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I've done a lot of flying back and forth to Seattle from the UK for the last few years. My corporate policy is also economy. I've flown on Delta, BA and AA for all or parts of LON-SEA and back.
Since you're going to be doing this a fair amount, my recommendation is to get status in one alliance and stick to it. The good thing about DL is that with status ...
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Fortunately one fan wrote up such a tour idea for the NY Times.
To summarise, he started by staying at the Marco Polo, a motel where Cobain used to get his heroin nearby, and shoot up in room 226.
413 Fleet Street South is a noted spot next, as the house Cobain lived in with his father for several years in the late 70s / early 80s.
He drives to Aberdeen (...
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You basically have three options:
Amtrak. Take the Cascades train from Vancouver to Seattle in about four hours. The big benefit here is that the train isn't nearly as affected by car traffic at the border, which can be very lengthy especially going into the US. This is because you actually clear US immigration at the train station in Vancouver before ...
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Sure, there is no problem in doing that. You can take any route you like. After you enter US waters, you should endeavour to stop at the nearest port that has US entry facilities. There, you will talk to a US officer who will admit you to the United States (or not, as the case may be, no idea what might happen if you're not admitted at that point).
The US ...
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There's no simple answer to this because flight prices vary according to time of the year. Flight costs are probably going to be the highest, and while it is not the only indicator, a lower flight price indicates an 'off-season'. If you try Kayak's Explore feature (set your airport to Seattle) then it does indeed seem that cheapest flights in March 2013 ...
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Clothes
Wear confortable clothes. Try everything heavily before travelling. Remember that you will do the same leg movement for several hours. Seams or other similar things rubbing the skin will "burn" and to the limit hurt.
Take lite clothes to cycle. Even with cold weather you will heat up.
Weight
Try not taking more than 20Kg (the less the better as ...
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The Boston Public Market opened in July, 2015. It bills itself as an "indoor, year round marketplace for locally sourced groceries and specialty agricultural products, where residents and visitors can find fresh, seasonal food from Massachusetts and New England." On their What is a Public Market? page, Pike Place and Philadelphia's Reading Terminal are ...
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The BC Ferries website FAQ suggests that there aren't any scheduled ones running at the moment:
Q: Do you have a ferry that travels between Seattle and Vancouver?
A: BC Ferries does not provide service between Seattle and Vancouver, and we are unaware of any companies that do at this time.
I think the issue is that it wouldn't be popular enough for ...
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There are two solutions, neither of which are immediately obvious on Google Maps or ... on anything at all. If you continue walking on South Jackson almost immediately after the little plaza there is a modern office building and you actually can turn left and kind of sneak next to the building on a walkway and then walk down the stairs to the station ...
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In addition to Michael's answer:
it's (in theory) also possible to hitch-hike. You could hitch to the border, walk across (or journey with the kind soul who picked you up), and continue on.
If you're worried about walking across the border - I've done it myself in the past and while you may get some additional questions, it's entirely possible - there's ...
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Head to the Amtrak King Street Station. They don't have luggage lockers, but they do offer Baggage Storage for a small fee (click to the Baggage tab to see that).
This thread suggests it was $3 per piece of luggage in 2010, it may well be a little higher now. King Street station is very close to a light rail stop, for when you want to head onwards to the ...
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I don't think there's anything similar; your best bet might be to try one of the farmers' markets - more details from TimeOut Boston here. These at least have produce and the like, but are only once or twice a week, none year round.
Haymarket / Quincy Market doesn't really compare; apparently Haymarket has remaindered produce, so not comparable with the ...
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I don't know Seattle's Pike Place Market, so perhaps my answer will not satisfy you completely. However, Boston has a covered market which is surrounded on both sides by a series of small shops (all-year-round) and lots of stalls, which I presume are there only in the summer. I'm talking about Quincy Market, which is in the area where Faneuil Hall is.
I don'...
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You can always (or almost always) extend a car rental. Generally this is done by just calling the rental agency 24 hours before the scheduled drop-off time to request additional time.
Naturally, it happens automatically, as well, if you don't return the vehicle as scheduled, although it would very possibly incur penalties to do so. And if you wait too long ...
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You have to apply for the Schengen visa at either the consulate of the country you plan to stay the longest at, or if staying at all countries equally, at the port of entry.
For the Italian consulate in San Francisco, there is an option to mail your 'verified' documents instead of appearing for the interview.
YOU MUST APPEAR IN PERSON to apply for a VISA ...
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If you want to do it via public transport/ferries, you can bus to Tsawwassen, ferry to Swartz Bay, bus to downtown Victoria (~1hr), walk to the Clipper ferry terminal (10 mins) and take that to downtown Seattle. The clipper is a fast, passenger only, ferry.
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As you know, public transit is poorly coordinated throughout the United States. Even in cities with high ridership, there are multiple government agencies, interstate compacts and governmental corporations, and private concessionaires who operate services, all competing for passengers, and all backed by different political interests— and so with few ...
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Well the revolution takes 45 minutes, so if you're going to eat in the restaurant (which then gets you a free ride up), you could take 45 minutes to sit and see everything.
Obviously if you're walking around, even less!
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From the West Coast, your main options outside the continental U.S. are Hawaii, Mexico, and Central America. Alaska (often codeshared with Delta) and Hawaiian both have nonstop service from Seattle to Honolulu. You can reach the outer islands and most of Mexico and Central America with a single connection in the West.
Prices will vary sharply with the ...
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Since the question asked globally, it's worth cross referencing this answer -- Citymapper does have a "Wheelchair accessible" section where such data is available. Not in Seattle or Vancouver but certainly in London.
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There's a great view trail at the superfund site (Pritchard Park) and Rockaway Beach but really most of the trails do not give a view of Seattle.
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Greg Hewgill's answer is excellent in general but in specifics, I'd like to point out this advice from the Point Roberts Yacht Club:
Point Roberts is an excellent point of entry into US waters from Canada. You may clear customs by stopping at the Customs dock located on starboard as you enter the marina and phoning US Customs for clearance. There is a ...
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I checked this by paging through the FlightAware results, then looking at all the international routes from SEA and verifying the ones operated with 747s, excluding cargo flights (Korean Air Lines and China Airlines both look like they have 747 service from Seattle, but they're freighters) and one-offs.
And Seattle to Frankfurt on Lufthansa 491 is the only ...
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You will need to take a ferry to Vancouver Island. According to Google Maps the Tsawwassen-Duke Point (Nanaimo) ferry is most efficient - just put "Seattle, WA to Campbell River, BC" into Google Maps. You could also take the Tsawwassen - Swartz Bay ferry, or even the Anacortes - Sidney, BC ferry, there are probably other routes as well. BC ferry fares are ...
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Firstly, you can't apply to just any Schengen country for a visa. You must apply to the country that is the main destination, or failing that, the country that is your first point of entry.
Secondly, none of the major European countries maintain a consulate in or near Seattle (that's France, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Austria). Your ...
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There are no Schengen consulates/embassies in Washington state. The closest Schengen consulates to Seattle are located in Vancouver, BC. And at the very least the Dutch embassy does allow you to apply for a visa there as a Green Card holder living in Seattle.
So plan an itinerary where the majority of your stay is in a country which has a consulate in ...
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It is possible, provided that you get a visa as you describe. However, you might not want to book separate tickets like this.
There are a few ways to book this trip, and while all will "work," some may be substantially more expensive than others:
One multi-stop ticket (single purchase transaction) covering (SEA->BKK; BKK->DEL; DEL->SEA).
The same, except ...
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I've made this trip. Get the book Bicycling the Pacific Coast by Vicky Spring and Tom Kirkendall.
Also, check out warmshowers.org.
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From my experience living in Vancouver and Victoria for over 60 years, there has not been a direct Vancouver-Seattle during that time. My recommendation? The option of Clipper (Seattle-Victoria) and then BC Ferries (Swartz Bay-Tsawassen) is good. But, there is a high-speed catamaran "V2V" alternative from Victoria Harbour to Vancouver Harbour... https://www....
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