- And so have the travel discounts. This Spring, big ships departing from Seattle and other Northwest hubs are offering deeply discounted travel to Vancouver, British Columbia. Cruises through Holland America that normally cost approximately $900/person in peak seasons start at $39/day from May through September. There are also other cruises that cater to both the Northwest and the entire Pacific coast.
In other news...
- In Seattle, the Museum of Flight is taking a gamble in the fight towards displaying one of NASA's soon to be retired Space Shuttle. The Museum is planning to build a $12 million dollar facility to house the shuttle, even though the facilities are unable to guarantee placement of one of three available shuttles. Technically, to be considered for displaying the shuttle, the facilities must already be constructed. If they build it, will they come? We'll see come July 2011.
- Coffee drinkers, rejoice! Travelers throughout the region will be delighted by a new study that finds moderate consumption of caffeinated coffee may actually have a positive effect on your heart. Five of the ten areas with the most stores per 10,000 people are in the Pacific Northwest, including the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett metro area ranking 2.5 coffee shops per 10,000 people.
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