We have been lucky to call Northern California home for over a decade at this point (update for 2024: we now live in Oregon, but still make the journey down to Northern California to visit family regularly!). At the time of writing, Alysha had spent her whole life here, minus four years in college, and…
Hey there! We’re Matt and Alysha, two Portland residents who love hiking, and you’ll find us spending our spring, summer, and fall weekends (and occasionally winter weekends too!) out on the trails. A big part of the reason that we’ve fallen head over heels in love with Portland is the fact that there is so…
San Diego was one of our last stops on our Southern California road trip, and we basically fell in love with the laid-back nature of the city, which was a lovely respite from the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles (psst! Here is our guide to eating gluten free in Los Angeles). It’s a lovely…
For whatever reason – and I’d love to talk to anyone who has an opinion or theory on what exactly that reason is – Oregon is a mecca for gluten free beer. I’m not talking about gluten-reduced beer, which I don’t drink and I think people with Celiac Disease should avoid at all costs. I’m…
Despite growing up in Seattle, which now is synonymous with good coffee, I was never a coffee drinker. That is, until I started waking up at 5 am every day in college to study for the LSAT before classes. Then I started drinking a full pot of (awful) coffee a day. Since then, I’ve gone…
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,…