Friends are always asking about the best places to visit when in San Antonio. Here’s some of the long-time favorites in my hometown. Read more…
Travel
We love to travel and hope you’ll find our adventures helpful if you’re planning a trip and inspire you to explore new places.
San Francisco
The hubs and I finally made it to San Francisco for the Memorial Day weekend. Although three days isn’t nearly enough time to experience all the city has to offer, we got some recommendations from friends and packed in as much as we could. Here are the highlights of our weekend filled with art and […] Read more…
Vancouver, BC in a Weekend
The hubby and I, and our good friends The Underdowns, took the train from Seattle to Vancouver for a long weekend. It was my first time traveling by train and it was a lovely experience. We sat back and relaxed without the exhaustion of driving or the annoyance of traffic (plus going through customs is just a […] Read more…
San José Del Cabo
Bobby and I desperately needed a relaxing beach vacation. We planned to visit Hawaii, but a hurricane started brewing so we changed the destination a day before departure. Cabo was the only beach destination that was easy to get to and wasn’t forecasted to rain. We stayed in a swim-out room at Secrets Puerto Los […] Read more…
Berry Picking
We took Jeremy and Ashley, our “new to Seattle” friends from San Antonio, berry picking at Biringer Farms in Arlington, WA. We scored some amazing raspberries and blackberries. I think I’ll make a raspberry crisp and a blackberry fool. Read more…
An afternoon with the ponies
Our friends, Christine and Andy invited us to take a quick trip with them to Emerald Downs near Auburn, Washington. It was a beautiful spring day and Christine had the top down on her convertible. The track was pretty packed, there was nine local races, and all the simulcast ones. We got the quintessential stadium […] Read more…
Victoria, BC in 30 Hours
We took the Victoria Clipper, a fast, 300 passenger catamaran, from Seattle to Victoria, BC Canada. It took about 3 hours to get there and we had just enough time to check-in to our room at the Fairmont Empress before afternoon tea service. The Empress is a gorgeous hotel built in 1909, famous for their high […] Read more…
Tulips & Knives
The Skagit Valley is the world’s largest exporter of tulips (take that Holland!) and every April when the tulips are in full bloom people flood the farming community to view the colorful fields during the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. On Saturday, we traveled about an hour north of Seattle to Mt. Vernon to see the […] Read more…
Day Trip: Port Townsend
We spent the day in Port Townsend, a quaint victorian town about 1.5 hours from Seattle. The weather was gorgeous! It was chilly, but there wasn’t a cloud in the sky which means we could see mountains in all directions. We ate lunch at Fins (the crab cakes were yummy) and popped in a few of the shops on the […] Read more…
Day Trip: Leavenworth
Saturday brought our first mountain adventure. In the morning we headed to Leavenworth, a fun little Bavarian town in the Cascade Mountain Range, just 2.5 hours outside of Seattle. The drive took us through Stevens Pass. This mountain pass was an absolutely gorgeous drive. The snow began to build as we got further from Seattle, […] Read more…
Seattle
Here’s some of my favorite things to do in Seattle. I’ve covered some fun activities and my favorite eateries in the central neighborhoods, some fun parks, a few day trips and an overview of transportation options. Feel free to give me a shout if you have any questions. Downtown, Belltown, & Pike Place Market Spend time […] Read more…
San Diego
To get a taste of San Diego, it’s do-able over a long weekend. My List of Must See: Coronado Island (I would stay here if I go back again) San Diego Zoo (best in the country) Balboa Park (next to the zoo) Midway Museum (we visited on Memorial Day Weekend and there were festivities on board […] Read more…