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Post-work beach time! #goingtomissthis (Taken with Instagram at Kailua Beach Park)

My 2012 Goals

I finished up my 2012 goal setting in Pacific City (home of the other Haystack Rock on the Oregon coast) yesterday. A perfect one-night getaway from Portland — ocean view from our inn, beers at…

2011: So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Adieu…

Farewell, 2011. Every year towards December I start feeling like I didn’t accomplish as much as I’d hoped and planned, but then when I complete my end of the year personal review, and see things all…

8 Hours on a Train + Vancouver, BC = Weekly Love

I spent a bit of last week in Vancouver, BC for the World Hosteling Conference by Gomio. It’s always fun to learn more about niche industries within travel. Overall an interesting experience. I…

Crafty Wonderland + Girls’ Night at The Barefoot Sage = Weekly Love

Just about two weeks left until Christmas, and I’m feeling like there are a million holiday-ish things I want to do still. So I made a list of options on my phone (make eggnog, craft something, wrap…

New Portland Favs: Rum Club & Via Tribunali + 50 more

Another three months, another 52 restaurants it seems. I had a little help this time from my trips to New Orleans and Florida.

I’ve been focused more on cooking at home this month, but there…

My Love-Hate-Love Relationship With My iPhone #indie30

Prompt #22: Where would today’s travelers be without smartphones, GPS, iPods, iPads, or even the internet? Share one item of tech you can’t live without or tell us how has technology…

Car-free = More Adventures #indie30

Prompt #22: The word travel comes from a French word meaning “work” and sometimes getting there is work. Between crowded buses, long airline delays, overnight trains and crazy rickshaw…

Stranger Things Have Happened #indie30

Prompt #21: When we travel, our senses are heightened. We feel more alive and we’re more free to do things we might not at home. We can be who we want. There’s an air of urgency to…

The New Orleans Sazerac #indie30

Prompt #20: Just as the cuisine of a place reveals clues about its culture and history, so does its signature local drink. What’s the best drink you had on the road, and did the drink have…