Hello all! I just blogged about my weekend trip to Portland and I realized I had quite a few pictures of food… So why not make a separate post just for food, right? Below is a list of my favorite food, cafes, and desserts we tried on our first trip to Portland! Foodies, rejoice! Foodies Guide to Portland, OR Pine State Biscuits This spot makes the best biscuits and gravy I’ve ever had! Pine State Biscuits was our first stop after landing in Portland, and we were quite happy filling our empty stomachs with their warm biscuits and flavorful gravy. Barista Coffee …
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3 Days in Portland: First Time in Portland Things to Do + Itinerary
Hello all! So excited to share this blog post with you because this was definitely one of my favorite weekend trips ever! I’d heard so many good things about Portland, OR and I just knew it would be my kind of city. There are trees everywhere, it does get rainy, the food is great, and there’s tons to do! Just walking around Portland was a pleasure because it felt so different from life in Southern California. I’m definitely going to take another weekend trip to Portland sometime soon, this time where I won’t have to make sure I do all …
One Day in Rocky Mountain National Park | Denver Day Trip
Hi there! I just posted about my Denver weekend trip and thought it would be helpful to include a separate blog post about my day trip to Rocky Mountain National Park! There’s a lot to do and to see in this beautiful national park, so it’s nice if you can spend more than one day here. But, if you’re only in town for the weekend like I was, then even spending a day in Rocky Mountain National Park is well worth it. Rocky Mountain National Park Day Trip from Denver Here are things to do on your Rocky Mountain National …
3 Days in Denver: First Time in Denver Things to Do + Itinerary
Hello everyone! So I’ve been looking over my pictures from my weekend trip to Colorado last year, and I’m really missing the crisp air and open land. We went to Denver on a whim: it was almost Labor Day weekend and we wanted to travel somewhere. But of course on a holiday weekend flight prices skyrocketed—except for flights to Denver. We had never been to Colorado, Denver sounded like a cool city, and we could cross Rocky Mountain National Park off our national park list—all for around $160 round trip! So here are Denver weekend trip ideas and a few …
Big Bear Lake Day Trip
Ever since our last trip here, Big Bear has become one of my favorite destinations for fall and winter fun. Pretty much everyone here in Southern California knows about Big Bear Lake, and has visited the area at some point or another. I actually had only gone once as a kid to see snow for the first time with my family. But my day trip to Big Bear with my college friends was definitely more magical. There wasn’t a flurry of snow like when I first visited, but there was still just enough leftover from the last snowfall for a …