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• Nine Hours Narita, Capsule Hotel, Narita, Japan — Wat Traimit, The Temple of the Golden Buddha, BKK, Thailand
  by covagabond. X.SEA.4: Nine Hours Narita, Capsule Hotel, Narita, Japan — WatTraimit, The Temple of the Golden Buddha, BKK, Thailand ~ My journey to islands of Thailand and the Temple of the Golden Buddha began in Anchorage Alaska. Ted Stevens International Airport is a fairly small airport compared to many hubs, however its graceful architecture and distinctly Alaskan displays make for beautiful viewing while in transit. Its shops also offer a large variety of native art, jewelry, and artifacts for souvenir hunters. After a 3 hour and 30 minute flight to Seattle Washington, prepare for a layover ranging from an hour andContinue reading “Nine Hours Narita, Capsule Hotel, Narita, Japan — Wat Traimit, The Temple of the Golden Buddha, BKK, Thailand”
• On Bryn Mawr’s High Hill
  published by covagabond X.OR.wine.2: On Bryn Mawr’s High Hill Bryn Mawr Vineyards: 5935 Bethel Heights Rd NW, Salem, OR Bryn Mawr Vineyards (bryn mawr translating to ‘High Hill’ from the Welsh) in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA of Oregon’s Willamette Valley overlooks sweeping views of the surrounding countryside from its bucolic perch. Golden fields, evergreen farms, and twisted fence lines marking the robust quilt of rolling landscape under an azure sky greeted me as I arrived at the vineyard. Karyn Smith, Bryn Mawr’s Hospitality Director was very generous with her time and knowledge. “Karyn was exactly the kind of woman weContinue reading “On Bryn Mawr’s High Hill”
• Bridging Heritage and Legacy: Salmon Culture and Gourmet Dining on Alaska’s Ship Creek
  X.AK.2: Bridging Heritage and Legacy: Salmon Culture and Gourmet Dining on Alaska’s Ship Creek by covagabond. Wednesday, 13 May 2020 221 W Ship Creek Avenue, Anchorage, AK, USA: From 1915 to 1923 the Alaskan Engineering Commission, charged by President Woodrow Wilson with the undertaking, sent thousands of laborers wielding spike mauls, pickaxes, and dynamite to carve rail access into Alaska’s vast interior. Little did they know that at the same time they were quite literally laying the foundation for some of the world’s best dining… a century later. Along the trail they encountered multitudes of obstacles in the forms ofContinue reading “Bridging Heritage and Legacy: Salmon Culture and Gourmet Dining on Alaska’s Ship Creek”
• Along Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage, AK, USA
  by covagabond. Tuesday, 12 May 2020 “X.AK.1: Along Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage, AK, USA Twisting through lush wetlands, rocky beaches, and cool forests, the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail along Anchorage, Alaska’s downtown shoreline is a beautiful destination for any vagabond with wanderlust. Whisked auklets, foxes, and even moose are frequent visitors to the paved trail. One of my first experiences on the coastal trail came as I was riding my bicycle one evening. The lingering twilight of Alaskan summer painted rich purples and oranges as I sped through thickets and around curves. Suddenly a cow moose trotted onto the trail aContinue reading “Along Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage, AK, USA”
• Big Flavor in Willamette’s Little Norway
  X.OR.wine.1: Big Flavor in Willamette’s Little Norway by covagabond Stangeland Vineyards & Winery 8500 Hopewell RD NW, Salem, OR Larry David Miller of Salem, OR had no plans to start a vineyard when he first planted grapes in 1978, but his grandparents from Stavanger, Norway would recognize the name of his unintended winery, Stangeland, meaning “strong land”. Little did the now 73 year old founder know that what he’d just done, namely planting pinot noir on the west slopes of Oregon’s Willamette Valley, would change his life forever – taking him to his ancestral Norwegian home, to Swiss wine competitionsContinue reading “Big Flavor in Willamette’s Little Norway”

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