Finding myself at the only (for now) Starbucks Roastery in Seattle wasn’t quite on my itinerary but my local friends said “I had to see it”. I was curious to experience the Starbucks Reserve Roastery & Tasting Room in Seattle plus we were all in need of a snack after […]
My art skills are limited to badly drawn stick figures and flowers. I’ve attempted mosaics, pottery and a few other creative endeavors but am keeping my day job in accounting/finance. Even as a child, my Lego creations showed no imagination. That’s why I leave the Lego art to the professionals […]
After my long travel day to Seattle, I just needed to go to my happy place – red meat, red wine and chocolate cake! I asked the concierge at the Four Seasons Seattle for the best burger in Seattle, and she recommended Palace Kitchen. She did caution that they don’t […]
If you’ve never considered staying on the concierge (club) level of a hotel you should. The individual attention, privacy and access to the lounge can elevate your hotel stay and make it less stressful plus there are free cookies (ok, maybe something only I value)! When I stayed at […]
Washington, D.C. is a three-hour train ride from Philly and yet I’ve only visited three times over the years –in high school, when a friend lived in the city and last time for my trip to South Africa (the award ticket from IAD-JNB ). D.C. really is a wonderful city […]
Growing up, I danced all the time. Now I only dance (and sing) in the car as the commute requires it to preserve my sanity and provide other drivers a smile. So when I saw that the Silent Dance Society and the Embassy Row Hotel had invited our #BloggersTakeTheCity group […]
It’s rare to experience “new hotel smell” (I had it in London once) but I was lucky on my trip to Seattle. When I booked the hotel in February as a post cruise stay, I only knew that it was a new Loews Hotel acquisition in 2016. Hotel 1000 has […]
When my friend posted photos on Facebook of the Infinity Mirrors exhibit at the Hirshhorn in Washington, D.C. I was intrigued by the art and the infinite images. I had never heard of the artist, Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist whose career spans over 65 years. She is still, at […]
I’m exhausted! Now that I have a job and vacation time again, I’ve been putting it to good use this year. That said, I’m tired and woefully behind on posts as I’ve been chosing the couch over my laptop after work to decompress from my horrible commute. But there so […]
I’ve been visiting Seattle for over twenty years now ever since my childhood friend married and relocated to the Emerald city. On early visits, I stayed with my friend but as her family grew, I quickly lost the guest room and then the basement and finally the air mattress. I […]