Looking to plan a road trip that takes you from Seattle to San Francisco? We basically spent a full two months on this route a few summers ago, after we quit our corporate jobs and lived in a converted Honda Odyssey for the better part of two years, and it was every bit as memorable,…
If you’ve read our guides before, you’ll know that one of our favorite things about living in Portland is that we’re within a short drive – roughly 90 minutes – of the Pacific Ocean and the mountains (the Cascades, mostly). Within 90 minutes, you can get from Portland to alpine terrain with up-close-and-personal views of…
As you’ll find plastered all over this website, one of the things we love about living in Portland is the fact that, within 90 minutes, you can either be on the beach at the Pacific Ocean, or at the base of the highest peak in Oregon. What we don’t often say is that when you…
We were lucky enough to spend two whole months on a road trip around Oregon a few summers ago after we had to scrap our international travel plans, and it taught us an important lesson: you don’t need to fly halfway around the world to find wild and beautiful places – sometimes they’re right in…
Every Portland itinerary that you read probably has a trip to Multnomah Falls in it somewhere, including my own. And for good reason. The Columbia River Gorge is a breathtaking place. Most people make it to Multnomah and call it a day, but Hood River, Oregon is another must-visit destination. Set in the hills surrounding…