She came. She spoke. She dazzled. Oprah stopped by Seattle last weekend, nearing the final leg of her “Life You Want Weekend Tour.” Her message? “I want us all to fulfill our greatest potential. To find our calling, and summon the courage to live it.” After a previous day of torrential rain, the Friday kick-off began on […]
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7 Days to Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl Sunday!
7 days – and counting – to Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl Sunday! Woo hoo! As always, the Seahawks’ 12th Man stands ready to help catapult the team to victory over the Denver Broncos in the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII. So what exactly is the 12th man – and how can you join the club? Here’s what […]
S is for Six Sunny Hours in Seattle
When the sun shines in Seattle, you want to be where the action is: anywhere near the water with a view of the mountains. One way to take in a panoramic view of the region is to head west on the 520 floating bridge towards downtown Seattle. From the bridge deck you’ll have a 180 […]
Tea for Two at Seattle’s Queen Mary
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 […]