Monticello, "Little Mountain", was Thomas Jefferson's palatial mountaintop plantation home. It is considered an architectural masterpiece and a true reflection of the 3rd President of the United States --as it should be. He spent almost
During our quick visit to Virginia, we managed to cross off another president from our bucket list item #23: Visit the home/birthplace/library of each US President. We visited Montpelier, an 18th century Georgian house and
Arizona is HOT. Too hot. It's that time of the year when we question why we're not snowbirds yet. Oh that's right, we still have 347 years left until retirement. Since we can't retire yet
From late November to early February, bald eagles migrate down from Alaska and Canada by the hundreds to the Skagit River in search of food. The Skagit River produces 60% of the Puget Sound’s wild
Buried under Old Chinatown Portland is a series of connecting passages known as the Shanghai Tunnels. Today, much of the tunnels have been filled and boarded up but in the 19th century, the tunnels connected
Outer Island Expeditions offers smaller sunset whale watching tours out of Anacortes through their Blackfish fleet. We had never done an evening tour before and previously had wonderful experiences touring during the day --lots of
The RMS Queen Mary has a history as majestic as her namesake. Launched in 1934 by Queen Mary herself (the actual Queen consort of the UK & wife to King George V), the RMS Queen
We spent a beautiful day in Victoria BC, Canada. Here are a few photos from our trip. We arrived back home in Washington state just in time to watch the sunset!
Have we explored everything in Ireland? No. Are we a little too enthusiastic about this post? Quite possibly. But is Skellig Michael the most epic place to visit in Ireland? Yes, why yes it is.
The Old Pulteney Distillery has the reputation of producing the finest single-malt in the world; the Old Pulteney 21 was named "World Whisky of the Year" in the Whisky Bible. Not having a predilection for
