The United States is where we call home for most of the year. We have lived here since 1998 but we are still constantly amazed by the wealth of natural beauty everywhere we go – especially in our home state of California.
Visiting Portland
Night View of downtown towards Portlandia and the Portland Building from our room at the HiltonNight View of downtown towards Portlandia and the Portland Building from our room at the Hilton
We enjoyed our time in Portland. …
Continue Reading →Exploring the Pearl District, Portland
House in the Pearl DistrictHouse in the Pearl District
We walked from downtown to the Pearl district. It wasn’t the most pleasant walk, but once we got there we enjoyed the shopping and wandering. …
Continue Reading →Hilton Portland and Executive Tower
When we researched where to stay cheaply in Portland in August, we found that there were seveal motels near the airport in the $60 range. Even though there is excellent public transit, we weren’t too excited about staying half an hour (on public transit) from downtown. …
Continue Reading →Windermere Motel Review, Bandon, Oregon
We wanted to stay for a night on the oregon coast, in a hotel overlooking the ocean. Most properties like this are pretty expensive, even during weekdays. The Windereme Motel was more reasonably priced, at $120 a night during the summer. …
Continue Reading →Brandy tasting at Brandy Peak Distillery, Brookings, Oregon
About 10 minutes off the 101 is the Brandy Peak Distillery. This is a small family-owned business, and they offer tours and tastings for $5 a person. The tour took about 15 minutes, where they gave a good explanation of how brandy is made and showed us the equipment and process they
Continue Reading →Econo Lodge Eureka – expensive for what you get
Our room at the EconolodgeOur room at the Econolodge
On our way up the coast to Oregon, Eureka made a logical stopping point from the Bay Area. We tried to use Priceline to get a good price on a room but were unsuccesful.…
Continue Reading →A picnic by the Sonoma coast
Tonight it was 100 degrees inland so we headed to the coast for a picnic. We stopped at Arched Rock Beach on the Sonoma Coast State Beach. Here are a couple of pictures.…
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