Washington State

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

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Savoring Cabernet Franc from Dineen Vineyards in the Yakima Valley

Located in south central Washington state and only a few hours from Seattle or Portland, Yakima Valley is a vibrant wine growing region and home to over 100 wineries. About one-third of the state’s wine grapes are grown in the Yakima Valley AVA. The wine grapes grown here benefit from an exceptional growing environment or “terroir,” which consists of soil composition and climate, giving the wines produced their unique characteristics. With soils ranging from volcanic to silt loam and…

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A Washington State ranch in 'Fall for North America on these 8 Horse Ranch Holidays'

The foliage in and around the Okanogan Forest is a spectacular sight to behold during the autumn months, and K-Diamond-K Guest Working Ranch outside the town of Republic (some 2½ hours northwest of Spokane and five hours northeast of Seattle) backs onto its 954,409 acres. Simply hit the trail on a scenic ride or pony up with a purpose and help the wranglers round up the horses in the mornings and evenings. Alternatively, savour the season's delicious hues while fly fishing (lakes and streams…

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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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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!
Ed Wetschler June 17, 2010 at 12:03am

Mary Jo, I love this list -- and your attention to location, which is everything in Seattle. Can you repost those answers on the Ask A Travel Expert widget? This way you're entered in the London getaway contest.
Mary Jo Manzanares June 16, 2010 at 10:17pm

I'd suggest:

Purple (4 locations -- downtown, Woodinville, Kirkland, Bellevue): http://www.thepurplecafe.com/

The Local Vine - (Belltown): http://www.thelocalvine.com/

Portalis (Ballard -- a wine shop with bistro): http://portaliswines.com/shop-bar/

Enjoy!
Wendi Haught, CMP, CTA April 27, 2010 at 5:00pm

Sharing hospitality with the hospitality industry? Hats off to Kevin Finch at Big Table-a powerfully positive project!
http://abitmoreofthestory.blogspot.com/2010/04/have-you-heard-big-t...

Have You Heard? The Big Table Experience, Serving Our Industry

Kevin Finch, the founder of Big Table, describes his efforts as a type of “underground railroad” built to bring assistance to our area’s hos...
Allen Cox February 6, 2010 at 3:55am

Another great Seattle ghost tour that visits many "haunted" spots throughout the city and that's narrated with chilling tales is Haunted Happenings. The tour is guided by Jake, a veritable paranormal guru who will leave you with more questions than answers. Lots of fun. http://www.privateeyetours.com/haunted.htm
David Paul Appell December 9, 2009 at 6:46pm

In the Tripatini Spotlight this week: Seattle's spooky-cool (and highly historic) Underground in the Pioneer Square neighborhood (after this week, catch it in our Spotlight archive).
Wendy Capra September 11, 2009 at 5:44am

Sorry, here's a link for the ghost tour thingie: http://www.seattleghost.com/haunted-restaurants-in-the-mar/
Wendy Capra September 11, 2009 at 5:44am

So, like I twittered today, I had lunch at Pike Place market and my friend Sally and I got to talking about all the ghosts in the place. I didn't realize there was a Web site and a tour you can take of all the haunted spots in the market. Anyone ever done the tour? Better yet, anyone ever see any funny shadows or ghostly apparitions in the market? Not that I believe in ghosts, but then again...........