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Prompt #3: Music and travel memories often go hand in hand. A song can inspire our explorations, or it can take us back to a specific place and time. Tell us about your travel playlist and what it means to you. “Music is what feelings sound like.” –Somebody I often find myself listening to an [...]

Prompt #2: Change can be exciting and bring new joys into our lives. But it can present challenges that frustrate or annoy us. How has travel changed you in the last year? Did you welcome these changes or resist them at the time, and how do you feel about them now? “Certainly, travel is more [...]

Prompt #1: What were your travel goals last year? Did you accomplish them? What travel goals do you hope to accomplish this year? “In baseball and in business, there are three types of people: those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happened.” –Tommy Lasorda I think you [...]

We thought up a really fun blogging project at our year-end planning retreat this year for work, and finally decided on a name for it. Drumroll… 30 Days of Indie Travel project. It’s a 30-day blogging project with daily prompts to inspire personal reflection over the past year (or life) on your travel, adventures, home, [...]

I’ve never had an urge to visit New Orleans. Personal bias is such an interesting part of travel. In my mind, I suppose I had always lumped it alongside Las Vegas (which I haven’t been to either) in the “I’ll pass” category due to the party scene which has never really intrigued me. So when [...]

The past week has been a bit of a blur because of planning for Meet, Plan, Go Portland. Smashing success and here’s what else I’ve been up to lately. -Tasty n Sons – It’d been a year since I’d had breakfast at Tasty n Sons. I should really go here more often. The cast iron [...]

Greetings. I have returned from one of my new favorite cities, and here’s what I’m loving this week. This week: -NOLA! This city exceeded my expectations. So much to love… To be continued. (also, this falls under the category of last week). – Fall leaves at Mt Tabor  – Saturday was crazy sunny and nice [...]

The new restaurant quest continues. I visited 52 more new restaurants and bars since July. Most of them are Portland establishments, with a little help from Oregon wine country and Seattle. So without further ado, here are my likes and dislikes (with a few “meh” thrown in). Viking Soul Food – tasty handmade lefse awaits [...]

I’m refusing to acknowledge that fall is on its way. Vive la summer! This week: -Bumbershoot! My third year since since I first crossed it off my list: #50 Go to Bumbershoot in Seattle in 2009. The line-up wasn’t too great this year, but the weather was fantastic. Loved: Little Dragon (as usual), staying at [...]

It’s time once again to take a little peek at my Foursquare checkins & Foodspotting pics, as I’ve hit another 50 new places to eat. This time around, Portland had a little competition from the San Juan Islands, Vancouver, and the Oregon coast. So here are the new restaurants, bars, and coffee shops I’ve been [...]