A few weeks ago Visit Seattle contacted me by Twitter and invited me to come to Seattle as their guest. Last year they invited social media influencers from along the west coast to spend two days in Seattle as a part …
North Pacific Cannery, Prince Rupert
As somebody who grew up in Steveston surrounded by canneries, I knew that I had to visit the North Pacific Cannery when I was in Prince Rupert. This National Historic Site is located in Port Edward, about a 25 minute drive south of …
Steveston Historic Photos
Last week I was browsing through the Richmond Archives online trying to find Christmas-y photos of Richmond past. I didn’t know what I was looking for exactly, but I was hoping to uncover a photo of the Santa Claus parade …
My first moments in Prince Rupert
I first visited Prince Rupert in September 2010. I surprisingly never wrote a blog post about it, despite the trip being one of my favourites. I blame it on trying to navigate a new job at the time. Nevertheless, this …
Krystal Acres Alpaca Farm, San Juan Island
Last year I visited San Juan Island during the Canadian Thanksgiving long weekend as a mini vacation. We spent the first night in Seattle to see Fountains of Wayne, and then drove up to Anacortes to take the ferry over …
Why I love the Moore Hotel in Seattle
I’ve stayed at the Warwick, the W, the Holiday Inn, and at El Gaucho, yet I always come back to the Moore Hotel. I recently stayed here for two nights last weekend, my fifth time at the hotel over the …
A weekend in Seattle for GeekGirlCon ’12 – Friday night
Last weekend I was in Seattle to attend the second ever GeekGirlCon – a convention that “celebrates and honors the legacy of women contributing to science and technology; comics, arts, and literature; and game play and game design by connecting geeky women world-wide and …