Thanks to Starbucks, Seattle’s fame as the “Coffee Capital of the USA” remains secure. But in keeping with the spirit of the PBS Masterpiece Theater hit series Downton Abbey and the London Summer Olympics, this travel gal has another Emerald City destination in mind: the Queen Mary Tea Room. For the last several years, celebrating the […]
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Last Call for Boobies, Frigates & Iguanas
As we near the end of our Galapagos cruise odyssey, we stop at North Seymour Island and Santa Cruz before heading back to San Cristobal. We cross paths with a colorful land iguana and a lovely little lava lizard before discovering the magnificent frigate birds. These large, long-winged, fork-tailed flying creatures aren’t called “magnificent” for nothing. […]