Seattle Chocolate factory tour – all you need to know
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Seattle Chocolate factory tour – all you need to know

  Who couldn’t love the idea of a chocolate factory tour??!! That amazing smell of chocolate permeating everything in the building. Oompa Loompas singing as they work (ok, that’s just me dreaming). Being unleashed with chocolate samples to eat to your hearts content (still me dreaming – sigh). BUT – there are many aspects of…

The best travel essentials for women
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The best travel essentials for women

It’s fair to say I’ve done a bit of world travelling in my time – hopefully with lots more to come.  But that’s just a hopeful thought at the moment, instead I’m having a fab time exploring more of my backyard. Through trial and error, I’ve settled on what I consider to be the essentials…

A weekend escape in Victoria BC | see how digital scrapbooking transforms the photos
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A weekend escape in Victoria BC | see how digital scrapbooking transforms the photos

If you’re thinking about heading to Victoria BC – stop thinking, and make it a real plan. It’s a gorgeous wee city, and makes the perfect weekend escape destination. The fisherman and I spent a long weekend there in September 2019. Although the weather wasn’t great, we still had an awesome time, which is a…

Seattle to Victoria B.C. | your guide to the ultimate weekend getaway
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Seattle to Victoria B.C. | your guide to the ultimate weekend getaway

Ahh, Victoria.  Just thinking about spending a weekend there has me feeling a mix of excitement and oddly, peace.  Perhaps that’s because it’s a destination that can offer you either of these, and anything in between. Victoria BC (on Vancouver Island) is a perfect spot to escape to for a day from Seattle (or Vancouver)….