Sometimes referred to as "The Emerald City," Seattle adopted that moniker in the 1980s as a reference to the city's lush evergreen forests, although it's not unusual to hear Seattleites speak of their...
A long-term New Yorker and a member of New York Travel Writers Association, Mark Thompson has a Ph.D. in American Studies and is the recipient of fellowships at The MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center. The author of the novels Wolfchild (2000) and My Hawaiian Penthouse (2007), Mark's work has appeared in various publications and is also available on: www.mrnystyleandtravel.com
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