portland-oregon

Our Road Trip to Portland

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December 18th 2017
On a Friday evening in July 2016, we started our long drive from San Jose to Portland in our used car Acura at around six in the evening. With the prevailing traffic on 680N on Friday evenings, we stopped at Vacaville for a late dinner. After a sumptuous Mediterranean meal, my eyelids were starting to close. Thankfully my husband offered to drive to Re ... read more

North America » United States » Oregon » Portland

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more