Being a wine lover living in the Pacific Northwest, Walla Walla–on the southeaster corner of Washington state–has been my repeat destination for the past several years. But the Northwest has so many other great things going for it, too, including some fantastic breweries, as I discovered during my first trip to Bend, Oregon a year […]
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Celebrating Daytona’s First Year of Travel Blogging
It occurred to me recently that it has been a year this week since I started writing here at The Flying Salmon. When I accepted the travel blogging position last March, I envisioned it being a fun excuse to get out and see a little more of my little corner of the world–the Pacific Northwest. […]
Discovering the Beers of Bend
There’s nothing like a long weekend sometimes to make you feel like you’ve escaped the rat race and gotten out of the daily grind. Sometimes all it takes is three days out of the normal schedule to feel like you’ve taken a true vacation. Bend, Oregon, is a good six or so hours from Seattle, […]