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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
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#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
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#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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Joe Strummer at the Vancouver Armoury, Vancouver Sun Photo Archives
Vancouver

NEWS! at the Presentation House Gallery Satellite

One of the most remarkable photography exhibits on Vancouver is currently wrapping up at the Presentation House Gallery Satellite space, upstairs at 560 Seymour Street. NEWS! is a best-of collection from the Vancouver Sun photo archives – photos that don’t exist …

updated on June 26, 2013March 23, 20131 Comment on NEWS! at the Presentation House Gallery Satellite
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Food Vancouver

New Zealand Passionate Pairings at the Vancouver International Wine Festival

The Vancouver International Wine Festival seemed to go as quickly as it arrived this year. Just as I was getting over the initial shock to the system from the launch (ahem), it seemed like we were already lamenting the end …

updated on April 11, 2022March 11, 20130 Comment on New Zealand Passionate Pairings at the Vancouver International Wine Festival
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Food Vancouver

Vancouver International Wine Festival 2013 Officially Begins

The Vancouver International Wine Festival kicked off last night at JOEY Bentall One‘s Wine Room. Considered to be one of the biggest, best, and oldest wine festivals in the world (ironic, considering Vancouver’s youth), the media launch attracted members of the wine …

updated on April 11, 2022February 26, 20131 Comment on Vancouver International Wine Festival 2013 Officially Begins
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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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