Airbnb Hosting Tips – 12 Things I Did to Boost Profits
When I moved to Seattle in 2015, my Missouri home spent more than a year vacant. Unsure whether I wanted to sell the house, but still faced with monthly mortgage …
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Pike Place Market at Christmas: 10 Things to Do
Christmas is my favorite season at Pike Place Market. As Christmas approaches, my friends and I often gather in Pike Place Market to enjoy the neighborhood and its unique Christmas …
The Best 15 Things to Do at Pike Place Market in 2023
I recently read a widely-shared list of “must do” things to do in Pike Place Market that left me, a local, thinking that anyone checking items off that list would …
Budget Friendly Tips for Pike Place Market
For four years, while I was in graduate school, I lived in the Pike Place Market and attended a school nearby. On grad-school budgets, I and my fellow students learned …
How to Enjoy Pike Place Market in the Rain
I’ve learned to appreciate the wet darkness of winter in Seattle. It means days pass a little quieter in the strip of downtown I call home and Pike Place market …
15 Things to Do in Joplin, MO – 1 Day Itinerary for a Route 66 Adventure
Joplin isn’t a tourist hotspot, but plenty of people- both travelers and locals- look for fun things to do in Joplin, Missouri. Popular tourist “destinations” in and around Joplin include …
Budget Travel Journal Kit – Affordable Supplies for Travel Journals
Art supply stores in far away countries always feel a bit otherworldly. Although some brands are recognizable, browsing the aisles of “exotic” art supplies and unique-to-me new product types can …
Pike Place Market’s Secret Garden
The vast majority of Pike Place Market visitors walk right past one of my favorite free things to do at Pike Place Market: the rooftop urban oasis called The Secret …
How to Make your Own Travel Magnets
Each trip I come home with a suitcase full of random keepsakes that I just cant bring myself to throw out, but also don’t want to store and buy …