by eric | Jun 27, 2022 | Travel, USA Travel
With an open afternoon and good weather we headed south out of the Willamette Valley to Silver Falls State Park to do some hiking. We’d been there on a summer trip in 2016, and we were hoping that the water levels would be higher given the spring rains. After a...
by eric | Jun 25, 2022 | Travel, USA Travel
Oregon and Washington are amongst our most visited US states, and with good reason — they have an wide range of natural beauty, plus great food scenes including amazing wineries and breweries. Across all our visits we had visited the Pacific Northwest in summer, fall,...
by eric | Jun 20, 2022 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Our flight back to the US left out of Madrid, so we spent our final night in Spain here again. This time we stayed next to the Puerta de Atocha train station, as we were arriving there, plus it would give us easy access to the Real Jardín Botánico and the Museo...
by eric | Jun 18, 2022 | International Travel, Travel
Cuenca is known for its historic walled city sitting on top of a rocky bluff between two rivers. Located roughly halfway between Valencia and Madrid, with a stop on the high speed train between the two, it made for an interesting detour between the two cities. On...
by eric | Jun 13, 2022 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Our week in Valencia was filled with food and drink experiences, from quick snacks to full-on meals. Bar Oliví is a lovely little wine place with a bar on the right and some additional stools on the left, room for 30 people maybe? This was our first stop of the trip...