthday. This year, as I make my 67th circle around the sun, my passport has stamps from Chile (December 2005) and Argentina (December 2005), and those special markers at the back -- p 21 Port Lockroy, ...
On the edge
As I type this I am sitting in the Seattle airport waiting for my plane. This feels very real now and I now feel very ready for it. I can feel my muscles relaxing, my mind slowing and opening readying to take in new experiences. A local T-shirt shop that ...
The Mid West and The Rockies
Mid West & The Rockies Day: 21 Location: Seattle Milometer: 4196 Q. What's the biggest private employer in the US? - - - (scroll down for answer) - - - - - - A. Wal Mart And I could see why after visiting one in Omaha, ...
Lightening the Load - Emotional Ties
It appears that this website believes that Seattle is in Washington D.C. - but no matter - it isn't really about location - and that's what this entry: "Lightening the Load - Emotional Ties" is about. It seems to me that true love is not a weight but ...
Seattle and the San Juan Islands!!
... Are Connected" -- Chief Seattle. And nowhere does this seem truer than in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle, North Bend, Redmond, Woodinville, Bellevue, Friday Harbor...The powerful mountains that touch the sky, the immensely deep emerald ...
Pike Place Market in Seattle
... Smurf figurine. No such luck. Although there was a near purchase with a grizzly bear puppet. Again, like Portland, Seattle is a very clean city. The skyline reminds me of Sim City. It's a very good-looking city from ...
Leaving California..... Oregon and Washington
... and around Olympic NP to finish the 101 Highway and get to Seattle to drop off the hire car. I'm please to announce, sitting in a Seattle youth hostel that I did it! Road trip stats: 3200 miles, 16 days, 80 hours of driving at an average speed of 48mph ...
Home again
... I'm a stranger in it. I know these people, these places, but I know other things now that make me see home completely differently. Seattle is such a beautiful city, and not too big. It's clean, the air is crisp, there's the ocean and safe bus systems, ...
So nearly there....
... road snaked up into the mountains and Mount Baker ski area, crossing the Snoqualmie Pass before finally dropping down into Seattle in spectacular fashion. We entered the Seattle environs over a glittering Lake Washington. We arrived at the hotel, ...
Harvest Vine
Every adventure should begin with a last meal. Ours was at the Harvest Vine, our favorite restaurant in Seattle. We've been enjoying this small slice of Basque and Spanish Cuisine since shortly after the Harvest Vine opened its doors. We got to know ...
Seattle - home of Grunge Gods...
Absolute Heaven. Grunge Everywhere... Beautiful City (apart from the rain!) ...
Gearing up
Still in Seattle, packing up the house and getting ready for our adventure. Counting ...
Hello everyone! well it is bright and early ...
Hello everyone! Well, it is bright and early on Thursday morning! Malelyn (my travel buddy) and I have our backpacks all packed (about 20 pounds worth of "essentials") and we are headed to Seatac International airport. We are armed with Platnium ...
Getting ready...
I am down to about 53 hours before I leave for Greece. I still have minor shopping to do (converters, camera cord, etc) and last minute things to take care of, but other than that I am pretty ready to go. In case you are interested, here is my address ...
And back home
Home. All 27 people, each with 10 fingers and 10 toes, and at least 10 new people or places in their lives. What a great traveling ...
Arriving in Seattle
Wednesday, May 20 Our flight had a slight delay leaving Charlotte, fortunately only about thirty minutes and we had a wonderful flight to Seattle. It was so amazing to see the snow capped mountains and to follow the sun as we headed west. We used miles ...
Things we learned along the way...
We will make a blog entry with tips for travelers but this one is just random stuff we learned while we were on our trip. Things we Learned on our Trip People sustain the worst injuries while getting that perfect photo - Almost all our tour ...
Not so sleepless!
... they were supposed to be finished they still managed to fit in about 10 covers which I thought were pretty good. So all in all I wouldn't rave about Seattle as I certainly wasn't sleepless, but I had fun and met some interesting people ...
Conflicting Desires - Finding a Middle Way
My first near tears. It wasn't doubt but rather a deep pang of loneliness that swept over me soon after my ex left my house. She came by to pick up some of her stuff and some of my stuff to use while I'm away. The loneliness wasn't related to her visit. ...