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Details:  The Flag Flower Garden at Peace Arch Park. at the border crossing between Blaine, Washington and Surrey, British Columbia.  With the increasing strength of the Canadian dollar, more Canadians are traveling to the U.S. for shopping trips. 
You can read a previous post about the Peace Arch Park here.
 
Photo credit:  flickr
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It’s my great pleasure to introduce you to three great friends, and three new destination blogs for the Travel & Culture Channel here at b5media.
One of the great things about writing for a blog network, is the chance to meet and work with so many interesting and fun people.  If you’ve got travel on your mind, you can’t go wrong making this your first stop for information.
Jed at The London Traveler blogs about this wonderful city and its environs.  From the typical, to the not-so-typical, he’ll convince you to put this city at the top of your must-see list.

Geoff at The Switzerland …read more

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I got a nice email from Michael at Travel Stories Magazine, telling me about a contest they are running.  To celebrate the coming of fall, they are looking for some great travel stories for their Fall travel writing contest.
Your submission can be a travel story, an informational article, or even a philosophical discussion pertaining to issues concerning travel.
As with any contest, it’s important to check out the details  and make sure you comply with all submission requirements (all details here).   The contest ends November 15th, 2007, with the winner announced on November 25th.
Yes, there are prizes. . . including a little cash.
I’m going to get busy and …read more

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Salmon and people alike will be heading toward Issaquah next weekend.  The salmon make their annual swim upstream to the lakes, streams and fish hatcheries, and the people make their annual trek to Issaquah and the Salmon Days Festival.
Salmon Days events include an art show, food vendors, activities for kids and families, live entertainment, parade, a tours of the fish hatchery.  It will be a full weekend of salmon fun, with the proceeds of many activities, parking lots, and sales, benefiting local non-profit agencies.
Location:  Issaquah  Directions, shuttle, and parking information here.
Dates & Times:  October 6 – 7th, 10 am – 6 …read more

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I am, unapologetically, a chocolate lover.  While the occasional Snickers bar, or Reese’s peanut butter cup may satisfy a temporary pang, it’s the really good stuff — rich, creamy, totally decadent — that really gets me excited.
One of my favorite Seattle chocolatiers is Dilettante Chocolates.  Dilettante is a Seattle company, founded by third generation chocolatier Dana Taylor Davenport, and I remember when it opened on Capitol Hill back in the mid 1970’s.  At the time, it was one of the first specialty chocolate shops that I can remember, offering both eat-in and take-out candy and desserts.
The truffles are to die for, and …read more

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I’ve written about several of the theater offerings around the Seattle area, and looking through the flyer for the 5th Avenue Theater’s 2007-08 season, it looks like another great season of theater is ahead of us.
Take a look at this line up:
Lone Star Love (runs through September 30th).  A riff on Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, Texas-style, this musical’s Broadway-bound plans have been delayed.
Into the Woods (October 19th – November 10th).  With a score by Stephen Sondheim, this is a magical trip into the woods where one encounters all sorts of fairy tale characters.
Whistle Down the Wind (November 13th …read more

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Details:  Mount Baker is a popular area for year round for activities.  Camping and hiking in the warmer weather, and skiing and snow shoeing in the winter.
Photo credit:  wikimedia
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After writing my post about parking earlier this week, I came across some additional information about Seattle-ites and their cars.
There are 314,722 licensed passenger vehicles in Seattle, along 10,718 licensed motorcycles, and 1,510 license mopeds.
There are 100,000 non-residential parking spaces in the downtown business core and surrounding neighborhoods. 
Lots of people competing for not very many parking spaces.
Photo credit:  morgueFile
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Do you think that if you’ve heard one rant you’ve heard them all?
Well think again, as you read what the other b5media Travel & culture bloggers are ranting about.  Sherry at Geeky Traveller has gathered out posts and published a great synopsis of what we’re ranting about.
My participation was my rant about people believing that it rains all the time in Seattle.
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I look forward to the Carnival of Cities every week.  While I’m enormously proud of where I live, I’m enormously curious about other cities around the world.  The weekly Carnival of Cities gives me the opportunity to brag on Seattle a bit, while still discovering bits and pieces of information about this big world where we all hang out.
This week’s Carnival was hosted by Grace at Sandier Pastures.  Grace is in Dubai, an adventure in itself, and rounded up some wonderful posts from around the world.
In keeping with what has become my custom, I’ve selected my favorite post of …read more

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