40 B-Day Trip
Waking Up in Seattle
What day is it? One day left of vacation, boo, hoo! It’s been an incredible journey and have seen and experienced so much from tulips to the Pacific Coast and vampire-mayhem in Forks to fabulous eats everywhere we’ve visited, except the night we ate at McDonald’s because there didn’t look like much else was around. […]
Continue ReadingWordless Wednesday: S.W.A.K. from Victoria
For the Eastern Time Zone, this post is late but I’m on VAY-CAY-SHUN in the Pacific Northwest so I’m right on time with this Wordless Wednesday visual. Not sure of the story behind it but snapped it while walking the streets of Victoria, B.C., earlier in the week and though it was sweet and a […]
Continue ReadingTiptoeing Through Tulips and Oregon’s Coast
Author’s Note: I’m a couple days behind in posting due to limited Internet access. Enjoy Day 2 of the journey. Not even sure where to begin with today’s adventure (or I should say yesterday’s) in the Pacific Northwest. Suppose a rundown of events is the best way to tell the tale of Day Two’s journey. […]
Continue ReadingHitting the Ground Running in Portland, Ore.
So much to share, so little time! Would love to share the Voodoo Doughnut experience and the full day Zeldamae and I had yesterday but alas, no time! But, check out my Flickr photo stream for images and you’ll get a visual idea of what was experienced.
Continue ReadingIcelandic Volcano Changes My Travel Plans
Stupid Icelandic volcano! It’s official, 40th Birthday Trip to Amsterdam and Belgium is nixed for a trip to the Pacific Northwest. The airline hasn’t canceled the flight (yet) but things don’t look good. By canceling now we have time to plan for the new trip and if the flight to Amsterdam does depart, I’ll know […]
Continue Reading40th Birthday European Trip Up in Smoke?
I usually consider myself a realistic-optimist. I like to believe in the best but take facts and “what if” scenarios into consideration. Such as the case with my upcoming trip to Amsterdam and Belgium. Counting down to less than a week ’til departure but the stupid Icelandic volcano may change things.
Continue Reading40th Birthday Trip: Let the Planning Begin
Yesterday ZeldaMae and I met up at a Barnes & Noble to being itinerary planning for my 40th birthday celebration to Amsterdam, Bruges, and Brussels later this month. We leave in two and a half weeks! Our tickets have been booked – roundtrip to Europe, baby! – so it’s not like this is totally last minute planning.
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