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How Going on a Road Trip can Save Your Soul

BySusan Stephens June 11, 2020March 3, 2025

Chances are if you are reading this blog, you have the wanderlust bug. Go on, admit it. I have it too, so let me tell you how my need to get out and explore has made me a happier person. Going on a road trip is one of my favorite things. When things get too…

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The Best Spots On the Columbia River

BySusan Stephens February 25, 2020February 23, 2025

When most people think about what to see along the Columbia River, the Gorge area immediately springs to mind. Probably because it is the most scenic! But there is so much more to this magnificent stretch of river, which guided our original explorers, Lewis & Clark to this great land. Interstate Highway 84, which runs…

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Pacific Northwest Travel Tips Roundup!

Pacific Northwest Travel Tips Roundup!

BySusan Stephens December 24, 2019February 10, 2025

I couldn’t end the year without waxing philosophical about why I got into this business of blogging in the first place! Yes, it’s because I love to write and even more so, love to travel and have new experiences. But it is also because I love the Pacific Northwest as a whole and because there…

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The 6 Most Scenic Places in the Pacific Northwest

BySusan Stephens December 5, 2019February 11, 2025

Photo courtesy of Visit Bellingham **This article was updated July 1, 2022** Looking for things to do in the Pacific Northwest? How about a scenic Pacific Northwest road trip? I struggled with this one. I really did. Simply because ALL of the Pacific Northwest is scenic and there are plenty of places to go in…

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What’s So Bad About Tacoma, Washington?

What’s So Bad About Tacoma, Washington?

BySusan Stephens September 10, 2019March 8, 2024

City rivalries are pretty silly if you ask me. I mean…WHY? It’s like two siblings fighting over who is best in mother’s eyes. Take Seattleites’ disdain for Tacoma, for example. Not a trip to Seattle goes by where I don’t hear at least one local resident rip on Tacoma. I think Tacoma is a fine…

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Funny Slash Interesting Things About the PNW

Funny Slash Interesting Things About the PNW

BySusan Stephens August 31, 2019March 3, 2025

  What is the quirkiest thing you can think of where you live? I always love finding out new and interesting things about my area of the world. So I decided to go on a mission to hunt for what makes the Pacific Northwest unique. I searched Oregon, Washington State, and British Columbia for those…

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