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North America » United States » Oregon » Portland April 23rd 2008

Oh my, how the time just goes! We arrived in Portland on Saturday night after a wonderful scenic drive through the Columbia Gorge. We didn't have any lodging booked so we drove to the Northwest Portland hostel and bad news! They were full. We sat in the car outside of a coffee shop and searched the internet for suitable lodging at an affordable rate. The Ace Hotel fit the bill. We got $140 room for $95. It was out of our usual price range but at that point we were willing to splurge for a hot shower and a cozy bed. The room had an owl painted on the wall, quite fitting for this gal, wouldn't ya say? The next day we checked out Powell's Books. It is the largest bookstore in the world, so ... read more
Sunset
Owl
Portland

North America » United States » Idaho » Coeur d'Alene April 19th 2008

We're in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho this morning, in a $35 room at the Bates Motel.... read more
Road to Idaho
Coming down the Mounds
Interesting Traffic

North America » United States » Wisconsin » Madison April 16th 2008

Our last day in Toronto we took a tour of the Steam Whistle Pilsner Brewery. If you're in Toronto and you want a few free drinks, go here and just hang around - they pretty much just pass them out. We did take it though, heard about the great efforts they put into the drink, got to compare prefiltered to officially filtered, had a few more (me anyways, I kept finishing Lauren's). We met a film student and Frenchman, whose name- Romain- we could not pronounce. We walked through Downtown on Yonge St where we couldn't find what we wanted; Lauren didn't get any postcards, Romain didn't find a gift for his host, and there was a lack places to pick up a beer for me. After a small bite, we parted with Romain and stopped ... read more




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