What the Ticos Drink: Cacique Guaro, Costa Rica
In 1994 I stood in a local bar in the countryside near Grecia. A weathered old man walked in from a day in the cane fields. A machete hung at…
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Why Ferry When You Can Fly?: Kenmore Air, Seattle, WA
Every day over Lake Union in Seattle, there’s an unmistakeable local spectacle best viewed from the grassy hills of Gasworks Park. A seaplane flies in from the north gliding lower…
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Brewing a Hidden Gem: North Coast Brewing Company, Fort Bragg, California
The best thing about the Northern California coast past Bodega Bay is definitely the Pacific Ocean. There isn’t a whole lot else that far up the coast. There are tiny…
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The Halloween Afterparty: Jimi Hendrix Memorial, Renton, WA
When Jimi Hendrix died in London in 1970, his father only had enough money to bury him with a modest headstone in the Greenwood Memorial Park in Renton, WA. By…
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The World’s Scariest Travel Stories: A Real Scream, #8 in a Series — Honeymoon of Horrors
On our honeymoon, my wife and I stayed at the Palace Hotel in Port Townsend, WA. Built in 1889, the building has seen a lot of history. My wife was…
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Satellite Pictures For The Masses: Google Earth
Oh to watch the world go by from 40,000 feet. When I fly I love gazing down at the hills, mountains, lakes, streets and tiny, tiny cars. Then I doze…
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Live At The Casino: The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino Las Vegas, NV
The only way to describe the housing situation in Las Vegas is to light a stick of dynamite next to your ear. It is a boom of at least that…
