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Alert! This is going to be a strange blog post. A little weird. Not my usual pictures of pretty places and nice places to visit, sometimes on the exotic side. When reviewing photos of a recent trip to Oregon I found a bunch I would put in the “weird” category and others I didn’t exactly...
I truly love Cannon Beach, Oregon, a small beach town located west about a 90 minute drive from Portland. I think it is a great beach town and I know a bit about beach towns, having lived all my life (well almost) in or near a Lake Michigan beach town. I find our West Michigan […]
On a recent trip I made one of those goofy mistakes that sometimes happens when we travel. I added a day in Portland just to visit the Japanese Garden there at the end of a family trip to the Oregon coast. . I love Japanese gardens and had heard the one in Portland was worth […]
by Linda Laughter, Guest Blogger Portland, Oregon never ceases to amaze me. We love to visit family there and they are often excited to surprise us with a new wonder. This time it was an early Christmas adventure to The Grotto, The National Sanctuary of our Sorrowful Mother. Set on 62 acres,...
by Linda Laughter, guest blogger, If you love wine, rain, seafood, fresh markets, art galleries, moderate priced accommodations, and rain, this is the trip for you. My fellow traveler and driver, husband Don and I headed out from Portland for a 2 day whirlwind tour of the beautiful...