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The Cactus Goes to Europe!
I have recently returned from my first-ever trip to Europe! What an adventure I had. I don’t even know where to start. This could easily turn into a novella if I wrote about the entire thing, so I’ll just try to stick to some general impressions and highlights. Getting There Getting to Amsterdam took forever.…
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Date Night Idea: Cooking Class
If you and your partner are both foodies, or are looking to cook at home more and possibly eat healthier, why not make a date night out of a cooking class? On our recent trip down to Portland, Chris and I took a class with a long-time friend of mine, Swati. She offers cooking classes…
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A Weekend in Portland
Last month, Chris and I celebrated our anniversary. We’ve been together basically forever, so we deserved a nice celebration. We decided to take a long weekend in Portland! Read on for some of our adventures and recommendations. Friday We both took the day off of work and drove down at around 10am, late enough to…
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An Afternoon in the International District
A recent review of Jiaozi! in the Seattle Times gave us a hankering for dumplings, so we decided that last weekend was the perfect time for a visit to the International District (aka Chinatown-International District but I never hear anyone use the full name). On an intermittently sunny and rainy afternoon, we made our way…
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Months of Adventure Coming Up!
I didn’t get to travel much last year. Basically other than moving up here and going to weddings back in AZ, I stayed put. That is not the case for 2018! I have packed the first half of the year full of genuine out-of-state adventures. Here’s where my journeys will take me: Salem, OR! Next…
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8 Tips for Easy Adventures
I like to refer to my Year of Exploration jaunts as “adventures.” It’s probably because I enjoy gaming, so it’s fun to imagine life as a series of side quests and dungeon crawls. So often, when we think of going on an adventure, or exploring, we imagine it has to be a big all-day expedition,…
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Support the Arts!
This week’s adventure was a trip to Redmond to attend a concert at SoulFood Coffee House and Fair Trade Emporium. One reason why we wanted to move up to Seattle is more chances to see bands that we like, and this was just the sort of thing we love — small venue, music loud enough…
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Exploring Aesir Meadery
For the first stop on our Year of Exploration, I took Chris on an adventure to Aesir Meadery in Everett, Washington. Now, you might think I’m being a bit dramatic when I call it an adventure, but bear with me here. Aesir Meadery is tucked away in an alley in downtown Everett, behind a small…
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2018: A Year of Exploration
Happy Almost New Year, dear readers! I’m really excited about 2018. Sadly, this past year has really not turned out how I expected it to. I suffered a lot of setbacks in terms of employment and the loss of our dear Maggie dog. When 2017 started, I had this great idea that I would go…
The Displaced Cactus
Adventures of a former desert dweller transplanted to Washington