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Best Hidden Restaurants in Los Angeles

San Francisco’s Pier 39: What You Need to Know Before You Go

Traveling by Plane: What Happens Before Take-Off?

Art, Food, and Drink in Downtown St. Petersburg, Florida

Rehman Family Homestay: Relax and Recharge in Ghulkin, Pakistan

Wine and Seafood Pairing with International Dishes

Holiday Hosting in Style

How to Organize Your RV Kitchen

Visit Peru’s Top Historical Sites

A Guide to Museums in Vienna

U.S. Destinations

  • San Francisco’s Pier 39: What You Need to Know Before You Go

    by Julia Nikolaus May 7, 2025
    by Julia Nikolaus May 7, 2025
  • Art, Food, and Drink in Downtown St. Petersburg, Florida

    by Marcea Cazel March 8, 2025
    by Marcea Cazel March 8, 2025
  • Frank Lloyd Wright in Wisconsin: Madison to Spring Green

    by Julie Diebolt Price August 20, 2024
    by Julie Diebolt Price August 20, 2024
  • Extended Layovers: One Ticket, Two Destinations

    by Portia O'Laughlin July 18, 2024
    by Portia O'Laughlin July 18, 2024
  • Frank Lloyd Wright in Chicago and Oak Park

    by Julie Diebolt Price July 13, 2024
    by Julie Diebolt Price July 13, 2024
  • Discover eFoiling: New Horizons in Adventure Travel

    by Milica Kostic Povoas March 6, 2024
    by Milica Kostic Povoas March 6, 2024

International Destinations

  • Rehman Family Homestay: Relax and Recharge in Ghulkin, Pakistan

    by Erin Coyle January 6, 2025
    by Erin Coyle January 6, 2025
  • Visit Peru’s Top Historical Sites

    by Isabel Leong September 10, 2024
    by Isabel Leong September 10, 2024
  • A Guide to Museums in Vienna

    by Aviv Barkai September 4, 2024
    by Aviv Barkai September 4, 2024
  • A Journey Through Saudi Arabia’s Open-Air Living Museum

    by Sophia Smith August 28, 2024
    by Sophia Smith August 28, 2024
  • Pura Vida: Your Costa Rica Travel Guide

    by Fraser Tyrell July 24, 2024
    by Fraser Tyrell July 24, 2024
  • Travel to Syria with Untamed Borders

    by Erin Coyle May 28, 2024
    by Erin Coyle May 28, 2024

Food & Drink

Best Hidden Restaurants in Los Angeles

by Lini Lidych May 22, 2025

If you’re anything like me, you probably live for great restaurant reviews that go beyond the usual hype and Instagrammable aesthetics. You want flavor bombs, secret menus, and the kind …

by Lini Lidych May 22, 2025

Art, Food, and Drink in Downtown St. Petersburg, Florida

by Marcea Cazel March 8, 2025

Situated on the west coast of Florida on the waters of Tampa Bay, downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, is a thriving area of food, drinks and plenty of sunshine. It is …

by Marcea Cazel March 8, 2025

Wine and Seafood Pairing with International Dishes

December 19, 2024
by Kevin Fagan December 19, 2024

Holiday Hosting in Style

December 16, 2024
by Ronny Maye December 16, 2024

Cocktail Culture and Distilleries in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

March 23, 2024
by Dana Zartner March 23, 2024

Healthy Japanese Food: 10 Must Try Dishes

January 31, 2024
by Max Collins January 31, 2024

Travel & Lifestyle

Traveling by Plane: What Happens Before Take-Off?

by Sierra Powell April 1, 2025

Air travel is a smooth experience for passengers, but a complex and well-coordinated process takes place before a plane takes off. Every flight proceeds in a rigorous sequence involving several …

by Sierra Powell April 1, 2025

Holiday Hosting in Style

by Ronny Maye December 16, 2024

Your guests will be talking about your holiday gathering for weeks to come.  It’s December, which means the holiday season is upon us, and with it comes the joy of …

by Ronny Maye December 16, 2024

How to Organize Your RV Kitchen

September 17, 2024
by Isabella Adams September 17, 2024

Extended Layovers: One Ticket, Two Destinations

July 18, 2024
by Portia O'Laughlin July 18, 2024

Worried They Might Not Remember? Travel With Little Kids Anyway

April 16, 2024
by Margaret Bensfield Sullivan April 16, 2024

Discover eFoiling: New Horizons in Adventure Travel

March 6, 2024
by Milica Kostic Povoas March 6, 2024

Recipes

Mezze Platter Recipe From Dawna Pitts

by Nancy Zaffaro September 10, 2023

We’re pleased to share this Mezze Platter recipe excerpt from Dawna Pitts’ new book, Entertaining is My Love Language. Take a look! About Author Dawn Pitts Dawna Pitts was born …

by Nancy Zaffaro September 10, 2023

Braised Lamb Shank Recipe From Willamette Valley’s Iris Vineyards

by Janice Sakata-Schultze January 6, 2023

The Willamette Valley in Oregon has become one of the most popular and celebrated places for winemaking in the country in the last few decades.  With ideal climate and growing …

by Janice Sakata-Schultze January 6, 2023

Feed Your Traveler’s Spirit: Great International Recipes

December 19, 2021
by Jade Piper December 19, 2021

5 Easy Bourbon and Wine Cocktails

April 22, 2020
by Harold Camaya April 22, 2020

10 Creative Whiskey Cocktails to Impress your Guests

April 14, 2020
by Harold Camaya April 14, 2020

Calibama Cooking: Garlic and Brown Sugar Pork Tenderloin Recipe

January 22, 2020
by Nancy Zaffaro January 22, 2020

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Great night out at The 1905 jazz club to hear the Great night out at The 1905 jazz club to hear the Charlie Porter Quartet. Album release for the latest; Portland Sketches.
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Bonus: treated to an artist painting while the band riffed.
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@the_1905 @charlieportermusic #jazz #improvjazz #notthestandards #jazzmusic #jazzclub #jazzclubs #albumrelease #confettitravel #portlandjazz
When I first arrived in Astoria, I decided to go u When I first arrived in Astoria, I decided to go up to the Astoria Column. Picked up my annual for for a whopping $5, which also gives you one entry to a few of Astoria’s museums. 

The Astoria column is 125 feet tall and sits on Coxcomb Hill, at an elevation of 600 feet. The column was dedicated in 1926.
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I have fond memories of bringing my kids here. I’d spend the dollar to buy them each one of the little wood glider kits atbtge gift shop. We’d put them together, then trek up the circular iron, 164 step staircase to the top. Outside, you’ve got a 360 degree view. The Columbia, the Pacific, the bridge, the ships, Long Beach Peninsula, the mountains. 
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For the kids, the best part was getting to throw the gliders off the top of the column. Yes, this is allowed and encouraged, and it’s a hoot. 
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I watched three women together having a blast. I watched families, where dad stayed down on the ground to retrieve the gliders while the kids threw them. I watched couples take selfies.
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My kids would go back down the stairs, retirve their gliders (or maybe it was someone else else’s that they found) and we go back upstairs to do it again. No, i dudbt buy them another glider. We git oyr exercize though! 
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Yes, I bought a glider. Yes, i threw ut down. Yes, I retrieved it. And I’m taking it home as a littke souvenir.
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#astoria #astoriaoregon #oregoncoast #oregonnw #oregonlife #atthecoast #confettitravel #takeatrip #roadtripping #roadtrippingusa #northwestcoast #pacificnorthwestisbest #oregon #traveloregon #traveloregoncoast #astoriacolumn #gliders #confettitravel
A 1959 Rolls Royce Silvercloud! . Yes, the Cannery A 1959 Rolls Royce Silvercloud!
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Yes, the Cannery Pier Hotel & Spa has this beauty to take you to and from your trip to one of Astorias’s many restaurants. Driver John gave me the scoop and some of the best places to eat and sites that I shouldn’t  miss!
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#cannery #cannerypier #cannerypierhotel #astoria #astoriaoregon #bar600 #oregoncoast #oregonnw #oregonlife #atthecoast #luxehotel #boutiquehotel #confettitravel #takeatrip #roadtripping #roadtrippingusa #northwestcoast #pacificnorthwestisbest #rollsroyce #rollsroycesilvercloud #1959rollsroyce #vintagerollsroyce
I’m here is Astoria, Oregon, enjoying a wonderfu I’m here is Astoria, Oregon, enjoying a wonderful stay at the Cannery Pier Hotel and Spa!
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The hotel design and decor, the service and all else has been amazing. Im finding that I am especially fascinated by the hotel construction. Built 600 feet out in the water, a skip away from the confluence of the Columbia River and Pacific Ocean, how this hotel came to be is the story I’ll have to tell.
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That doesn’t mean I not enjoying the view, the room, balcony, fireplace, soaking tub with water view, the Finnish sauna and hot tub, and food and drink at Bar 600.
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#cannery #cannerypier #cannerypierhotel #astoria #astoriaoregon #bar600 #oregoncoast #oregonnw #oregonlife #atthecoast #luxehotel #boutiquehotel #confettitravel #takeatrip #roadtripping #roadtrippingusa #northwestcoast #pacificnorthwestisbest #womentraveler #romanticgetaways
I was really excited to make a batch of the Italia I was really excited to make a batch of the Italian Easter Bread I grew up with. My mom would make these each year and we loved them. She could barely get the first out of the over before we’d begmhovering over her waiting for a slice. 

I eventually got the written recipe by staying with and sort of-kind of making us measure the ingredients as she went along. 

Its a pastry dough stuffed with a mix of ricotta cheese, cooked Italian sausage, raw eggs, bkack pepper, italian dried red pepper flakes, fennel seeds, grated parmigiano-reggiano, and a just a bit of tuma cheese (i used mozzarella). Add slices of hard-boiled egg just before folding the dough over lengthwise.
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We called it cavissone. Some call it calzone.
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#easterbread #foodiefavorites #favoritefoods #ricotta #ricottacheese #italianbread #italianpastry #myfavoritefood #snacking #justenjoy #confettitravel #sicilianbread #sicilianeasterbread #eastertradition #italianeasterpie #calzone #chicagofood #chicagoneighborhoods
Just a sweet little lavender bouquet from my frien Just a sweet little lavender bouquet from my friend, Maggie.
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#girlfriendsbelike #girlfriendsarethebest #bouquetdefleurs #lavender #lavenderbouquet #simplethingsinlife #myladieswho #confettitravel
Fabulous lunch with a girlfriend at Mirakutei at t Fabulous lunch with a girlfriend at Mirakutei at their Clackamas, Oregon restaurant. Wonderful, fresh seafood, and so much more on the menu I need to try!
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#mirakuteipdx #mirakutei #sushilovers #sushilunch #sushidate #sushi #clackamas #clackamasoregon #seafoodlovers #freshseafood #confettitravel #hamachi #salmon #eggplänt #salmoncollar #salmoncollar
A stroll along Olympic Sculpture Park. Great birth A stroll along Olympic Sculpture Park. Great birthday week; great touring, nourishing and joyful visits with two girlfriends! Lucky me! 
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#seattlelife #seattlevisit #sculpturelovers #sculpturepark #olympicsculpturepark #waterfrontparksandiego #walkwalkwalk #walkingintherain #seattlewa
Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory has wicked Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory has wicked collections!
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#volunteerpark #volunteerparkconservatory #volunteerparkseattle #citygarden #conservatory #conservatoryofflowers #pnw #pnwlife #pacificnw #citywalk #cityparks #gardenideas #gardentour #learnaboutplants
Great fun exploring Seattle’s Freemont neighborh Great fun exploring Seattle’s Freemont neighborhood! 

Photos aren’t great; too much in and out of shops and coffeehouse and bakery, canal stroll, and too much joyful conversation! Great gf  visit!
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#freemont #freemontstreet #seattle #seattleneighborhoods #seattlelifestyle #walkwalk #walkwalkwalk #freemonttroll #freemontbridgeseattle
Seattle’s Gas Works Park! For as many times as I Seattle’s Gas Works Park! For as many times as I’ve visited this city, this was my first visit, which is kinda crazy!
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#seattle #gasworkspark #gasworks #walkinthepark #takeawalk #pacificnw #favoritecityparks #cityparks #seattlewa #lakeunion
The weather could not have been worse, but I still The weather could not have been worse, but I still strolled some of my old Seattle waterfront haunts, including Pike’s. Ha! Even the photos aren’t great because I had to hold my umbrella as well! The waterfront was one big expanse of gray fog and you could barely see the ferries and ships. But I still enjoyed seeing what I could and walking the Overlook.
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#seattle #waterfront #pikeplacemarket #pikes #pikesplace #seattleoverlook #emeraldcity #confettitravel
So after Kalama, I enjoyed a day with my daughter So after Kalama, I enjoyed a day with my daughter and SIL and kiddos. Time with my grandbabies and the family’s menagerie of fur-babies;  They took me out to eat and there was chocolate cake afterwards. Life is good. (family catch-up photos soon…) 

The next morning, it was on to Seattle! Im so hapoy that I’ll get to see two different friends this trip. But first  solo day to see the Ai Wei Wei exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum. 

Beyond fabulous! Wei Wei is only a few years older than I am, and I’ve been stunned for a very long time by the breath of his work and the importance of his work. Yes, my visit to China adds to how I’m drawn by what he has to say. 

And it’s also very true that the things he’s talking about are too close for comfort with what we’re seeing here. 

#weiwei #weiweiseattle #revolt #artcontemporain #artofinstagram #protestart #revolutionary #artexhibits #sam #seattle #seattleartmuseum #confettitravel #internationalartists
Traveling up the #i-5 from #portland, I stopped at Traveling up the #i-5 from #portland, I stopped at the Kalama Mountain Timber Market in Kalama, Washington.

Great artisan market in a beautiful building right on the Columbia river. Lots of natural beams and natural woods and black; so well done. It was a sunny day and a lot of people were out walking the promenade along the riverfront. 

I went to see the restored Chief Lelooska totem pole, which is housed inside. This totem was carved from a 700 year old Western red cedar. 

#kalama #washington #washingtonstate #mountaintimbermarket #totem #totempole #chieflelooska #storytelling #storytellingart #travelwashington #roadtripping 


Mold-a-Rama is alive and going strong at Chicago’s Field Museum!
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I so loved these as a kid and kept a few from my collection for many MANY years. And it was a major thrill for me when I got my kids to see these too! Definitely one of my favorite souvenirs of all time😜
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#moldarama #fieldmuseum #fieldmuseumchicago #chicagogram #myhometown #travelsouvenirs #travelsouvenir @fieldmuseum
Hi all! Well, it’s a hella long flight from #pd Hi all! Well, it’s a hella long flight from  #pdx to #dfw to #eze, but I made it to Buenos Aires and I’ve been having a fabulous time exploring! What a dynamic, beautiful, fascinating city this is! So very rich in energy, art, music, dance, architecture, food, diverse barrios, and all else that makes up a great city to get to know. There is so much to share!
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#buenosaires #buenosairescity #sudamerica #walkwalkwalk #exploreargentina #visitargentina #citylovers #solotravel #sólo #womentravellers #womentravelsolo
I haven’t been clamming this summer, or the past I haven’t been clamming this summer, or the past few actually. This last beach walk , I watched as all these people made their exodus to the waterfront. Shovels and clam guns and plastic bags and nets, and water boots and hip waders..

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#waves  #walkwalkwalk #seaside #seasideoregon #oregoncoast #oregoncoastline #oregoncoastlife #clamming #razerclams #shellfish #getoutside  #foraging  #harvesting
Wonderful beach watching weather, waves and wildli Wonderful beach watching weather, waves and wildlife this entire Thanksgiving weekend. Thanks, Seaside,OR!
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#waves  #walkwalkwalk #seaside #seasideoregon #oregoncoast #oregoncoastline #oregoncoastlife
The sun was bright and warm this long weekend; won The sun was bright and warm this long weekend; wonderful for long walks at low tides at the tidal pool, for exploring the estuary, for walking the Promenade, for the many making the pilgrimage out at low tides with clam guns, shovels, bags and buckets.
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#seaside  #seasideoregon #clatsopcounty #atthebeach #holidayweekend #longweekends #beachwalks #sunsetcaptures #beachsunsets #walkwalkwalk
We took the road to Hana and made a great day of i We took the road to Hana and made a great day of it. 
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At the Garden of Eden, a privately owned botanical garden, I fell in love with the variety of bamboo—and the sounds of the bamboo swaying in the breeze.
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The trip isn’t over, but without a doubt a highlight for us all. 
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#roadtohana #roadtohanamaui #hawaiianstyle #botanicalgarden #arboretum #hawaiiangardens #gardenofeden #hana #hanahawaii #hanahighway #hanahighwaymaui @mauigardenofeden #arboretum #plantsplantsplants #treesofinstagram #bamboo #bamboobamboo #bamboosounds

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