Oregon Coast Getaway – Wheeler, Manzanita, Nehalem
My husband and I needed a short respite from our beloved but noisy block in Portland. One of the best things about living in PDX is that the beach is […]
My husband and I needed a short respite from our beloved but noisy block in Portland. One of the best things about living in PDX is that the beach is […]
Amsterdam: Part 2 of 2 Museums My home of Portland, Oregon has weed, naked women, streetcars, bikes, beer and two big rivers. What we don’t have are the Van Gogh […]
Madrid: Part 2 of 2 One of the best things about Madrid is the good value of eating out. As you will see, madrileños love to go out too. Dining […]
This past August, on the way to Germany, we planned a long layover in the Vancouver airport for the opportunity to walk around a bit in one of our favorite […]
Christmas Eve I watched my four nephews nearly die of present-unwrapping-anticipation-insanity and almost fell asleep during the evening mass. Neither Chris nor I are religious, but his parents wanted to […]
Most Americans think Germany is great. It looks like Disneyland. Actually, it’s the other way around, danke schoen. There are rivers of beer. There are mountains of chopped and formed […]
Tuesday, April 30 – Shanghai Morning: Leaving Hangzhou. We got a cab to the bus station. I hit my head on the door getting in. It dully throbs. We bought […]
Monday, April 29, 2013 – Hangzhou Afternoon: Hangzhou is kicking our ass. First of all, bad food. Breakfast was “rice soup,” literally rice in water, nasty ass pickles and a […]
Sunday, April 28 – Hangzhou Morning: Bus ride is about four hours. Expecting it to be full to bursting. Last four partial days and three nights of our my vacation. […]
Saturday, April 27, 2013 – Qiyunshan Morning: If I had to name one book that saved my life, it would be Lao Tzu’s Tao te Ching. So yeah, I was […]