I couldn’t end the year without waxing philosophical about why I got into this business of blogging in the first place! Yes, it’s because I love to write and even more so, love to travel and have new experiences. But it is also because I love the Pacific Northwest as a whole and because there…
Have you heard of Tillamook ice cream? How about Tillamook cheese? The newly-renovated Tillamook Cheese Factory is a great way to learn the ins and out of cheese-making, with milk straight from the dairy cows you find just outside of town. Tour the facilities and you will go on a behind-the-scenes journey into the production and…
**This article was updated August 21, 2025** Trying to figure out the most scenic things to do in the Pacific Northwest? Same. Honestly, I almost didn’t write this post because how do you choose when literally the whole region looks like it was handpicked by nature’s overachiever? But after years of road tripping, hiking, ferry-hopping,…
Of all of the sections in Portland, I would argue that North Portland is the hippest, the weirdest…and the all-around coolest part of the city. And there’s definitely some weird shit going on here. Where else can you walk down a traditional residential street, only to turn into an alleyway and find this? (Click the…
Why DO we procrastinate? This is a deep, deep subject. It is something that has been heavily studied by top research scientists. Why? Because we all do it. Whether we are the most practical of planners or the most irresponsible of slackers, there is some level of procrastination that inevitably goes on in our lives….
Who doesn’t absolutely adore the iconic American comfort food – macaroni and cheese?? As a kid, my Mom would cook it up for us, with fish sticks, almost every Friday. We’d gorge ourselves on it, then go out and play. You could do that when you’re a kid and not throw up. I also consider…