An American’s Explanation of Rugby
We dropped into England in the middle of the Rugby World Cup and were immediately smitten with World Cup fever. We are particularly susceptible to [Read More…]
Travel
Please Don’t Make Me Drive Any More
No, we weren’t in Paris. And no, we haven’t been flying Russian airliners out of Egypt. By the magic of delayed blogging, however, we are [Read More…]
Oregon Grape Harvest
(Above: Looking across Oregon vineyards to Mt. Hood on the horizon.) In wine producing areas across the northern hemisphere, September and October is grape harvest [Read More…]
The Spruce Goose, Happily Nesting in Oregon
“Another aviation museum, really?” That was Lori’s reaction when I told her about the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon. Regular readers recall [Read More…]
McMinnville: The Sonoma of Oregon Wine Country?
(Above: who doesn’t love a town with a bronze statue of Benjamin Franklin?) Don’t you love how people compare places this way? Bruges is the [Read More…]
The Stunning Central Oregon Coast
We’ve heard that the Oregon coast is a beautiful place, but sometimes you just have to go and see for yourself. What we found is [Read More…]
The Theo Chocolate Factory, Seattle, A Local Recommendation
When you’ve visited a place many times—lived there for over 9 months, actually—you’ve seen pretty much all the touristy places there are to see. That’s [Read More…]
Whale Watching in the Puget Sound
Whale watching in the Puget Sound is a must-do when you visit Seattle, but it’s an exercise in expectation setting. While you’ll be guaranteed to [Read More…]
The Best Things To Do On The Seattle Waterfront
Other than the places we’ve lived—namely South Mississippi, Atlanta, and on the streets of Disney World—the place we’ve spent the most time is Seattle. Even [Read More…]
Mount Rainier National Park
As we summited Mount Rainier, the sun broke through the thin, wispy clouds, bathing our faces in warmth. The four of us—we were accompanied on [Read More…]