city guide

  • Seattle Travel Guide: Beauty, Food & Culture

    ByJay M

    Seattle gets a reputation it doesn’t fully deserve. Rainy, dirty, cold, those are the words people throw around, but after several trips, my adjectives look different: beautiful, picturesque, delicious, accessible, and yes, expensive. Tucked between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, it’s a city where you stop every few feet for another photo because the next angle is somehow better. In this post, I break down what I mean by each of those adjectives, from the glacially carved hills to the seafood and coffee scene, the honest cost of a trip, and why Seattle’s “unfriendly” reputation just isn’t true in my experience.

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    The 5 Best MLB Parks for a Weekend Getaway (And the Cities That Make Them Worth It)

    ByJay M

    I love travel and I love baseball, and when those two things combine it makes for one of my favorite kinds of weekends. I have been to every city that hosts an MLB team and caught a game in over half of them. Not every great city has a great park, and not every great park sits in a city worth building a weekend around. This list is where both come together. From the iconic ivy walls of Wrigley Field in Chicago to the unmatched skyline views at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, these five ballparks earned their spots based on the full experience, the stadium, the neighborhood, and the city itself. Whether you are a die-hard baseball fan or just looking for a great excuse to explore somewhere new, these are the MLB parks worth planning a weekend around.