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Your Best Summer Staycation

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Make a point to visit some that you haven't been to or haven't been to in a while. My goal right now is to go to our Japanese American Museum, but I also haven't been to the Portland Art Museum in a long time, so I hope to get to both of those at some point. Maybe a historical building or home?

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5 Budget Destinations for May

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Portland, Oregon Now, I maybe be biased because I live here, but Portland really hits its stride in May, when the nicer weather starts coming in and the Rose Festival starts. I'll have things in every price point. In the meantime, you can look back at last year's list. What are your favorite off-season vacation destinations?

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Immerse Yourself in Arte

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It's very similar to Hopscotch here in Portland (and Austin), where each room has a new theme and you move through each exhibit at your own pace. At one point, you feel like you're inside an actual museum and then several minutes later, you feel like you're inside the art itself. It's art that moves and involves you.

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Eco-Conscious Travel Tips

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They're made for camping, but no one's going to bat an eye if you whip these out at the food trucks, especially in Portland. You never know what you’re missing until you get out and see things from the point of view of a local. when you can just as easily walk to your desired destinations or take public transportation?

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Happy New Year 2024

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It was a lovely break and at some point we will go back, because the city may be small, but it's wonderful and full of amazing food and architecture. I also encouraged a new friend to come check out Portland, and she did ! Go somewhere new - this year we went to Palm Springs, which neither of us had been to.

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3 Travel Destinations for your Fall Calendar: East Coast Edition

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PORTLAND MAINE. Trust me when I say, as often as I have recommended Portland to friends, family and yes, even total strangers, I have yet to hear anything other than full-on adoration for this part of Vacationland. You’ve seen Portland written up in Bon Appetit, Travel & Leisure, Food & Wine, and more. Enough said.

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Wedding Proposal Goes Viral | Will Simple Bended-Knee Ever Be Good Enough?

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For Amy Frankel in Portland, OR, her dreams of a perfect engagement may very well have come true when her boyfriend set up a 5-minute, block-long choreographed with lip-syncing and dancing, wedding proposal. Not to feel outdone, her fiancé-to-be, Isaac Lamb, even brought in a marching band at one point in the routine.

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