Tag Archives: America

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a fantastic place to visit if you like to eat food and drink beer and coffee. which we do. In fact, the city reminded me a lot of Melbourne, particularly Fitzroy, Carlton or anywhere north of the river. … Continue reading

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Mt Hood

Mt Hood teased us, standing in the distance on most of the drive from Bend: Coming from the Bend side (and not the Portland side) there was little signage and no information on hikes or other highlights, which was kind … Continue reading

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Oregon: Eugene and Bend

After Crater Lake we drove on to Eugene, a fun uni town packed with hippies, activists, potheads, craft breweries, artsy and outdoorsy types. Our time in Eugene (and Bend, come to think of it) was characterised by beautiful nature and … Continue reading

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Crater Lake, Oregon

Today officially marks 5 weeks in America! The first thing I would recommend to anyone coming to the west coast is Crater Lake. After we decided to bypass Shasta Lake and head into Oregon early we had an extra night … Continue reading

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Leaving California, arriving in Oregon

After we left Lake Tahoe we drove to a campground on the Sacramento River at a place called Colusa. Along the way we stopped at Folsom, to check out the prison synonymous with Johnny Cash. He performed two concerts there in 1968 … Continue reading

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Berkeley and the baseball

Apologies for the silence, we had no internet or cell connection for 3 days whilst in Yosemite National Park, which was actually pretty nice! I left you after an epic day of walking around San Francisco. On Sunday we explored … Continue reading

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5 obscure things I’m looking forward to in the USA

In case you missed it, I quit my job to travel indefinitely. First stop: USA. 1. CVS and Duane Reade American pharmacies are something else. For one thing, they sell beer and just about everything under the sun. The cosmetics … Continue reading

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Travel Thursdays: Arizona

Gosh darn it. I started my ‘Travel Tuesday’ segment last week but then failed to post this week due to pre-exam cloudiness. So this week it’s Travel Thursday before recommencing regular programming this week. I give you…… Arizona. Crossing into … Continue reading

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California Dreaming

Santa Barbara beach, The Hotel Californian (Santa Barbara), Yosemite National Park, Deep Fried Twinkies (Santa Cruz Boardwalk), Alcatraz Island (San Francisco), Miller’s Garage (Highway 80, Ocotillo), Corn Dog (Santa Monica), Balboa Park (San Diego), Main Street (Santa Barbara) A year ago … Continue reading

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