Blogs 2008-05-14T05:35:05-0500 en hourly 1 2008-05-14T05:35:05-0500 http://www.pnwjourneys.com//blog_view.php?vf_id_blog=30 Several of the places I like to stay on San Juan Island have recently made additions or changes so I thought it was time for a trip up this way. 2008-03-06T12:48:00-0600 http://www.pnwjourneys.com//blog_view.php?vf_id_blog=29 Just got back from a weekend trip to Portland, primarily to see Ornette Coleman who performed on the opening night of the Portland Jazz Festival. 2008-02-19T11:24:49-0600 http://www.pnwjourneys.com//blog_view.php?vf_id_blog=28 I went to a wonderful event last night--it was a series of readings by local food writers called "Talking with Your Mouth Full" which was put together by Leite's Culinaria as a benefit for their scholarship program. 2007-11-14T15:00:14-0600 http://www.pnwjourneys.com//blog_view.php?vf_id_blog=27 I took a quick overnight trip up to Victoria a few weekends ago to see the Titanic exhibit at the Royal BC Museum before it closed (well worth the trip) and also to see the recently renovated south wing rooms at one of my preferred hotels in Victoria, the Laurel Point Inn. 2007-10-29T13:28:13-0500 http://www.pnwjourneys.com//blog_view.php?vf_id_blog=26 A couple weekends ago, I spent a great weekend hiking out in the Forks area with a friend. 2007-08-19T13:51:25-0500 http://www.pnwjourneys.com//blog_view.php?vf_id_blog=25 I've been back from Turkey for a while and working hard to catch up ever since.  Not only am I planning lots of fun trips to the Pacific Northwest for clients, I've been putting the finishing touches on my first ever food & wine tour. 2007-07-12T12:33:50-0500 http://www.pnwjourneys.com//blog_view.php?vf_id_blog=24 I'm writing this in a cafe in the city of Antalya, on the southern coast of Turkey.  2007-05-29T02:26:15-0500 http://www.pnwjourneys.com//blog_view.php?vf_id_blog=23 I didn't travel very far today in miles, but the route I took was another spectacular drive. 2007-04-07T12:19:53-0500 http://www.pnwjourneys.com//blog_view.php?vf_id_blog=22 I'm sitting on the terrace of the venerable Benbow Inn and it's a gorgeous April evening. 2007-04-04T20:22:44-0500 http://www.pnwjourneys.com//blog_view.php?vf_id_blog=21 I didn't have very far to go today--just up the road a few miles to Mendocino.  2007-04-04T20:10:02-0500 http://www.pnwjourneys.com//blog_view.php?vf_id_blog=20 After a great layover day in San Francisco (highlighted by a couple excellent meals with friends:  brunch at Greens in the Marina and dinner at Gary Danko, which was truly amazing and, while not inexpensive, an excellent value, I thought), I headed back up to the Mendocino area. 2007-04-04T00:11:49-0500 http://www.pnwjourneys.com//blog_view.php?vf_id_blog=19 Well, Hwy 1 down the coast from Mendocino to San Francisco is as spectacular as I've always heard. 2007-04-03T23:56:10-0500 http://www.pnwjourneys.com//blog_view.php?vf_id_blog=18 More superlatives on another gorgeous day on the Northern California coast. 2007-04-01T12:07:50-0500 http://www.pnwjourneys.com//blog_view.php?vf_id_blog=17 I love what I do every day (how could I not?) but some days are just sublime.  Yesterday was one of them.  Driving through the redwoods with Elvis Costello on the stereo--I just let out a whoop of pure joy and felt very, very lucky.   2007-03-30T10:16:59-0500 http://www.pnwjourneys.com//blog_view.php?vf_id_blog=16 I'm looking at the Pacific Ocean while having breakfast at WildSpring, a wonderful retreat in Port Orford on the southern Oregon Coast. 2007-03-29T11:19:27-0500 http://www.pnwjourneys.com//blog_view.php?vf_id_blog=15 Seattle has a number of wonderful boutique hotels to choose from.  Last week I stayed at one of my favorites, Hotel Andra. 2007-03-25T13:03:44-0500 http://www.pnwjourneys.com//blog_view.php?vf_id_blog=13 I ate at Ray's Boathouse last night for the first time in a couple years and am happy to report that they still do seafood really, really well. 2007-03-21T17:52:50-0500 http://www.pnwjourneys.com//blog_view.php?vf_id_blog=12 Greetings! I'm in the process of planning a research trip to the Northern California Coast. 2007-03-16T11:55:38-0500 http://www.pnwjourneys.com//blog_view.php?vf_id_blog=11 Welcome to Pacific Northwest Journeys travel blog. We will be updating our blog with travel reports shortly. 2007-03-09T16:08:20-0600