Your Northwest Alternative to Blood Diamonds: Polar Bear Diamonds, Quebec
With all the uncertainty about the diamonds in jewelers’ showcases, it’s nice to know there is at least one diamond you can be sure did not fund killing in a…
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Live and Breathe Art While on Vacation: Arte Luise Kunsthotel, Berlin
Interior decorating might not seem the most appropriate venue for the serious artist, but it’s serious artists who designed the spaces at the Arte Luise Kunsthotel in Berlin, Germany. Within…
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This Isn’t Your Pappy’s Snowshoe: MSR Lightning Ascent Snowshoe
Snowshoes have come a long way from the ones Richard Proenneke used to get around in his Alaskan outback winters forty years ago. Today’s showshoes are made to move. That’s…
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Talk, Groove, Stay Warm: Burton Audex Bluetooth Ski Jacket
Developed by Motorola and the snowboard company Burton, the Audex Bluetooth Ski Jacket lets you listen to your iPod or even talk on your cell phone on the slopes completely…
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Traffic Killed Your Flight at JFK? Take a Chopper Next Time: US Helicopter, New York
Why brave traffic if you don’t have to? It’s never fun, even if you’re in a limo. The best thing to do if you can’t get through traffic is to…
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Winter Shopping In The Desert: Fashion Show, Las Vegas, NV
When most of the country is frozen over with snow and ice, maybe it’s time to take a trip out to the desert, where the weather is temperate and the…
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The Best In Burgertown USA: Red Mill Burgers, Seattle, WA
When I go to eat a burger –– a real burger and not that trash you pick up at a take out window –– I go for the old school…
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Rolling Barrels on The Russian River: NW Sonoma Wine Country, California
While they don’t literally send barrels of wine down the Russian River to the Pacific wine fleet, they do produce a lot of wine these days in northwest Sonoma County….
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Discover Your Inner Viking: The Nordic Heritage Museum, Ballard, WA
One in ten people in King County, Seattle’s westernmost county in Washington State, claim Nordic heritage. That means their roots come from one of the five Scandanavian countries: Sweden, Finland,…
