Travel Lessons 4 through 7; Lummi Island and Portland
Here comes the second installment chronicling my quasi-debauched adventure in the Pacific Northwest. Lest you be thrown off by the  numbered lessons, fear not—this is anything but a pedantic rant. If you caught the first installment of this post, you last left me in Seattle, about to begin the drive up Chuckanut Drive to Lummi … Read more
Travel Lessons 1 through 3; Boston and Seattle
Everyone who knows me knows I love to travel. In a perfect world, this would mean bi-annual trips to Paris and Rome, and finally getting to visit Scandinavia and eat street food in Vietnam. In reality, it means whenever I can afford it, I go eat, drink, and explore my way through another North American … Read more
Pacific NW for the Hungry Girl; Day 4, Seattle
Perhaps it was the bittersweet pall of knowing it was my last day, perhaps it was the vibrancy of the city, or perhaps it was the copious quantities of caffeine that I consumed, but day four, my only full day in Seattle, kicked some serious ass. It started out a bit gray, but there’s something … Read more
Pacific NW for the Hungry Girl; Vineyards and Seattle, day 3
Another splendid slumber, a less than satisfying encounter with the borderline-incompetent folks at Hertz, and I was riding off into the hills in a shitty little Nissan Versa. For one last taste of Portland, I stopped at the highly-recommended Coffeehouse Northwest on my way out of town. Small, high ceilinged, and simply decorated, it felt … Read more
