Hotels in Portland - Prices and Reviews

Well, here I sit three days from departure, with my emotions wavering between excitement and anxiety. I am not looking forward to packing, mostly because I KNOW that I will inevitably take too much. I've never packed for a three month trip before...who knows, maybe it will be easier than packing for two weeks. I have been anticipating this trip ...

We took the Aerial Tram all the way up. It is really awesome. The view is really good. You get to see Mt. Hood, Mt. Tabor, a bit of Mt. Adams, and even Mt. St. Helens. The tram is really good and stable too. I guess the size makes it more stable. We are going home now. This is the end of this trip. It has been a lot of fun.

Portland is, on the whole, a pretty town. I have arrived in spring as the trees are budding up and the bulbs are flowering. There are verdant green lawns everywhere and people can wash their cars with hoses on driveways. The air is still brisk - 50oF today with a definite chill in the air but the locals were rejoicing at the sight of sunshine. M...

Today we are leaving Oregon to start our big adventure! We stayed over night at the radison hotel and then took a shuttle to the airport in the morning.

This is the wonderful Market where I work. I can't wait to leave in five days.

did you know Continental airlines has one of the only non-stop flights to the northeast from Portland? Pretty good way to get to and fro. I did get to see Batman Begins. good times.

A few final notes on my last day of travel: My flight home took me through Mexico City and Los Angeles before my final leg to Portland. The first stretch was a mere 5.5 hours, with 1.5 hours between flights. This stop was only notable because of the 75 minutes of my 90 in Mexico spent in line for Mexican Immigration (I'm not sure why this was re...

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What Portland lacks in sky scrapers and cityscape, it makes up in scenery. Just a short out of Portland you come to vast mountains, lakes, waterfalls and forests. Portland is a very outdoor's type of city, with everyone making use of the hundred's of miles of hiking and biking trails in its outskirts. To come to Portland and not see any of this ...

I made it home about 1am after more than 10 hours of driving from Glacier National Park in Montana. In total I drove over 2300 miles on the one week trip to the Canadian Rockies.