The day that I dread when I travel (heck, I dread it when I am home) is washing day. Rather than watch the Williams’ Family

All the talk Downtown was the emerging food/beer scene in Sth East (SE) Portland. Over the past week I garnered opinions from random strangers (including

Sure the food and beer is off the chart in Portland. But the best thing to do either side of the Happy Hour is Powells

From my childhood memories of ’80s television, most of it crappy American sotcoms, the one constant throughout was the diner or deli. Whilst the deli

It’s amazing how much useless information you can pick up just by chewing fat with the locals. Apparently: Ladies wearing makeup work in the strip

The day of the Women’s March, the day I was hoping to get something to eat and fate sucked me onto the wrong train, I

During my last few trips to the North-West I have yet to the American staple of buscuits and gravy. For the uninitiated the term biscuit

To all at home, Happy Australia Day. With each day bleeding into another I was reminded that it was coming up (not the 26th until

Was a long trek home from across the river to my lodgings last night. Part-way through the journey I was plodding through the park when

I an still alive… It’s been a couple of days since the last update, Portland has been a hive of activity. In saying that, yesterday

Day 3…. Greeted by rain and the kind of weather that would drive Portlanders to drink. The TV was awash with anti-Trump protests. I knew

My first whole day in Portland and I was greeted with temperatures that would make an Eskimo wince.  Looks as if Ihave missed the deluge