What is better than combining your two greatest passions and living life to the fullest? If you enjoy drinking craft beer, and if you love traveling, then you probably know there are some very special places that combine both of these things! Sometimes when going on a trip or a vacation, it is pretty hard […]
These days, why you go for travel, and where, makes a significant impact. Your paid time off might be limited. However, your travel options are, for the most part, as long as the Volga River. And the best part is that flights have never been more affordable. Doors, windows, or whatever entry points between cultures […]
Do we truly keep our environment? Whichever larger city that you visit, it is hard to see a lot of trees and parks. Everything in the cities is gray because of giant buildings and streets. The noise is huge and it is quite hard to find a peaceful place to relax. However, is it possible […]
There’s been a heck of a lot of talk about Portland lately, what with the Fred Armisen/Carrie Brownstein show “Portlandia,” all about how the city stuck in the ’90s with its progressive politics and its locavore restaurants and its whole DIY artisinal cheese vibe. Watching “Portlandia” was a little headsmackingly close to home for me, […]
If you’ve seen “Portlandia,” you know that Portland is a weird city. If you live here, you know that people spend a lot of time, money, and energy to maintain that weirdness. The guy wearing a Santa suit and riding a unicycle around the farmer’s market, for example, he’s trying really hard. I’ve lived in […]
Judging from the excitement surrounding the third season of “Portlandia” and all the emails in my inbox from readers who want to know more about visiting the city, Portland is having another moment (our really big moment happened back in the early 00s when The New York Times realized that not only did Portland exist, […]
The new season of “Portlandia” is just as funny as the first — if not more. In season one, Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein noted that Portland is just a little bit stuck in the 1990s. But this season, the pair make fun of Portland’s obsession with locavore and artisanal culture, which is exactly like […]
