The 115th U.S. Open Championship will be played at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, WA (near Tacoma) on June 15th – 21st, 2015. Gig Harbor, just across the bridge, would be an ideal place to stay.
Long Beach Peninsula of Washington: Kites and Cranberries
September 27, 2014 by
There’s always something going on at the beach. Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula, in the southwest portion of the state, was named one of ‘America’s Favorite Beach Towns’ by ForbesTraveler.com and voted ‘Best Beach’ by the viewers of Seattle’s KING-5 TV. The Long Beach Peninsula offers visitors colorful shops, great locally sourced seafood, unusual museums, horseback… Read More
Christmas in Portland, Oregon: Christmas ships lead the way
December 20, 2013 by
You know it’s Christmas time in Portland, Oregon when the Christmas Ships sail on the Willamette and Columbia Rivers. For close to 60 years, privately owned vessels have paraded on the rivers, stopping to circle and wow onlookers gathered on bridges, shorelines and riverside restaurants.
More Delta flights scheduled for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
November 19, 2013 by
Celebrations abound as Delta Air Lines expands their presence in the Pacific Northwest and Seattle in particular. Delta Air Lines teamed up with Michael Bublé to celebrate the airline’s expansion into the Seattle region. Delta hosted the event, which included a VIP Receiption and intimate Q+A with Bublé for its elite SkyMiles members and key partners, in recognition… Read More
Tiptoeing through the tulips in the Pacific Northwest – It’s Tulip Festival time
April 19, 2013 by
The tulip fields of the Pacific Northwest are a draw during the month of April when these colorful flowers spring forth from bulbs at farms from Washington to Oregon.
Exploring the American Northwest – Rails to Trails
July 8, 2012 by
We’ve discovered the Rails to Trails routes in the Pacific Northwest and have found them a great way to explore. As American residents of Germany, summertime finds us traveling throughout the United States. Our travels always involve distance walking of some sort, so we have had the opportunity to explore many of America’s Rails to Trails paths. What a great idea it was to convert unused railroad beds to useable trails. These trails are good for enjoying the outdoors and also for getting a little exercise. Most of the trails are fairly easy to traverse, being fairly flat or having slight inclines, due to previous train use.
