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Tag Archives: Portland

A Long Day’s Journey Into the … Day

05 Thursday May 2016

Posted by Tom in Travel

≈ 11 Comments

Tags

Paris, Portland

fly into sunset

8:00 AM → 8:00 PM. Twelve hours, right?

Wrong.

It’s actually 21 hours, given the nine-hour time difference between Paris and Portland. Twenty-one hours, and it never got dark.

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Basecamp Expat

03 Sunday May 2015

Posted by Tom in Accommodations

≈ 17 Comments

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basecamp, Portland

Our condo peeks through a flowering cherry foreground

That’s our balcony with the cathedral ceiling. The TV antennas are actually a half-mile away. We share real estate with them on top of Portland’s West Hills.

Yes, we’re back in Portland. No, there have been no medical emergencies. Yes, we’ve been busy. It’s that time of the year again. We’re moving.

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We Don’t Need a Pet Washing Station

08 Tuesday Apr 2014

Posted by Louise in Sentiments

≈ 21 Comments

Tags

apartment hunting, Portland, travel

streetcar

Portland in the spring: streetcars and cherry blossoms

We thought this blog was over, but there’s been a great outpouring of “Now what?” Maybe two or three people, even! So here we are, back in Portland after our Senior Year Abroad. I love the cooler air, the gentler sun, and even the refreshing drizzle. I love that everybody speaks the same language. When we walk into a grocery store, we can identify everything in it. We have new phone numbers and we make calls like real people. If we haven’t called you yet, here’s why: Continue reading →

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What’s Next?

05 Wednesday Feb 2014

Posted by Tom in Accommodations, Travel

≈ 14 Comments

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Home, homeless, Portland, travel

Highway-Sign

Traveling as we do, we meet a lot of people. Conversations ensue. Questions are asked, and among the first is, “Where do you live?” Then the familiar words: vagabond, expat, ne’er-do-well, and homeless.

Homeless.

After we tell the story of our travels — so well-rehearsed we can recite it in our sleep — comes the inevitable question: “What will you do next?”

Our answer has always been, “We don’t know.” But now, with less than sixty days remaining of our planned expat adventure — less than sixty days! — we have decided.

We’re going home.

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Merry Christmas Everyone!

25 Wednesday Dec 2013

Posted by Tom in Sentiments

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Tags

Christmas, Portland, Puerto Vallarta

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Kappy, Bernie and Kathy, Doyle, Michael, Beth and Jim, Sybil and James, Cole, Lillie, Weston, Hayden, Topaz, and Kerri — thanks for making our Portland Christmas everything we hoped it would be.

But enough of the freezing fog already. It’s back to Puerto Vallarta (and sun, and beach, and surf) tomorrow.

Tom & Louise

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(Photo by Sybil Lichty Fontaine)

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Christmas Eve in Portland

24 Tuesday Dec 2013

Posted by Tom in Gallery, Travel

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Tags

Christmas Eve, Portland

Downtown Portland in gingerbread

Downtown Portland in gingerbread

Max, the light rail train, was waiting for us inside the airport. The fare was a dollar. It took us downtown, within two blocks of our hotel. We had arrived for Christmas in Portland.

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Back on the Saddle Again

18 Wednesday Sep 2013

Posted by Tom in Short, Travel

≈ 7 Comments

Tags

Portland, travel living

Tom on bike
That’s not a typo. The saddle in question is Buzz’s saddle. Buzz is my (electric) bike. You sit on bike saddles, not in them. And Buzz is in Portland — which is as close as we come to having a home. So you see, I’m back in (and on) the saddle again, both figuratively and literally.

I’ve been thinking about what that means to me.
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Bubbles and Brew

22 Monday Apr 2013

Posted by Tom in Accommodations, Travel

≈ 4 Comments

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cava, cervesa, expat, Girona, Portland, travel

A glass of cava; a glass of beer

I’m a Portland, Oregon native. Some say Portland is among the five best places to live in the world. Others say it’s where young people go to retire. That’s fine, but that’s not what Portland is all about. Portland is all about beer.

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