Travel

The Race – British Airways Ad

Love this ad from BA in time for the run up to The Olympics. Makes me feel a bit home sick actually. That coupled with imagining little Maggie as that little girl…….sniff…..[reaches for tissues]!

Photo: Seattle Skyline at Sunrise

As we set off for our trip to Victoria BC on the Clipper, I ran upstairs on deck and took these dramatic photos of the Seattle skyline.

Quite by chance, I managed to get the entire vista just as the sun was peeking over the top of the buildings with my Panasonic Lumix G2 camera.

I also whipped out my Windows Phone and snapped the above…

….using the fab Apict App to create the above.

So many people who don’t live here seem to think Seattle is a dreary, rainy city. These photos show it’s not!

Nautical Nellies Nails It in Victoria BC

Another highlight on our trip to Victoria was dinner at steak and seafood restaurant, Nautical Nellies.

We started our meal with crab cakes the Ashley described as, “The best I’ve ever had!”

Maggie’s Got a Passport

“But where’s my UK passport daddy?”

We’re off to London to see The Queen in a couple of weeks (oh and to see some family and friends too!)

The US passport process was very easy and now Maggie has her own. Ashley said getting her to lie still for the photo was a fun experience (!)

Now for the British one……

Blue Angels Aerobatics Display at Seattle Seafair 2011

Who needs to go down to Lake Washington for Seafair, when you can watch the Blue Angels from the comfort of your own home?

Filmed from our deck, they flew so low they set off car alarms on our street. Check out the very cool final frame fly past!

Fun Videos: Alaska Airlines & Seattle Sounders at Seafair Torchlight Parade 2011

We had a fantastic evening at Seattle’s Seafair Torchlight Parade last night.

Thousands lined 4th Avenue from The Seattle Center to Qwest Field and we found a spot on Washington that saw a lot of action from the 100 groups of participants that had come from from all over the Pacific Northwest.

Wine Tours Northwest – Portland Oregon

Just spent a day in Oregon wine country with Mike Thomas of Wine Tours Northwest who did an excellent job of showing the “fearsome five-some” – we were on a bachelor party weekend out of Portland – over 7 wineries in a day!

Afternoon High Tea in Hong Kong

Found these photos of our 2010 Hong Kong trip on my computer and thought I’d share – mainly because of Ashley’s face in the last one!

Fabulous Cave B Inn and Winery

Last month, I took Ashley to the Cave B Inn on the Columbia River Gorge in Eastern Washington. I was determined we’d have one last hurrah (Ashley called it a baby-moon) before our child was born, so what better destination for a pregnant lady but a famous winery!