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Tasting Plates Vancouver: Commercial Drive

I was walking down Commercial Drive on the first week of June, still in a daze after coming back from the TBEX conference in Toronto the night before, and who do I run into, but Richard Wolak aka: Vancouver Foodster. …

updated on April 11, 2022July 8, 20130 Comment on Tasting Plates Vancouver: Commercial Drive
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The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Europe Travel

The Newly Renovated Rijksmuseum

There are certain things you need to check off on your to do list when you’re spending five days in Amsterdam. On my third day in Amsterdam, I had the Rijksmuseum in mind, especially since it had only reopened a …

updated on January 27, 2023June 14, 20138 Comments on The Newly Renovated Rijksmuseum
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Robyn and her bicycle in Amsterdam's Jordaan
Europe Travel

Learning to ride a bicycle in Amsterdam

Thursday was a national holiday in the Netherlands. Everyone had the day off. Amsterdam, as a result, was packed full of people EVERYWHERE, and it was the day I decided to learn how to ride a bicycle in this city. …

updated on January 27, 2023May 10, 20134 Comments on Learning to ride a bicycle in Amsterdam
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Europe Food Travel

Hello Amsterdam!

I’m in Amsterdam! That picture was taken earlier this afternoon, moments after my arrival. Note the Heineken and the traditional Dutch croquettes. I’m writing this semi-deliriously from my AirBnB flat in De Pijp where it’s after 9pm. The room is …

updated on January 27, 2023May 8, 20137 Comments on Hello Amsterdam!
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Ballard Seattle
Food Travel

#2DaysinSeattle: Saturday – Discovering Ballard

Visit Seattle invited me to spend two days in Seattle as a part of their #2DaysinSeattle campaign. Don’t know what #2DaysinSeattle is? Read my previous blog post, “So you’re spending #2DaysinSeattle.“ Saturday was day two of our two days in …

updated on April 11, 2022May 1, 20134 Comments on #2DaysinSeattle: Saturday – Discovering Ballard
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Spur Gastropub Seattle
Food Travel

#2DaysinSeattle: Friday – 7 bars in one night

Visit Seattle invited me to spend two days in Seattle as a part of their #2DaysinSeattle campaign. Don’t know what #2DaysinSeattle is? Read my previous blog post, “So you’re spending #2DaysinSeattle.“ The drive from Vancouver to Seattle was pretty straightforward. …

updated on April 11, 2022April 3, 20136 Comments on #2DaysinSeattle: Friday – 7 bars in one night
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Pike Place Market at night, Seattle - March 15, 2013
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So You’re Spending #2DaysinSeattle

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 …

updated on April 11, 2022March 25, 20132 Comments on So You’re Spending #2DaysinSeattle
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Robyn Hanson

Storyteller, nature nerd, food lover, and former tourism professional living south of Vancouver at the mouth of the Fraser River in xʷməθkʷəy̓əm territory.

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