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The Accidental Mimosa

In: Challenges, Cooking, Food, Travel

The second week of our cooking at home challenge was so much easier than the first. We weren’t really craving going out to dinner like the first week. Admittedly, it was a little tough going to Dig A Pony for my monthly travel meetup and not being able to get one of their tasty cocktails, [...]

I’ve Got A Golden Ticket

In: Hawaii, Travel

Things that feel amazing: clicking the “Buy now” button on a flight. Even if you’ve had a trip partially planned already, clicking “purchase” makes it official — you’re going somewhere, it’s a done deal. At which point you can yell “I’m going to [insert destination]!!!” (Some of us don’t stop yelling this every few hours [...]

Manatees + Florida Oranges + Alligators = Weekly Love

In: Travel

And welcome back to regular Powered by Tofu blogoland. If you hadn’t realized, November was 100% 30 Days of Indie Travel project around here. I had a ton of fun reading everyone’s stories and blogging everyday (ok there were 2 days in there that I was really not feeling it, so it was a struggle, [...]

2012? Chile! #indie30

In: Travel

Prompt #30: Where are you going in 2012? Why is that place great for indie travelers? “The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” –Saint Augustine I’ve become a little obsessed with Torres del Paine national park in Chile the last few years. It’s breathtakingly beautiful like New [...]

Life is Either a Daring Adventure or Nothing #indie30

In: Travel

Prompt #29: What does travel mean to you in one word? “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” –Helen Keller adventure, freedom, learning, curiosity, fun, change, experience, happiness… Adventure. The one word that best wraps up everything I love about travel is probably adventure… When you’re traveling everything is new… it’s an adventure. You [...]

Flight 001 Go Clean Wet Suit Bag #indie30

In: Travel

Prompt #28:The right gear can make or break your trip. What is your favorite/must-have gear item? “A woman who doesn’t wear perfume has no future.” –Coco Chanel Oh how I love packing, and packing lists, and clever gadgets. I’m over on the BootsnAll blog again today with my Must-have Travel Gear Item: Flight 001 Wet [...]

8 Videos That Inspire My Wanderlust #indie30

In: Travel

Prompt #27: Share a photo or video that just makes you want to GO. RIGHT. NOW. “Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” –Seneca Every few months I come across a video on Vimeo that definitely makes me want to pick up and leave, and then I find myself repeatedly searching [...]

A Rainy New Zealand Hike #indie30

In: Travel

Prompt #26: Post a photo of your favorite place and tell us what you love about it. “Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” –Miriam Beard I don’t have ONE favorite place. That’s just silly. I’m back on [...]

One Country Per Year #indie30

In: Travel

Prompt #25: Family shapes who we are, but sometimes the family we create plays a bigger role in our lives than the one we were born into. Tell a story about how your family has impacted your life and your travels. “The love of a family is life’s greatest blessing” –your mom We didn’t do [...]

I’m Thankful for Today #indie30

In: Travel

Prompt #24: Seeing what others have – and don’t have – around the world often helps us appreciate our own good fortune. What are you thankful for this year? “Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn [...]

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Hey remember that time I had a quarter-life crisis, quit my job, and traveled around the world for a year? Hey remember that other time the economy tanked and I spent almost a year looking for a new job? Hey remember that time I made banana and Nutella crepes for breakfast?

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31 Before 31 List

1. Run a 5k
2. Eat completely local for one week
3. Go on an overnight bike trip
4. Roadtrip Hwy 101 to San Francisco
5. Visit all 31+ Breweries in PDX (7 left)
6. Try a new cocktail
7. Try wakeboarding
8. Go to Portugal
9 Take a 2+ week trip
10. Work remotely [not in Portland] for 1+ month
11. Get a piece of clothing tailored
12. Speak in front of 100+ people (at a conference etc)
13. Have a party at my house (ie. invite more than 4 people over)
14. Visit Hawaii again
15. Start a book club
16. Eat at Beast
17. Go to a Plate & Pitchfork dinner
18. Do a cleanse
19. Do another 30 day yoga challenge
20. Organize a group [bike] ride
21. Find a mentor
22. Paint a wall in my home
23. Go on a press trip
24. Sew something again
25. Do a month-long blogging project
26. Volunteer / do some pro bono work
27. Learn a song on the guitar
28. Find a karaoke song
29. ____________
30. ____________
31. ____________


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