Finding your havens

Everybody has favorite places. Some are lucky enough to live in them. For me, I have been lucky enough to live near some of them.

I guess a favorite place is a place that captures your imagination and at the same time makes you feel good.

I know of places I’ve been that didn’t do that.

My travel agent in Kirkland called me one day while we were living in Bothell and said he had come across a speci...