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 Grab some layers and a pair of binoculars.  Let the islands’ magic renew your spirits this fall and holiday season. As the daylight grows shorter the list of things to do grows longer. Holiday bazaars on Thanksgiving weekend, tree lighting festivals, a lighted boat parade and Santa ships in December brighten up spirits and offer [...]

Get to know your wine- help with Harvest! It’s a Grape Picking Party at San Juan Vineyards on October 13th.  Savor the San Juans will be taking place throughout October, making this one of the best months to visit San Juan Island as it is.  Now you can savor the whole wine making process and [...]

Celebrate the 5th Annual Savor the San Juans - A Medley of Food, Art & Culture this October The fifth annual “Savor the San Juans” gives you 99 reasons to head to the islands this October for a month-long movable feast for the senses.  Northwest of Seattle, the San Juan Archipelago consists of  172 islands, some [...]

A Region That Loves Beer All Year, Gears Up For the Ultimate Homage: Oktoberfest Perhaps it’s the weather, or perhaps it’s the fact that we grow one third of the world’s hops in the Pacific Northwest, but this region LOVES beer.  Needless to say Oktoberfest is serious business and makes the passing of the end [...]

Give the Gift of Experience to Yourself and Your Guests One of the best things I’ve done for my visitors is getting a Seattle TourSaver travel deal book to guide us through their stay.  From urban kayaking in Seattle, to whale watching in the San Juan Islands, to getting pedicures in Victoria, the book pays [...]

With that, the whale watching season has begun! The Gray Whales left their southern breeding grounds and are passing through our local waters on their way to the Bering Sea and they’re hungry!  Northbound whales cruise by in late February through early June, but some whales stick around, instead of migrating.  Reaching 45 feet in [...]

Planning a trip to Seattle this summer? Let the Seattle TourSaver be your compact 2-for-1 travel guide. Things to do. Places to go. Where to stay…Everything you need is 2-for-1: accommodations, activities and admissions to your favorite Seattle venues. The Seattle TourSaver now is available for $59.95 at seattletoursaver.com or at Argosy Visitor Center (Pier [...]

You don’t need an excuse to go to the San Juan Islands next weekend, but here is a GREAT one anyway: San Juan Island Artists’ Studio Tour Saturday, June 2, 2012 to Sunday, June 3, 2012 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Various locations, San Juan Island The 21st Annual San Juan Island Artists’ Studio Tour [...]

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