Underground tour shines torch on Seattle’s buried city

Frontier tales of gambling, girls and gin  We were passing through Seattle's airport to San Francisco recently and I was reminded of the last time we visited this port city in 2010. After an obligatory walk through the crowded and colourful Pike Market, I lined up to take a 90-minute walking tour of Seattle's original city,... Continue Reading →

Ritz-Carlton oceanfront resort at Half Moon Bay, California

Pumpkin Paradise offers Cinderella-style birthday It was a Cinderella kind of birthday, except I turned into the pumpkin.  But my transformation wasn't by the wand of a witch or fairy godmother, it was the result of a weekend celebration at the Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay, Calif. This historic seaside hamlet is the biggest pumpkin... Continue Reading →

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