Since it’s high tourist season in my home city, we’re calling this Pacific North West week here on Land of Marvels! We’ll be posting all about my home city of Portland as well as other great spots around the Pacific North West all week long! Starting off our Pacific North… Read more
About a week ago, Portland finally made car services like Uber legal. I know, I know, we’re way behind on this and I’m not entirely sure what the hold up was, but the good news is that it’s here! Nick and I love using Uber and use it a lot when traveling,… Read more
Sentinel Hotel – Portland, Oregon See more Reviews! I often forget that my own home city of Portland is a tourist destination in itself and becoming increasingly more so in the past few years. So recently I’ve been making more of an effort to include reviews of local favorites like hotels… Read more
The River Place – Portland, Oregon See more Reviews! A while back I was in contact with the local Kimpton contact for the Portland and Seattle hotels, when the idea of checking out some of the chains hotels in my hometown came up. I jumped at the idea as I love Kimptons… Read more
We’re starting the week here off a little bit personal today. I don’t talk about Portland nearly enough on the blog here and my home city is one that’s pretty special and I think I should definitely highlight it more. It’s a place that has finally become a true home… Read more
I hear a lot from people that they just don’t have the time to travel, that they can’t afford to take a week off of work for vacation. And while, I’m of the mind-set that I believe that’s a really important thing to do for our health, I understand the… Read more
In a little break from New England posts, I’ve had this one in the queue for a while and thought today might be a good day to post it while Nick finishes editing all his beautiful photos of New England. While I speak a lot about Portland on this blog… Read more