Sheraton Portland Airport Htl

It is just about go time, folks. <br><br>Can't wait to travel with my beloved Emily &amp; Para...let alone in the motherland! JAI MA!<br><br>The power of intention is oh so clear...and the dreams that you dreamed of, dreams really do ...

I will soon be departing for my next adventure abroad!<br><br>In preparation for my trip, I have established this blog in order to document my public health experiences in India. <br><br>I am passionate about international health, and it is with great ...

... I hope everyone checks in on this blog often. I plan on taking lots of pictures and hope you all can live vicariously through me and my travels. I am open to visitors for those who are adventurous at heart or who just want to get away. You can email or post to this blog anytime. I am sure I will be online every other day or so, depending on travel time. Wish me luck and safety in your prayers and I won't be coming back until I find what I am looking for. Hidden treasures perhaps?

Ok, this blog is not a technical work of art but after trying 4 different blog platforms (and spending more time on the technology than packing, paying the bills, or sleeping) I think we have a winner. <br><br>You can check here to see our regular entries, view pictures, and also the route ...

... of farmland and lots of fruit farms and vineyards in the area. We had a great meal, especially the cherry cobbler, and watched some amazing fireworks right over the grape vines.<br><br>The next day we headed back to Portland. We decided to take it easy for the rest of the day. We laid by the pool for a while, went to a nice dinner and then rented a movie. It was another great day!<br><br><br><br><br>

... night was a wash. I tried to rally a couple of guys from the hostel to join later but guess what....they were SRAIGHT! Ugh, everyone is straight. Where was my 5% of the population that night? <br><br>I agreed to join them at a straight bar but the bouncers were tough that night and a guy who just started growing facial hair was not going to pass for 21. <br><br>My advice: Visit Portland during the day, commute to Seattle for the gay scene at night. I would live out that plan tomorrow. :)<br>

... the only sampling I get in our 5-day stay. The air tastes and smells like dust -- that indescribable sensation at the end of a dry spell that fills my being, on some molecular level, with a sense of minerals and metals infusing the atmosphere, not just present as the hard surface under my feet. I seek shelter under the trees near an overramp. A homeless guy sits on the concrete wall there, and we exchange pleasantries about the blessing of the ...

... chairs in front of the screen. The Cinema seats 300 people and if you order food or drink from the bar just outside the Cinema, someone will come and bring it out to your seat. Excellent!! You don't get this kind of service at The Odeon!!!! It is just like a School Auditorium too. Where the massive screen was sat the stage and on all the walls hung old memorabilia and black and white photos of the School. And it was free to residents...We got swallowed up on the big sofa ...

... paintings by another famous guy named Michelangelo Merisi. Hell, I got an A in my history of art class in college and didn't even know he had a last name. That might tell you something about that particular college. Anyway most of the painting is by Mike and a bunch of other guys named Guido, Giovanni, Giorgio and Giuseppe. I think I met all of them rowing boats in Venice one year. Over our stay we managed to see all the hot spots. The Trivi Fountain ...