The ultimate weekend getaway has just a few key elements: exciting outdoor activities, fantastic food and beautiful landscapes. Ideally, add places to drink while taking in those beautiful landscapes! It’s no secret that I’ve loved living in Anacortes. I also think it’s one of the best weekend getaway destinations in Washington. Even more so in the […]
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Expat Escapades November 2016
It’s 6am and I’m sitting bright eyed at my laptop with a hot cup of coffee. It’s unusual for me to be excited about anything this early on a Monday, but today is special: we’re expecting the first snow of the season! Snow is quite a rarity in Anacortes as the town is so close […]
A rainy weekend in Olympia, Washington’s funky capital city
Planning outdoor activities in October is said to be a fool’s game. So when dismal weather cast a shadow over weekend camping plans, we ditched our hiking boots and threw on our raincoats. Precipitation be damned, we were off to explore a new city in Washington. We discovered a city that is effortlessly cool, soaked […]
Discovering San Francisco’s Mission District Street Art
Back in May, during our rad west coast road trip, my sister and I spent an evening exploring the streets and laneways of San Francisco’s Mission District. What we found was incredible: a huge outdoor art gallery winding through the neighbourhood. Spending time in The Mission reveals a story of the city that you won’t […]
My journey through America’s national parks
August 25th 2016 marked a very special date: the 100th birthday of the US National Parks Service. While national parks had existed for years prior – Yellowstone was the first national park in the world in 1872 – it wasn’t until 1916 that the National Parks Service was created to protect America’s most beautiful, fragile […]
Best sights and hikes in Deception Pass State Park
Home to rugged coastal headlands and dense forest, peaceful coves and picture-perfect panoramas of the Olympic Mountains, Deception Pass State Park offers gorgeous surrounds for hiking and sight-seeing. Its immense reputation is matched by its proportions. By numbers, Deception Pass State Park has 4,134 acres of ancient forest, 15 miles of saltwater shoreline, four freshwater […]