Category: North America
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Best Hotels in Seattle – Hotel 1000
Hotel 1000 is the perfect Seattle hotel for exploring the city. LOCATION The location is perfect – it’s really close to Pike Place Market so there are lots of restaurants and shops nearby, and a ton of interesting stuff to discover. It’s a few blocks from the light rail station which connects you to the…
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This is Lanai, Hawaii
Don’t feel bad if you aren’t familiar with Lanai. It’s a small island in Hawaii, just a short flight or ferry ride from Maui. Many people, even those who’ve been to Hawaii multiple times, haven’t been to or even heard of Lanai. GETTING THERE: There are 2 ways to get to Lanai – air or…
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Best Hotels in Hawaii – Lodge at Koele, Lanai
You know how there are certain things that are your favorite, until you remember your next favorite, and then your other favorite? I have that problem with destinations and hotels. I have a LOT of favorites. My favorite of the moment depends on which one I happen to be thinking about. When we visited…
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Small ship cruise – Alaska
I should start this post by saying that I have never done a “traditional” Alaska cruise. By traditional I mean on a big cruise ship with several thousand people. I’m sure it’s fun. The food is probably great (depending on the cruise line) and the views, I KNOW, are amazing. I did Alaska differently. I…
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Where to stay in NYC – Gramercy Park Hotel
I had a meeting in New York recently. Usually I like to add a few days before or after something like this so I can “research” the destination while I’m there BUT because this meeting fell in between two longer trips I wasn’t able to do that this time. Two nights in New York was…