At the start of the lockdown for COVID in the Spring, I started thinking about all the places near me in the Pacific Northwest that I would like to explore this Summer as all of our travel plans got canceled due to the virus. One of those trips that I… Read more
In June, I did a set of lnstagram stories about places that readers might be interested in learning more about in an effort to travel more safely during this time of COVID. While international travel looks mostly off the books for a while, it’s a perfect opportunity to explore a… Read more
A couple weeks ago, we found out Nick would need to be in Seattle for a week for meetings at the beginning of May and after a solid few months at home (after having to cancel our Europe trip in March due to a family illness), I was itching to… Read more
This past couple months have been rough ones for my beautiful Pacific NorthWest, filled with wildfires, long stretches without rain and extreme temperatures (hello 112 degrees in August). But regardless of a long hard Summer, I still wholeheartedly believe that the Pacific NW is one of the most stunning places… Read more
Earlier this year, I got an email from Thompson Hotels letting me know that the new Seattle location was opening this Summer. Being someone who loves hotels and is in the travel arena with Land of Marvels, I really wanted to check out the new property. I’m also always up… Read more
After making the trip to the San Juans and Whidbey Island in Washington State in the recent years and then subsequently writing about them here on Land of Marvels, I’ve noticed that I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the ferries to get to these destinations. So, since these are… Read more
As I mentioned the other day, the reason we headed up to Seattle last weekend (other than to try and escape the heat in Portland) was to visit some friends of ours that were having a housewarming party at the North end of Whidbey Island. Last year when we went… Read more
Last weekend some friends of ours who live about an hour North of Seattle invited us to a housewarming at their new house. So last minute, we decided to make a weekend of it in our neighbor city up North. We have been to Seattle countless times since it’s… Read more
Seattle is just a stones’ throw from Portland and without traffic we can be up there in about two and a half hours. So when we’re looking to get out of the city for a day or a quick overnight, Seattle is a common escape for us. It’s bigger, is… Read more
The Pacific North West is a pretty beautiful place, no only in our cities but in the countrysides around Oregon and Washington as well. One of the best ways to take in all the Pacific NW beauty is to road trip around, to just jump in a car and head… Read more
Every year I like to look back at the past year, where I’ve been, what experiences I’ve had, what places made an impact on me. This year we did a lot of travel, both personally and professionally. We traveled near our home and explored some beautiful spots in Oregon, Washington… Read more
Happy Christmas Eve! We spent our weekend this past week taking in all the Christmas festivities in the little town of Leavenworth, Washington. This little town is straight out of Bavaria, with wood beamed architecture, German street names and German food. It’s been on my list to visit for a… Read more
A couple weekends ago, Nick and I drove up to Seattle (which is only a 2.5 hour drive for us) and spent the weekend in the city. I was taking my certification exam up there all day on Saturday so we drove up Friday after work and spent a lovely… Read more