This week, Rifflandia Festival revealed its 2018 lineup featuring Hey Ocean!, Current Swell, Blitzen Trapper, and others, but before that September fest happens, many more acts will take to festival stages around the Pacific Northwest. Here’s a list of some of the multi-artist festivals and outdoor shows in Oregon, Washington, Alberta and BC. (Note: not all…
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Wake Up With Fairmont
I’m a big fan of Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, and here in the Pacific Northwest we’re blessed to have an abundance of properties to choose from; in Vancouver we have The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, The Fairmont Waterfront, Fairmont Pacific Rim, The Fairmont Vancouver Airport, in Victoria there’s The Fairmont Empress and in Seattle, The Fairmont…
The Fairmont Olympic Hotel Seattle
Like many Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, The Fairmont Olympic Hotel sits grandly at the centre of its home town. A castle in the city, the historic hotel, built in 1924 by Western International Hotels (today’s Westin Hotels), takes up the city block bounded by 4th & 5th Avenues and University & Seneca Streets in downtown…
Fave events of 2012
As the old year closes and a new year begins, it’s a time for all of us to reflect on the events that past before we reboot for the year ahead. Here’s a few of my favourite activities of 2012 (in no particular order): – London 2012 – my visit to London to visit good…
Homewood Suites Seattle – Homewood Away From Home
In downtown Seattle, Homewood Suites by Hilton Seattle Convention Center is located on Pike Street, adjacent to the Washington State Convention Center, and within walking distance of many of Seattle’s great attractions and services, the 195 room hotel is a perfect base for your business trip or a vacation, like my recent 2 Days In…
Homegrown Sustainable Sandwich Shop
Sandwiches, salads and soups are on the menu at Homegrown Sustainable Sandwich Shop, while that may sound simple and limited when they’re done well, they are a great satisfying meal. The philosophy at Homegrown is to create a wholly sustainable product, from the ingredients to the materials used to serves the meals upon. One hundred…
Explore Seattle with Evergreen Escapes
I’ve been to Seattle many times for concerts, shopping and quick getaways but rarely have I taken the time to look around the city. On my recent #2DaysInSeattle trip I had the opportunity* to take a trip with EverGreen Escapes. Based in Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon, EverGreen Escapes specializes in nature, epicurean and education…