Blogs from Portland, Oregon, United States, North America - page 10

Geo: 45.5118, -122.676The first day I just drove to Newberg to meet up with my brother David- he's going to college there. We stayed the night at his friend's house, and then the next day after getting coffee from Chapter's we drove to Portland to pick up our other brother, Galen, from the airport. We spent the morning tramping around Downtown Portland. We stopped at Powell's Bookstore- bought some books. Ate some good organic Mexican food at ChaChaCha's. We then of course made the journey to the also famous Voodoo Doughnuts. They were really good- and awesomely decorated! And with doughnuts comes more coffee. We took pictures in front of the iconic "Keep Portland Weird" sign. Then we headed north to David's friend Jade's house. It was huge, on a hill, gorgeous and overlooking a vineyard. ... read more

After a three hour delay in Costa Rica finally arriving in Houston close to midnight, we were very happy to find Colin waiting at the airport for us. Our last week in Houston was spent enjoying catching up with Louise, Colin, James and Lachlan. We were lucky to be able to go James's Baseball games, James is a talented player and not only fielded well but also hit some home runs. We also were able to watch Lachlan playing in his soccer team and were thrilled to watch him score a goal. Alex and Marg attended Grandparents and Special friends day at the boys school, and we all attended the boys science fair. We all enjoyed going out for dinner on a number of nights, one delicious meal was enjoyed a local restaurant Ouisies, serving Southern ... read more

Geo: 45.5118, -122.676Good night, Seattle! (All ye Frazier fans, and in observance of the 50th anniversary of the Space Needle. You, too, Kate and Nate.)Up here at the PDX Red Lion to save the early morning drive and park the car for the time we're gone.Should have packed our own skim milk and cookies . . . had to settle for 2% from the bar and granola instead. Also should have done one more walk through at home before leaving. Realized I felt a little naked by time we hit I-205 and looked down at my left hand and realized my wedding ring was still on the nightstand at home. Must be getting Charlie brain. Guess what's #1 on our shopping list when we get to Florence? I'm lucky that Sharon's so forgiving of all my ... read more

I ended up in Portland because of the 81st AAPA Meeting! Portland is such a great location in the West of US. It's such a strange city, but in a very positive way. It is known as the "City of Roses" (and many other nicknames), but my favourite is PORTLANDIA. It is a place where you will find many artists... and so there are lots of art galleries, such as the Portland Art Museum (which is the main one), but the Pearl District and Alberta Arts District are full of art galleries which everyone will enjoy. Apart from those, Portland also has OMSI (Science and Industry Museum), which also is a must-see. It's located east of the Willamette river and has a variety of exhibitions to see. TO BE CONTINUED...... read more

The journey has almost begun; at least the actual travel adventure part of it. Over the past two weeks over 110 people have donated money to help us reach our goal (!!) of raising $10,000 dollars to send a container of books to The Gambia! Over the next couple of days our team will be departing the US and Britain and head toward West Africa. We hope to keep you updated as we meet with school children and ambassadors and work on developing connection to end the book famine and the literacy drought in The Gambia. The bags are packed, time to get traveling. Andy and the African Book Walk Team.... read more