A Side Trip to Seattle

As you know, my forthcoming Virtual Traveler's guide is The Virtual Traveler's Weekend in Cornwall. The project is progressing well, and I'm still anticipating publication on the Amazon Kindle late this summer. I'm also hoping to publish the guide and offer it at a low cost. This booklet will give you everything you need to fully experience the magic of Cornwall, England, using all five senses without leaving your home. Well, you may wish to visit your library, the grocery store, and the post office to pick up a borrowed DVD or two, but that's about it. Don't forget to take some friends with you!

During a long hike with a friend today, I explained that as a result of doing this project and virtually experiencing every adventure my readers will virtually experience (sailing, scuba diving, surfing, walking the Southwest Coastal Path, visiting Daphne DuMaurier country in the Fowey area, examining the ruins at Tintagel), I no longer feel a desperate need to travel to Cornwall. Traveling virtually has somehow satisfied my longing to return to that beautiful place.

I told my friend that I'm afraid to travel virtually to Seattle, a city I've long yearned to visit, because I may no longer wish to travel there. "What's wrong with that?" she said. "That would free you up to travel somewhere else." Of course. So today and perhaps for the next post or two, I'll take you with me to Seattle.

Gee! Having problems summoning up some good content for wannabe Seattle travellers today.


The Elliott Bay Book Company is supposed to be one of the best bookstores in the city, and Seattle, by the way, is a literary mecca. But I could not rouse this highly recommended bookstore via their website today. Makes me wonder. Economic times are so bad, and many Seattle bookstores have gone under. Has Elliott Bay Book Company bitten the dust? I hope not.

So my other Seattle favorite place to visit is the Seattle Art Museum. Better luck here, with some terrific exhibitions this summer. Take a look. Not the best museum website I've encountered. New York's Metropolitan Museum and Museum of Modern Art set the standard, as does the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, but still, it's half decent. Visit the New York and Boston museum websites for a sense of what is possible.
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I hope to find better Seattle web content tomorrow (makes me appreciate Cornwall, England's out-of-this-world websites, but after several hours of searching, I'm not impressed that Seattle is a good destination for my Virtual Traveler series. Not at all. Stay tuned.