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Seattle's one of the USA's best cities for visitors, but the lures here are many: apple-growing & wine country, Mount Rainier & the Cascades mountains, the eco-wonderful San Juan Islands, & other cool cities like Spokane, Tacoma, & capital Olympia.

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Washington State cited in 'Getting to Know the USA's Tribal Peoples'

As most of us know, today is Columbus Day in the United States and other countries, and Indigenous People's Day in much of Latin America, marking the 528th anniversary of the Christopher Columbus expedition's first landing in the Americas (actually 12 October), on the coast of Hispaniola, the Caribbean island home to the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Of course, many of the Amerindian tribes that were already living here when the Spaniards arrived are still part of the societies that evolved…

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4 Best Places to Build Your Vacation Home in Washington State

Greetings!If you spend your holidays in Washington State and if you are willing to build your vacation home in Washington State, then you must consider the following 4 places. You can use these vacation homes for personal or commercial purposes, but yes, it is worth investing in.Leavenworth: It is one of the finest cities in Washington, where you can spend both summers and winters in your vacation home. It is known for its festivals like Bavarian Ice Festival, Maifest, Autumn Leaf Festival, and…

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5 Top Spots in Washington State for Camping and Hiking

With lush landscapes characterized by forests, deep fjords, and numerous lakes, Washington State the most northernly state in the continental US, and boasts some of the country's most scenic parks. (Some of the hiking in these parks is quite remote. I would highly recommend using a GPS device or a hiking watch that has GPS so you don’t get lost. If you plan on camping in the parks, keep in mind there are few if any facilities and you will need to bring in your own shelter. I would recommend…

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Mount St. Helens in 'Lava Love: Exploring America's Volcanoes'

Volcanoes have rightly fascinated—and of course frightened—mankind from time immemorial. Nowadays eruptions can still be devastating, but our ability to better monitor and understand volcanoes and their dynamics means we can indulge our fascination by sidling right up to some of nature's most spectacular extravaganzas. Just in the USA there are several stars such as... keep reading

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Darryl Musick May 9, 2012 at 5:20pm

This week's updated Fields of Dreams report takes us to the Emerald City of Seattle to visit Safeco Field - home of the Mariners. It's online now at The World on Wheels: http://tinyurl.com/2fj5c9w

The World on Wheels

An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
Darryl Musick June 20, 2011 at 5:43pm

Today at The World on Wheels, we conclude our trip to Seattle. Island hopping, drug deals gone bad, and a transportation crisis to the airport are among the hightlights: http://tinyurl.com/yky2swm

The World on Wheels

An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
Darryl Musick June 16, 2011 at 5:41pm

You've heard of Deadliest Catch? How about the Deadliest Barge (yeah, they're connected). That, baseball, coffee, monorails, flying (dead) fish, and the World's Fair. The World on Wheels in Seattle... http://tinyurl.com/yhwh5u4

The World on Wheels

An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
David Paul Appell June 8, 2011 at 12:48am

A Tripatini member has a question on travel to Seattle. Please click here to help. Thanks!
Karin Leperi February 24, 2011 at 3:11am

Check out my article, "Where in the World is Whatcom?" at:
http://www.cityroom.com/stories/travel/
GreenGlobalTravel.com February 8, 2011 at 10:04pm

Check out our story on exploring volcanoes in America, including Washington's Mount St Helens:

http://www.tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/lava-love-exploring-americas.
Sam Scribe September 26, 2010 at 7:42pm

I suppose I should join Oregon, too, now that I'm living out here.
For now, this tweet I just encountered:
"Random thought. The weather today in Seattle is just like you all probably imagine it to be constantly."
Ed Wetschler June 19, 2010 at 6:28pm

Good question about Washington State wines on our Ask A Travel Expert widget. If you can help, you'll do a favor for a Tripatini member and you might even win our London package.
Ed Wetschler June 17, 2010 at 12:23am

You've sure got it figured out now. And what great recommendations!
Mary Jo Manzanares June 17, 2010 at 12:12am

Done, Ed!

I don't have the whole Ask a Travel Expert system figured out yet. I thought I was posting there, but obviously that was a big ooops!