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Canada relents on cash demands for late Amtrak run from Seattle

Wed, Aug 17, 2 a.m.

By C.B. Hall

A decision by the Canadian government not only preserves the existing second daily train but also opens the possibility of a third train.

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A Seattle resident's pilgrimage to the Midwest

Tue, Aug 16, 2 a.m.

By Peter Miller

First you get lost in Kansas City. But eventually you find your way to its history, its meats, its bars. And best of all, the extraordinary beauty of a museum designed by Steven Holl.

Tourism: French lessons

Fri, Aug 12, 2 a.m.

By Ronald Holden

With Seattle's tourism funding all but gone, France offers inspiration and a few tips.

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The China message: Never stop selling

Mon, Aug 1, 2 a.m.

By Bill Stafford

A visit discovers a nation of entrepreneurs, powered by engineering, marketing, and government support. China's dynamic growth is also overwhelming its cities and highways.

Beecher's New York store: not a Seattle clone

Thu, Jul 28, 3:30 p.m.

By Hugo Kugiya

Eating on the Edge: Seattle's Kurt Beecher Dammeier has taken a personal hand in opening the new store in the Big Apple. But its offerings are much broader than in the familiar Pike Place Market.

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Daughter of Norway: sorrow for land where we once honeymooned

Wed, Jul 27, 2:30 p.m.

By Sue Frause

Growing up, I was surrounded by Norskes. My non-English speaking grandparents emigrated from Trondheim, Norway, to Snohomish County.

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Yakima adds to its wine-based tourism attractions

Fri, Jul 22, 2 a.m.

By Harris Meyer

A charity event, the first at a new lodge, offers a chance to see some of what makes the region attractive to folks from Western Washington.

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'See Washington Last'

Fri, Jul 22, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

The death of the state's tourism office creates opportunities for a don't-come-hither campaign. Time to reverse-market our Delicious apples as "forbidden fruit."

Machu Picchu? Not the best spot in its neighborhood

Fri, Jul 22, 2 a.m.

By Glenn Drosendahl

Nearby Peruvians towns offer a living culture. Machu Picchu was impressive, even worthy of its billing, but there are also larger collections of Incan ruins elsewhere.

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Seattle needs more shrines to writers

Thu, Jul 14, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

In a city that draws the "creative class," why don't we have more reverence for our writers? Why not use them to boost tourism? Why is there no Theodore Roethke Historic Park, or Frank Herbert Wax Museum?

The chef as god

Wed, Jul 6, 12:18 p.m.

By Ronald Holden

A new book details the exploitive culinary vassalage of apprentices with Ferran Adria in his Spanish restaurant, el Bulli, often touted as the finest in the world.

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Witness to a terrorist bombing in Marrakesh

Wed, Jul 6, 2 a.m.

By Spider Kedelsky

A midday explosion comes alarmingly close to our writer, in the old section of the large and ancient trading city.

Reports of California's demise are hogwash

Tue, Jun 28, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

A gloomy Scandinavian ventures into the golden sunlight of California and finds only scattered signs of a "failed state." In a nutshell: salmon bad, sangria good.

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Pilgrimage to the Pasayten Wilderness

Mon, Jun 27, 2 a.m.

By Craig Parsley

Whether you're searching for abandoned mines, studying bears, or simply ogling the views, you'll find this "wilderness with an edge" is touched with a lot of history.

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