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Travel Blogs from Portland

Dreaming on Peru

A travel blog entry by traveljill

... out of paving stones as part
of the 10,000 miles in the Incan road system, in four days its 26
miles (43 km) traverse a variety of climates: breathtaking mountain
scenery where condors soar overhead, lush cloud-forests that shelter
over 200 species of orchids, dozens of historic ruins, and finally
bird-filled subtropical jungle en route to Machu Picchu’s Gate of
the Sun.

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Rumble in the Rose City

A travel blog entry by loviesquared

... to assess the puppy damage to the room and found very little. We packed up and headed to our favorite pizza place in Portland, Hot Lips Pizza for a last treat before hitting the road to Seattle. The drive back was easy and bitters-sweet as we knew the end of a six week break was coming to an end.

The last several weeks were great and action filled with plenty of time to just sit and be. We covered a ...

Wilderness and Civilization in Oregon

A travel blog entry by billnpat

... a bit bigger, but still paralleling a swift flowing river, with campsites and recreation spots along the way. Interestingly, camping is allowed just about anywhere one pleases in US National Forests, which was fortunate for us because the designated campgrounds were full, being a summer weekend night. We ended up driving way the heck up a side road and pulled off into a little spot all to ourselves, miles from anywhere. Pat was a little nervous about being so ...

Portland

A travel blog entry by peppis

... a little bit I am heading down to the movies once more (hey, this IS a big part of my travels..) to see Snowwhite and the Huntsmen (which will make the third movie with Chris Helmsworth in it this week). Then I'm going to have food somewhere before I head back up here to grab my bag and get to the Greyhound station.

Hopefully my trip down to the Bay go smoothly, there is only one tranfer, in Sacramento early tomorrow morning, where they would be able to throw ...

New Bookstores Are Opening Daily in Delhi!

A travel blog entry by sueschubert

"The acquisition of a book signals not just the potential acquisition of knowledge but also something like the property rights to a piece of ground: the knowledge becomes a visitable place."* So, today, unless one is hooked on his or her iPad or Kindle, reflecting the current favorite tome, a trip to the neighborhood (if we are lucky) bookstore or library is in order. You might say the same of India. You might.

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