The travel blog for couples - Written by Melanie Waldman
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.
Photo by Roadsidepictures
The popular travel blog TripBase has started a tag-you’re-it game across the travel blogosphere.
The goal is to collect an amazing list of across-the-globe travel secrets from as many travel bloggers as humanly possible. Someday soon, this list will be a Creative Commons roundup that I’ll be sure to share with you!
For now, I’ve been tagged by two of my favorite travel bloggers, Sheila of GoVisitHawaii and Isabelle of Isabelle’s Travel Guide to contribute my own best kept travel secrets.
So, here we go:
Domaine Serene, in early October
A simple search of the Travels With Two archives will tell you how much we love Portland, Oregon. But, truly, we also sing the wine country praises of the nearby North Willamette Valley.
Of course, the singing usually comes an hour into tasting pinot noirs…
Mural detail at the Kennedy School
Portland, Oregon’s northeast has a certain scruffy elegance.
We split our 2006 Portland visit between two different lodgings in this part of town, and it’s so residential that you can’t help but feel at home here. Visit a farmer’s market, walk to a casual restaurant, go see a movie…y’know, all the stuff you’d do in your own neighborhood if you only had the time. [Read more...]
