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Category Archives: Washington

Flame Tulip in Stackables

To Read in Holland: The Tulip Craze (and the First Financial Bubble)

April 14, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 8 Comments

1637 was date of the collapse of the world’s first speculative bubble, all created by a passion for tulips. In Holland people mortgaged their houses to buy and sell tulip bulbs for ever-increasing […]

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Gardens, Holland, Novels and Travel Books, Washington
White bog flowers in the Washington State University Discovery Gardens near Mt. Vernon, Washington

Washington State University ‘Discovery Garden’

June 4, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

The Washington State University ‘Discovery Garden’. For such a small space this garden really covers all the bases. I liked it because I have a small yard, and there were […]

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Gardens, Travel Theme, Washington
Tulips in La Conner, Washington

La Conner’s Tulip Fields

April 9, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures 7 Comments

If you’re interested in viewing masses of tulips the Tulip Festival in La Conner, Washington is a great place to go. Some fields charge admission – typically $5 or $6 […]

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Gardens, Washington
Mexico Cafe in Mt Vernon, Washington

Mount Vernon in Skagit Valley, Washington

April 6, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

La Conner is one of the most picturesque towns on the Washington coast, and priced accordingly, but nearby Mount Vernon is much cheaper with some great places to spend the evening. […]

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Road Trip, Washington
Tulip Town's fields of tulips just outside of La Conner, Washington

Landscape with Tulips (La Conner, Washington)

April 2, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

This challenge about ‘landscape’ photography came up just before I headed off to check out the tulip fields down in La Conner, Washington. When I was writing my post on the […]

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Washington, Weekly Photo Challenge
La Conner old moss-covered building of weathered wood

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Weathered Wood

March 24, 2015by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

The western states are some of the best places to find great examples of weathered wood. In the soggy northwestern states the north side of the buildings tend to be covered […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Washington
Cherry Blossoms in Victoria

Travel Theme: Experiencing Spring in March

March 22, 2015by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

In the Northwest of North America the entire month of March is always all about spring. My two favourite places to experience SPRING (in capital letters) are La Conner, Washington and Victoria, BC. La […]

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BC, Travel Theme, Washington, Western USA & Canada
Tugboat Pub in Portland, Oregon

Best Craft Beers on the West Coast

September 29, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

“Boy, you two really are beer geeks.” This was from Dave, the brewmaster of a brewery in Vermont, and we met him in Yakima Washington. But more about that later. […]

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BC, Beer & Cider, California, Oregon, Washington, Western USA & Canada
Our GPS shows us out water while on the ferry to Port Townsend

Some Recommendations for a Road Trip to the Olympic Peninsula

August 26, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

We gathered lots of recommendations from all over the place for this five-day road trip down to the Olympic Peninsula. And now we have some recommendations of our own. Take […]

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Road Trip, Washington
Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, Washing, Sea Stacks

Ruby Beach on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington

August 19, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 9 Comments

According to several sources, Ruby Beach was named because of the ruby-like crystals, possibly garnets, that washed up on the beach. So beach combing on Ruby Beach had me on […]

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Road Trip, Washington, Western USA & Canada

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