Seattle: The spiritual home of pop culture

It's funny really. We go to Europe to reconnect with what we consider to be our cultural inheritance - the ancient history, the Old Masters, the culinary arts, castles, chateaux and those fine, aged French wines

Seattle's central business district towers over the city's harbour which has now been transformed into a commercial precinct. Photo / Hawke's Bay Today

Image 1 of 5: Seattle's central business district towers over the city's harbour which has now been transformed into a commercial precinct. Photo / Hawke's Bay Today