http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Washington , Seattle en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 20:30:22 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:30:22 +0000 Seattle USA Tuesday May 7th 2013 T and I walked the 5 blocks to the Clipper pulling our big bags and left them in storage at the terminal ready for the 11 oclock sailing. We then walked along the waterfront to Fishermans Wharves for a second fish breakfast at Barbs not Opens at 11 we leave at that time. We had coffee somewhere else and walked back to the Clipper by the street sh http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-785120.html So Its Been a while since are last blog we spent a few days in a hostel in Vancouver right on the beach just chilling Then we decided to head down to Seattle It39s about a 3 hour coach trip across the boarder as the coach headed towards the boarder the driver informed us that we could not bring any food across the boarder which resulted in us trying to down some bananas and packets of crisps http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/Pioneer-Square/blog-784990.html we are on our final leg of this portion of our journey with a brief stop at Mt. St. Helens. The sky is so clear you can see both Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Hood from I5. We decided to take a quick detour to the visitor39s center at Mt. St. Helens. We were told that the park will officially open next week as the roads are still not completely clear. We decided to watch a 13 minute video about the http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-784225.html So I booked my flights to Puerto Escondido Direct flight this time...my booty can39t handle 12 hours of bus anymore. and honestly it was marginally more expensive...40 dollars or so. Paltry amount considering time savedBeen playing with the new camera trying like hell to experiment a bit. Sashayed my lazy a to Alki beach one night with a new tripod and took some pictures of the Emerald City http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-776614.html Webmasters who wish to get as much traffic as possible to their websites often try to use any SEO tactics that they have at their disposal. While many SEO tactics are legitimate such as the creation of quality content other tactics are referred to as blackhat SEO tactics.1 Search Engine SubmissionOne technique that has almost no beneficial impact on SEO is the submission of a website to hundred http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/Pioneer-Square/blog-774148.html Well not junk per se But certainly new. It seems I made around 1250 USD worth of electronic purchases this last month. Before folks gasp and throw things....it was worth it In gearing up for next trip details to follow. I bought some new camera gear photos to follow. I39ve not really even had the chance...sadly...to break it in yet. Weather has been typical JanFeb read garbage.So onto http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-772750.html ltiframe styleleft 0px top 65px width 162px height 72px visibility hidden position absolute srcjavascript3939 frameborderno scrollingnogtltiframegtDid you know that both Bruce Lee and Jimi Hendrix are buried in Seattle graves Seattle39s Lakeview Cemetery on Capitol Hill just east of downtown is the grave site of many famous Seattle icons. Bruce Lee and http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/Bell-Town/blog-772587.html Seattle is the Emerald City. How much FUN IS THAT THE EMERALD CITY If Seattle was a tiny little town that needed aroadside attraction itd be the Horse of a Different Color and hot air balloon rides.But we arent off to see the wizard or following the yellow brick road we are following the I90 to visit Brian and Taunya with whom we visited the Grizzly Bear Enco http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-772502.html Next stop was Seattle on my way up to Canada. I didnt have any specific reason to go there but I always thought it would be a cool city to visit and was the breeding ground of many of my favourite bands. At this time of year the skies are usually overcast and rainy which I was constantly reminded about by locals as I was greeted with unseasonably sunny skies for my 3 days in town. The looming http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-762724.html Well as promised I am ready for last blog from Colombia. I39d say sorry for the wait...but I39m not sorry I returned home with a nasty cough to cold weather and itchy feet for next trip which is being planned. The trip home was uneventful other than seriously asinine long lines for immigration at JFK The first thing I wanted was milkkkkkkkkkkkkkk It39s well known I39m a dairy junk http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-761966.html A friend of mine had her birthday last Wednesday and to celebrate she wanted to go to Seattle for the day. I headed from Whistler to meet her in Vancouver the night before and on Wednesday morning we headed over to Pacific Central in Vancouver to catch the BOLTBus down to Seattle. The journey takes around three and a half hours including time spent in Immigration and for 20 return it39s a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-758902.html Vasarnap reggel kisse borus volt az ido bar olykor azert volt egy kis napsutes is. Egy ujabb kesoi ebredest kovetoen igyekeztunk visszaterni a C J39s Eaterybe azonban az sajnos tele volt igy egy a kozelben levo helyre ultunk be egy hasonlo amerikai reggelire omlett palacsinta egesz jo volt. Ezt kovetoen autoba ultunk es eszaknyugat fele Everett iranyaba autoztunk ott van ugyanis a B http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/Bell-Town/blog-754927.html We landed at Seattle airport not 100 sure who we would be meeting Hannah or her mum Corinne. We realised as well that we had not exchanged contact details beyond Facebook but luckily Hannah checked herself in on Facebook saying she was at the airport picking up an old friend So you can imagine Lauren39s surprise when she suddenly hears Corinne39s voice saying There you are It was a l http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-753536.html As the title states....no more mucking about Was speaking with an old business contact immediately prior to typing this and he explained he had a heart attack in August Kinda struck me as odd...not because he had it but rather I always considered him invinsible despite his age. I remember my heart attack....thought it was the flu so i slept it off at work inbetween being sick. Enough saidSo I http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-752723.html Infinity arrived in Fort Lauderdale early on the morning of Oct. 8. Fittingly it was raining cats and dogs. In fact there was so much lightning that disembarkation had to be halted midway through because of fear someone on the dock would get hit. I managed to get off without incident. I last saw Nancy and Sharon struggling with their luggage as they waited for a shuttle bus to their hotel in M http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-751845.html Seattle Space NeedleExperience Music Project and The Science Fiction MuseumPike Place MarketUnderground TourHarbor Cruise http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-751185.html 14 of my Indian colleagues and friends visited many of my USA colleagues and friends for a conference with our client. I also got to see a few old friends from my former law firm and my younger sister Kathleen and friends were visiting Seattle at the same time http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/Bell-Town/blog-748243.html So what happens when someone makes Sweetie mad He gets to ride a 175 foot tall Ferris Wheel over Elliott Bay... After a not so great lunch at Fisherman39s we39re almost positive the AHole got frozen fish and prawns. Crab and Cheddar melt is really just bread and cheese. Thank goodness for another perfect 10 weather day and a great view. The view is even better at 175 feet if YOU KEEP YOUR http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-747777.html Today we left hotel and headed back down to water for breakfast at Lowells located in Pike Place Market. Another beautiful day in Seattle with a little cooler temps. The breakfast was really good Sweetie had a breakfast sandwich with bacon egg cheese and spinach. I had slow braised corn beef hash with poached eggs yumyum. A little shopping produced a long sleeve tshirt from Pike place fish http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-747725.html We made it After a 5 12 hour flight thank goodness for First Class or Lamar may have left we arrived in Seattle to perfect weather 74 and sunny. We checked into the Hotel Max downtown and learned what European style means tiny especially with 6 pieces of luggage... It39s a cool hotel all the doors have pics of musicians and street performers we have Frank Zappa a good sign http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-747420.html