The travel blog for couples - Written by Melanie Waldman
London is America’s gateway drug for European travel, an English-speaking opportunity to poke through 2,000 years’ worth of history, glimpse the future, then sit down with a cocktail to watch the world hurry by.
However, since it’s likely that you don’t have the years it would take to properly see all of its 659 square miles, might I recommend a long weekend to simply see a bit of London for yourselves?
A few weeks back we hit the road to find ourselves some autumn fun in the Pacific Northwest. With the help of our friends, we found it in Forest Grove, Oregon, less than an hour from Portland.
Between huge flocks of birds, a sake tour, wine tasting and a fine mist hanging o’er the hills, I’m sure as heck glad we got off the couch and headed west.
A bit of the bar at Ping in Portland's Chinatown
Recently spent my (early-October) birthday up in Portland, Oregon, which is just about our favorite city in America.
We stayed with friends, went to a book fair and a radio show taping, toodled around the city, drank wine and stuffed our faces. We wore actual sweaters and jackets to ward off the autumn chill.
And you know what? It was darn good for the mind, body and soul.
When traveling, a whole new world of smells are part of the experience, and yet…not always welcome.
I was delighted, then, to discover an ideal odor-defense mechanism: an ingenious little gizmo called a Travalo now allows me to roam the world with my favorite perfume in tow.
Ahhhhh.
And yay for you, I’m giving one away — along with a chance to win a $400 flight voucher!
Rock towers at Utah's Capitol Reef National Park
As some of you may have noticed (hey, we’re all busy), it’s the start of October 2011. Ten years ago this week I was off having a grand time with my mom and dad, exploring a remarkable swath of southern Utah.
Looking back on that trip, I’m still amazed at the endurance of love, family — and the Earth itself.
