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Northwest Travel: Gift guide

The weeks until Christmas are getting fewer: Have you decided what to buy the traveler on your shopping…

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Traveling alone isn’t lonesome,it’s an opportunity for adventure

Traveling alone is more about adventure than loneliness. I’ve visited 40 states and a dozen countries as a…

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Unplug and reboot with Rangiroa’s natural beauty

RANGIROA, French Polynesia — “Hey, I just realized this doesn’t have auto-correct,” my husband, Jeff, said as he…

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California’s Point Lobos is a coastal paradise

POINT LOBOS, Calif. — The birds were break dancing. That’s the best description I can give for the…

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Hotels’ creative take on fitness

A bouldering wall? Monkey bars? Pilates classes? Yes, that’s at your hotel. Not long ago, the average hotel…

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Scotch whisky marks new chapter at George Washington’s Distillery

When a couple of barrels of Scotch whisky made on American soil were uncorked and then bottled in…

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Northwest Travel: Boise’s beer boom

BOISE, IDAHO — For most residents of Central Oregon, Boise, Idaho, isn’t exactly a new discovery. Located about…

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Los Feliz is L.A. at its best, without big-city intensity

Los Angeles, vast and sprawling, can feel overwhelming. I suggest spending a couple of days in Los Feliz…

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Downtown Bakersfield: a city (un)stuck in time

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Jutting skyward, adding impressive verticality to low-rise downtown Bakersfield, the Fox Theater’s tower presides over…

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Devil’s in the details when planning an adventure

It’s all well and good to say you’re hopping on a plane to start your new life, but…

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