The Seattle Traveler

Start off the New Year’s on a happy note with adults toys from Seattle’s very own Babeland. 
This highly regarded store is known for being a women-friendly sex toy shop.  Founded here in Seattle in 1993, the store serves up information and fun to thousands of satisfied customers.  You’ll find toys, books, videos, along with personal advice and recommendations from the helpful staff.
Babeland’s Annual New Year’s Sale (one of only two sales the store has) runs January 1st –4th, with nearly everything in the store marked down 25-40%.  This looks to be one of the biggest sales they’ve ever …read more

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Details:  A fall day on the deck outside the Edgewater Hotel.  It was too cold to be sitting outside (at least it wasn’t snowing, though), but I found the starkness of the landscape appealing.
 
Image credit:  personal collection
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A current exhibit at the Frye Museum, Napoleon on the Nile, allows us a glimpse at the Middle East through the eyes of savants who traveled with Napoleon during his 1798 invasion of Egypt.
Writers, philosophers, geographers, map makers, and artists, all provided written details of the journey, along with glimpses into every day life.  These works are represented in this exhibit through a number of plates from the Description de l’Egypte (a compendium from the early 1800’s), Orientalist paintings, a selection of campaign letters and documents, and even some early political humor.
The exhibit was, at times, a little dry.  …read more

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December is a great month to take kids to the Tacoma Art Museum, AND it won’t put a dent in your holiday budget!
During the month of December, visitors 6 – 18 years of age get FREE admission to the Tacoma Art Museum.  Kids under 5 are always FREE. 
Brett Willis, president of the museum’s Board of Trustees said:  “Our Museum is a safe place where children and their families can come together to explore, think creatively, and build stronger connections, all through art.”
The museum’s permanent collection includes a rotating display of pieces of Northwest Art, Glass, Studio Art …read more

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When it comes to Holiday decorating, the elves at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel are some of the most creative around town.  With events like the Festival of Trees, the Teddy Bear Suite, and the gingerbread display, it you aren’t in the holiday spirit – well, you may just be related to Scrooge!
It seems like each year the displays are bigger and better, so here’s a peek at what you can expect this year:

Teddy Bear Suite – November 26th – December 26th, 10 am – 7 pm.  A popular holiday stop off for thousands of visitors every holiday season, the …read more

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Enjoy a little winter fun this weekend as Seattle Center’s Winterfest 2008 opens on Friday with a performance of seasonal music by the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra.  Opening ceremonies follow this kick off performance, and thus begins five weeks of music, dance, and other festivities celebrating the holiday and winter season.
This annual event is designed to brighten the holiday and winter season by providing multi-cultural and multi-age entertainment and activities in a family-friendly FREE environment. 
Here are some ideas of what you can see during Winterfest: ice sculpture, Northwest Boychoir, Winter Solstice Fire Festival, Senior Holiday Ball, Circus Contraption …read more

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The Seattle Art Museum recently unveiled some of Edward Hopper’s best known paintings in the exhibit, Edward Hopper’s Women, a collection of images of 1920’s women in New York.  The evocative images are set in New York City, showing the emerging women in routine, every day moments of life.
Hopper was an American realist painter, known best for his oil paintings.  His works consistent primarily of urban and rural scenes that depicted his personal vision of modern life.
This exhibit features Chop Suey, painted in 1929 and one of the early Hopper paintings of modern urban life, along with several etchings. …read more

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It’s easy to think of farmers markets a summertime occurrence, offering up all those delicious fruits and vegetables.  And it’s true, that many markets go dark as the summer ends and our rainy season begins.
We do, however, have a few markets that are open year round, bringing fresh produce and artisan food to savvy shoppers.
The long standing Pike Place Market is a year round location for fresh produce, seafood and meats, as wells as crafts, and handiwork.  It’s spread out over a number of floors and nooks and crannies, so plan on doing a little exploration as you make …read more

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Some of the cutest residents of Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo are approaching their six week birthday. Two ocelots kittens were born September 23rd to mom Bella and dad Brazil.  Ocelots are endangered, and the birth of these two kittens (both female) is great news for the Ocelot Species Survival Plan.
These little ones may look like the common household kitten, but they will eventually grow to around 25-35 pounds, and over 21 feet in length.
The kittens are not yet on view to the public, but are happily at home in the Tropical Rain Forest.  Proud papa is on view, but mom …read more

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This Weekend. . .
. . . learn a new craft that will keep you occupied through the upcoming rainy season.
Monkey Love Rubber Stamps packs a lot of punch is a rather small shop, offering thousand of rubber stamps and beautiful papers (for card making or scrapbooking), along with the necessary accompaniments of ink pads, die cuts, charms, embellishments, ribbon, and a host of books and magazines.
Die hard paper arts fans will enjoy chatting with a staff that can makes suggestions, brain storm, or just share the experiences of the devoted artist.  If you’re new to the craft, Monkey …read more

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