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The Eye-Popping Sunken Garden at The Butchart Gardens!

In August 2024 I achieved a personal milestone (a.k.a. Bucket list) that I added to my to-do list in 2013 - more than 11 years ago. I spent one absolutely GLORIOUS full day at The Butchart Gardens near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. To me, this place is like heaven on earth. See why!

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Space Needle, Seattle, Attractions, Iconic, Seattle World’s Fair, Restaurants, Timed Tickets, Plan Ahead, Fun, Photo Ops, Views Deanna Etherington Space Needle, Seattle, Attractions, Iconic, Seattle World’s Fair, Restaurants, Timed Tickets, Plan Ahead, Fun, Photo Ops, Views Deanna Etherington

Not Your Parents’ Space Needle!

When you go to Seattle, you go to the iconic Space Needle! It’s almost a given! But did you know that the experience has been upgraded in the last few years? Let me show you more!

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art, artists, Art museums, Smithsonian, Hirschorn, Washington DC, DC, Washington, National Museum of African Art, Modern Art, Fun, Activities for Kids Deanna Etherington art, artists, Art museums, Smithsonian, Hirschorn, Washington DC, DC, Washington, National Museum of African Art, Modern Art, Fun, Activities for Kids Deanna Etherington

ALWAYS Be Kind! The Day You Make Might Be Yours!

One of the things I like most about travel is the surprises. This is a story of one of those chance encounters that became a surprise.

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