TO BEE ... OR NOT, by Yvette Cardozo

The Fairmont Vancouver, B.C., Waterfront hotel’s rooftop honey bees have a fun history. Actually, they’re really on the pool level, but folks keep  calling it the rooftop. The five hives sit beside the hotel’s organic garden....more

THE OBSCURE CORNER of CALIFORNIA, by Larry Turner

A mother lode adventure gem hides in the far northeast corner of California: Modoc County. More officially, this gem is called Surprise Valley located in California's northeast corner. The First Americans called Surprise Valley 'The Smiles of God' and I concur!...more

PORTLANDIA: Always Keeping it Weird, but Always Cool, Part I,
by Lynn Rosen
Travel with us aboard Amtrak from Bellingham,WA to Portland OR to experience beautiful coastal views on a hassel-free trip, check into the historic Multnomah Hotel, visit the Lan Sun Chinese Gardens around the corner and the historic Pittock Mansion in Part One of Portlandia....more

AN UN-BUCKET LIST OF OMG ADVENTURE MOMENTS, by Vicki Hoelfling Andersen
Some events we embark upon knowing they will be an adrenaline rush. Some undertakings dumbfound us with unexpected “surprises,” propelling them to another level. Then there are encounters that arrive like bombshells, totally unexpected but, hopefully, leave us unscathed.....more

DISCOVERING NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA'S BACK ROADS AND TINY TOWNS, by Ted and Sylvia Blishak

If names of places like Burney, Chester, Graeagle, Maybe, and Quincy don't sound like they belong in the Golden State, you now know more about Northeastern California than you did ten seconds ago!...more