The scruffy little suitcase wants what it wants. And we’re happy to tag along.
So we’re kicking off the week with a round-up of some of the places on our ‘go’ list:
Vancouver, BC here we come
(Courtesy Vancouver Art Gallery)
This week we’re taking the train from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C. for a quick pre-Valentine’s Day visit.
On our to-do list so far is a visit to the Vancouver Art Gallery to see several special exhibitions, including the site-specific vinyl tape installation pictured above by Glasgow-based artist, DJ and musician Jim Lambie.
The weather report promises rain. So we’ll also visit the Bloedel Conservatory, which is housed in a temperature-controlled dome that’s home to tropical birds, koi fish, and over 500 exotic plants and flowers.
We’ve got the Destination Vancouver site bookmarked on our phones, so we’ll work on the list of places to visit on the way up.
We’re also open to suggestions.
Maui, Hawaii
Hawaii always beckons.
We recently visited the Big Island and now have our hearts set on timing a visit to Maui around a food festival.
The Lahaina Food & Wine Festival is coming right up, February 18–22, 2026, with a five-day line up of dinners, tastings, and community-focused events. Down the road, June 25-28, is the Kapalua Wine & Food Festival, which is celebrating its 45th Anniversary this year.
Cowboy couture in Indianapolis
(Bigfoot and Armadillo Suit created by Jerry Lee Atwood)_
There’s a lot we love about Indianapolis, including the art-filled IND Airport, the not-just-for-kids Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, the Bottleworks Hotel located in part of what was the largest Coca-Cola bottling plant in the world and many other attractions.
We’d love to plan a return visit sometime after March 28, which is when the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art opens a new exhbit about “Cowboy Couture” and the work of Indianapolis-based Jerry Lee Atwood, the designer who made embroidered suits for Lil Nas X, Post Malone and others.
The exhibition runs through August 2, 2026 and connects Atwood’s work to 20th century Western-wear designers, such as Nudie Cohn and Nathan Turk, who created elaborate rhinestone outfits for country music performers, and to earlier examples of 19th century Native and vaquero attire.
