Seamless in Seattle
This smart modern city that is steeped in American heritage offers a seamless array of attractions to satisfy an eclectic range of tastes. Seattle, situated on Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwestern seaboard, affords easy access to the surrounding mountains, sea and evergreen forests but is itself a hub of interest and cultural distractions that should persuade you to stay longer before heading for the hills. As the original home of...
Laid-back in Lopez
If like us, before our visit, you’ve never heard of Lopez Island, then you’re in for a very pleasant surprise when you visit the Pacific Northwest of America. The San Juan Islands, of which Lopez is a part, nestle in the ‘bay’ triangle between Seattle, Victoria (the capital of British Colombia) and Vancouver and are some of the few American owned islands within the otherwise Canadian seaway. To say that time has passed Lopez by would...
Our New York City Diner
Notes on latest top-notch nosh and nightlife in New York. A week ago Olly, our eldest son and part of the TLC team, jetted off to New York on a business trip with his co-director in another business. Not only did he pick the worst weekend since ‘Snowmageddon’ with the city smothered in snow but he seems to have spent all four days in some of the best eateries the city has to offer. We also tasked him with field testing some of the...