Last week, I was invited to check out Accanto, an Italian restaurant in Southeast Portland’s Belmont neighborhood. Since my old apartment was only a few blocks from the restaurant, I’d been a few times before for their Happy Hour menu. However, I hadn’t checked out their new digs since their recent remodel earlier this month. […]
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Christmas in New York City
So as you can tell from the pictures above, I went to New York City for the holiday season to spend Christmas with Erlend (the boyf in the yellow beanie above) and his parents. His parents have a lovely place in the Upper West Side, and, fortunately enough, appreciate me and Erlend’s penchant to eat […]
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The Pumpkin Patch at Sauvie Island
Last weekend, Erlend and I headed to nearby Sauvie Island to partake in a typical Portland fall tradition: getting lost in the Portland Corn Maze at the Pumpkin Patch! This was my first time at a corn maze and it did not disappoint. The maze stretched for what seemed like miles and miles of corn. […]
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Eurotrip 2013, Part II: England
This is the second post detailing my recent holiday to Europe. Click here for Part I: the Netherlands. Although I love Portland and living in the US in general, if I had to pick somewhere else to live, it would definitely be a city in England. There’s something about England that I feel a natural […]
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Eurotrip 2013, Part I: The Netherlands
I spent the last week and a half visiting friends and family both in the Netherlands and England. Truthfully, I didn’t do too many touristy things, having been to both countries several times before. There was a lot of catching up with each others lives and aimless wandering around the city. Although my vacation was […]
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Feast Portland: USA Pears Night Market
Last night, I was lucky enough to score a ticket to one of Feast Portland‘s primary events, the USA Pears Night Market. The USA Pears Night Market brings a LOT of talent — both local AND national — throws them all together in one of the coolest buildings (er, courtyards) in downtown Portland, creating a […]
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