Looking back on 2015, we had some really incredible travel moments. I also recap our favorites from every trip right when we return so I have a way of remembering the amazing moments in destinations all over the world, but this year, I thought it would be fun to look… Read more
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! I love a great weekend escape…. Read more
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! The Pacific North West is a… Read more
The Pacific North West is a pretty beautiful place, no only in our cities but in the countrysides around Oregon and Washington as well. One of the best ways to take in all the Pacific NW beauty is to road trip around, to just jump in a car and head… Read more
Last weekend, Nick and I headed over to Central Oregon for a weekend escape. I hadn’t been to Bend or the area around it for probably 10 years and it’s an area of Oregon that has grown exponentially in that last decade. Originally we had the weekend escape planned for… Read more
As beautiful as the Oregon Coast is in clear, blue-sky weather, there is also something so rugged and stunning about seeing the cliffsides of the Oregon Coast on a stormy grey morning. On Sunday a week ago, before we headed back to Portland, we stopped at Shore Acres State… Read more
When we started looking into our trip to Bandon on the Southern Oregon Coast, Nick was immediately drawn to one stretch of beach in town which housed some really incredibly shaped large rocks on the beach. This stretch of beach happens to be where the well known “Face Rock” is… Read more
One of the things that is often hard to gauge when planning travel is when it’s best to travel to certain places, what the weather will be like in different times of year and to plan a trip based on the kind of weather/atmosphere you enjoy. For instance, Nick and… Read more
Every year I like to look back at the past year, where I’ve been, what experiences I’ve had, what places made an impact on me. This year we did a lot of travel, both personally and professionally. We traveled near our home and explored some beautiful spots in Oregon, Washington… Read more
Last weekend Nick and I headed North to Astoria, a coastal town about two hours from us here in Portland. We like to escape to the Coast every once in a while and it had been years since either of us had to been to Astoria, so we decided to… Read more
While I speak a lot about Portland on this blog and a bit about my childhood abroad in Saudi Arabia, I realized I haven’t really touched much on the other places that have shaped me into who I am and those places that I have called home over the years…. Read more