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The Modern Travelers is a luxury travel blog focused on fabulous food, beautiful hotels and adventure. We believe healthy living mixed with a little decadence is good for the soul. Our detailed reviews will help you decide where to stay, where to eat and what to do.
Featured Travel Reviews
Girlfriends Getaway: Bainbridge Island
When was the last time you got away with the girls? Bainbridge Island, Washington is the perfect destination for a girlfriends weekend getaway. It's easy, it has luxurious amenities that feel like a special treat, beautiful outdoors for a rejuvenating dose of nature,...
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Rogue Ales Newport Brewpub & Headquarters
Rogue is one of my favorite breweries. Top five for sure. Their beer is consistently good, and I love all the different flavors, like Chocolate Stout, Hazelnut Brown, Marionberry Sour, Cold Brew--I could go on. Right now they have a Pumpkin Patch Ale that is out of...
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Coho Oceanfront Lodge, Lincoln City, Oregon Coast
The Coho Oceanfront Lodge on the Oregon Coast in Lincoln City is a comfortable, somewhat luxurious hotel located right on the beach. We stayed in a Fireplace suite, and if you need a separate bedroom situation, this is definitely the room you want. This hotel has...
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Olde Line Lanes & Kitchen, Lincoln City Oregon Coast
Olde Line Lanes & Kitchen is probably my favorite thing on the Oregon Coast. Seriously, I'm crazy about this place and the comforting, old school vibe there. I've never seen such a cute bowling alley in my life. If I lived on the Oregon Coast, I'd want to go to Olde...
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Salishan Resort, Oregon Coast
Salishan Resort is a luxury resort in Gleneden Beach on the Oregon Coast, famous for its 18 hole golf course and bay front spa. This resort has the quintessential Pacific Northwest ambiance with stone fireplaces, acres of trees, and rustic-chic furnishings. Despite...
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Granville Island Foodie Guide: 4 Top Places to Eat
Vancouver is one of my favorite cities in the world, I visit often and enjoy it every single time, each time finding new things to get excited about, often food. It is a thrill to work up an appetite exploring, then cap it off with amazing food. Granville Island has a...
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St. Regis Hotel, Vancouver, BC
The St. Regis is a luxury boutique hotel in downtown Vancouver, BC, central to some of the best the city has to offer. Built in 1913, the St. Regis has the character of a historic building with all the modern luxuries and conveniences. Decor is masculine and elegant...
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Edible Canada, Vancouver BC
Edible Canada is a restaurant on Granville Island in Vancouver BC that serves only local, seasonal food in an effort to bring the freshest, highest possible quality food, deepest flavors and sustainability to the table. They do an excellent job of this. It's rare a...
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Horseback Riding the Oregon Coast with Green Acres Beach & Trail Rides
Horseback riding on the beach is a thrill. Horseback riding at all is a thrill to me, but there is just something magical about riding alongside the sea. Green Acres Beach & Trail Rides is located on the beach in Pacific City. This particular beach is especially...
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The Sandbar, Vancouver BC
For the last few years I've been trying to make it to The Sandbar in Vancouver for their famous sushi. Everyone raves about how great it is and it's a common recommendation I get from locals. Somehow, after three tries, I still haven't had the sushi! Either they were...
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Rogue Pearl Public House, Portland
I've been drinking Rogue as my special occasion beer for a couple of years now and it's become one of my favorite breweries. But I don't live near a physical pub, so to be able to visit the Rogue Pearl Public House in Portland was a thrill. It did not disappoint, in...
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Dog Friendly Lincoln City, Oregon Coast: 4 Things You Can do With Fido
Do you know how dog friendly the Oregon Coast is? It seemed to me that a lot of people vacation there because they can take their canine family members. We saw dogs everywhere we stopped on the way down the 101, probably more than I've ever seen at a tourist spot. In...
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8 Best Places to Eat & Drink in Lincoln City, Oregon Coast
Lincoln City has some of the best food on the Oregon Coast. I was not expecting to be so wowed by the food, it was a wonderful surprise and we will be talking about specific meals for years to come. We ate a lot of seafood there because it's a coastal town and it just...
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Top 7 Things to do in Lincoln City, Oregon Coast
Lincoln City is one of those places that surprises you. It's only seven miles long and a quarter of a mile wide with a population of just 8700, but it's packed with unexpected delights. Most people encounter Lincoln City while they are driving the 101 along the Oregon...
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Granville Island Hotel, Vancouver BC
Granville Island Hotel is a luxury boutique hotel in Vancouver BC, situated on False Creek. Vancouver is one of my favorite cities in the world. It's immaculately clean, safe, walkable, and aesthetically over the top gorgeous. One of my favorite things to do when I...
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Garden of the Gods Club & Resort, Colorado Springs
Garden of the Gods Club and Resort is the ultimate Colorado Springs destination if you are seeking peace and luxury. It radiates calm vibes and well being. You feel the magnitude of your surroundings amongst red rocks and mountains, the comfort of luxurious...
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River Rafting with Cascade Raft & Kayak, Idaho
It's been a long time since I went river rafting. The last time (apart from a gentle float on the Rio Grande in Taos) was ages ago on the Colorado River and I swore I'd never do it again. It was a harrowing ride down the white swirling river, I don't even remember the...
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The Crawford Hotel, Denver
The Crawford Hotel in Denver's Union Station offers one of a kind accommodations that will make anyone who loves train travel giddy with delight. I haven't been on the Orient Express yet (I can dream), but The Crawford embraces the wonder and mystique of luxury train...
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