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Having grown up bilingual and bicultural, I’ve always felt equally at home in both my countries, the U.S. and Sweden. In some ways I’m American; in others my Swedish roots win out. One time of year when I feel particularly Swedish is in December, when the Scandinavian traditions are the ones that [...]
Here’s another photo from close to home, from Washington’s North Cascades. This is Mount Shuksan reflected in Picture Lake at Artist Point.
Alaska’s Inside Passage is best known for its scenery and wildlife, but it also boasts a fascinating cultural heritage. Today’s photo – a closeup of a totem pole in Sitka National Historical Park – reflects the richness of the area’s native cultures.
Totem poles are native to the Northwest coast, specifically to the Tlingit, Haida, [...]
Between 2003 and 2005, I cruised Alaska’s Inside Passage five times as a tour manager escorting groups aboard large cruise ships. One of the most stunning places on the itinerary was Glacier Bay National Park, where nearly a dozen tidewater glaciers – glaciers that have advanced far enough to reach the sea – calve icebergs [...]
Today’s photo comes from close to home: Seattle’s Pike Place Market, where one day last year (April 2009) I came across a group of women all dressed in purple and red. It turned out they were members of the Red Hat Society, ” a global society that connects, supports and encourages women in their pursuit [...]
I love it when I go somewhere I’ve been a hundred times before and see something totally new and unexpected. A few months ago I was at Pike Place Market, one of my favorite spots in Seattle, and came across a group of women all dressed in purple and red. It turned out they were [...]
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