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Road Trip – Port Angeles Dungeness Crab And Seafood Festival To Olympic National Park Sol Duc Hot Spring Resort

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Road Trip | Crab And Seafood Festival To Sol Duc Hot Springs | WA| USA

As we enter mid-autumn here in Washington, we want to put on a road trip to see the changing color of the scenery.  As we ponder where to go, my partner in crime noticed the Port Angeles Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival is happening right about this time.  It so happens that we have always wanted to check out the Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort, and these two are not that far apart, so it makes sense to put them on one trip.

Not wasting any time, we check for vacancies at the hot spring, lo and behold, they have one!!!  I can’t believe it, because they are usually fully booked!! Although the vacancy is on a Sunday, but we will take it, we will not miss this chance!!

So it is set, the road trip is one night in Port Angeles for the crab festival and one night in the Olympic National Park for the hot spring.  Let’s drive!

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West Hylebos Wetlands Park|Federal Way|Washington

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West Hylebos Wetlands Park | Federal Way | Washington | United States

It’s a beautiful early fall afternoon, it’s a little cool, but very sunny, which makes it an amazingly nice day, so my best friend and I have decided to go for a hike, to witness the early color changing of the season.  We do not want to go far, so a local park in Federal Way makes sense, so we pick the West Hylebos Wetlands Park, it’s only 10 minutes driving for us after all.

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Street Food That Feels Like Restaurant That Feels Like Street Food | Bangkok | Thailand

You can eat what you cook in the hotpot anyway you want, but the way the locals eat it is to wrap the cooked food in lettuce, along with the rice noodle, herbs, and sauces. Take a big bite, chew and mix everything well in your mouth, until all the herbs release their aromas, then swallow. Ah, a super satisfying bite. That's Thai food for you, it's about the combination of flavors. Thailand.Malaysia.April.0033; Adventure; Anselm Chong; Asia; Bangkok; Comfort Food; Delicacy; Delicious; Destination Scenic; Eat is Life; Explore; Food Photo; Food Photography; Foodie; Fuji; Fujifilm; Good Eat; Its The Journey; Journey; Lumaca Photo; Market; My Camera Diary; MyCameraDiary.com; Photography; Rice Noodle; Road Trip; Scenery; Soul Searching; South East Asia; Southeast Asia; Street Food; Street Photography; Street Vendors; Tasty; Thai Dish; Thai Food; Thailand; Traditional Food; Travel; Travel Diaries; Travel Photo; Travel Photography; TravelPhotos; Tropic; Tropical; Trvel Stories; Wrap In Lettuce; XT2

From Seattle To Thailand, To Malaysia, And Back To Thailand, A Photo Journey Part 4

The one thing you do a lot in Thailand is eating, at least to me.  Well, it really is not my fault, I mean, food is everywhere, and good food they are, mind you.  So how can you resist not eating? So it’s the City’s fault really.  Am I blaming the city for my overeating habit and a tummy that is rounder by the day? Absolutely.

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The Name Of This Japanese Restaurant Is Best Sushi | Federal Way | Washington

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The Name Of This Japanese Restaurant Is Best Sushi | Federal Way | Washington

Smartly named, I have to say, at least you can’t avoid giving them the compliment >_<

Friends: Where did you go to dinner yesterday?
You: Best sushi restaurant
Friend: is it really the best?
You: ….

On the phone: hey I am having lunch at best sushi restaurant
Friend: You sure it’s the best? You: ….

See, it’s a trap you can’t escape ^_^

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CHICKEN MIX INTERNAL STIR-FRY, A TRADITIONAL CHINESE DISH |  HOME COOKING

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Chicken Mix Internal Stir-Fry, A Traditional Chinese Dish |  HOme Cooking

Haven’t had this dish for a while, this is one of my mom’s cooking, she will cook this for me whenever she feels like I am low in energy and weak when I was a kid, this is a refilling and replenishing kind of dish.

A lot of Chinese believe that if you eat something similar to your own body part, it will heal and strengthen the part that look alike.  To me, this is one of those dish that calls on the memory, I miss it especially when I feel weak and down, the actual function of this dish does not really matter, I draw the strength from the memory of my mom and my childhood.  It was damn delicious too of course.

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