Weekend Getaways Seattle, by the book Gregory Walters Seattle The Globe and Mail Updated May 18, 2018 Open this photo in gallery It’s never hard to find a good read at Elliott Bay Book Co., whose staff recommends titles. Gregory Walters Click HERE to see the original article. Living in Vancouver, I often ignore the dismal exchange rate and travel to Seattle for a convenient getaway. But I’ve fallen into comfortable habits — favourite restaurants, familiar parks, and cafés that serve as good a cup of joe as I can get in, well, Vancouver. Yet a familiar travel destination can feel new again when the traveller has a specific lens through which to view it. So after I found out that UNESCO had added Seattle to its list of “creative cities” in the field of literature last year, I decided to build an itinerary around this recent designation and determine whether our unofficial twin city was deserving of this recognition. (I will admit I felt a pang of jeal