Not being vain for the sake of being vain here.

I swear there’s a really good reason for these selfies in Seattle with my good buddy, video director Peggy Cronshaw, who lives there and is the ultimate tour guide.

If your head’s not spinning from the lunatic camera angles, you’ll see each background is a completely different neighborhood.

And that’s what’s so neat about this city that I could never totally differentiate from Vancouver or Portland, Oregon, its Pacific Northwest neighbors I’ve had the pleasure of meeting.

I learned Seattle is a city with a decidedly distinct personality. And lots of gorgeous water views, to boot.

Up next: The insider’s guide to Seattle — including some input from the Seahawks’ Richard Sherman.