Portland Trips

Quote of the day: "Patty... I love you, but it's past lunch time." -Joab A good first day, although we barely fed the children (or ourselves). Left the house around 8:30am. It felt weirdly normal. We decided to take the scenic route out of …

June 13, 2004, Portland I arrive in Portland at 11:20am local time. From the airport I take a cab to the shipyard, leave the luggage at the door, and have my first meal onboard. It is not bad at all. It is Semester at Sea's first voyage with …

Left at 9:30 a.m. No problems checking in at Southwest at BWI. Very short wait for the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint. The flight from BWI to Salt Lake City was about 4 ½ hours. We found out that the seats in front of the exit …

Authors Note: The following going to be a series of essays written about a three month long road trip I took with three of my best friends. All events are as true as I remember them being, and all places are as real as you or I. I am sharing …

We arrived at Mall of America last night. G loved the roller coasters and rides, we didn't do any shopping because we are planning a 2 nite stay on the way home. If you have TONS of money and don't know where to spend it, this is the place …

I should start by pointing out that my wife and I love to travel and see new places. Its a big world out there and there are lots of foreign countries with many historic places and things to see. But the USA has plenty to offer as well, and …

The movers showed up at about 8:30am and finished packing our belongings. Maddie seemed to be fasinated by all the taping, wrapping and moving. She joined in as much as she could. Then at around 2pm everything was loaded and we said good bye …

June 22, 2007 - 7:48 AM - Beautiful sunny day in Maryland for the start of our journey! Off we go into the wild blue yonder. 12:30 PM - Miles: 260 - We arrive in Pittsburgh! We had plans but plans were made to be trained. 1:00 - When we investigated …

We got to Portland at 11:00 AM to find the sun sneaking through the clouds with the temperature around 55. The landing from the air was amazing, seeing the snow covered mountain tops, then the forest lines ending in rivers and lakes near the …

I started sightseeing as soon as I landed in Portland's International Airport. My sister was there to pick me up, it was great seeing her, and we were both thrilled since out of the 10 years she’s lived in Oregon that was my 1st time visiting her …