by leandra | Jul 5, 2022 | Travel, USA Travel
Midway through our time in Seattle, we drove down to the trailhead for Coal Creek Falls and North Fork Falls. At about 3 miles total, it was a nice leg stretcher and we were happy it wasn’t raining. Parking at the Red Town trailhead was easy and there were a lot...
by leandra | Jul 2, 2022 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
Our first stop after dropping the bags at the hotel was Efeste Sodo for a wine tasting reservation at 4pm. We used to be wine club members years ago but left the club because the shipping got to be too expensive. While there wasn’t a seat reserved for us –...
by leandra | Jul 1, 2022 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
Portland On our first morning in Portland we wanted a relatively quick breakfast, so we opted for bagels at Bagel Land. I got the simple lox on an everything bagel – very reasonable at $7. Eric had the Porklander, with eggs, bacon and pepperjack cheese on a...
by leandra | Jun 29, 2022 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
Dominio IV – Our first wine tasting of the trip. Jose did a great job taking care of us and we enjoyed sitting at the high top outside on the patio. We even had a mini tour after the tasting was done – the gardens were blooming, and we saw our first blue...
by leandra | Jun 16, 2022 | International Travel, street art, Travel
Before we left on this trip, I researched a bunch of street art places and muralists that I wanted to see. As with most street art, a lot were still visible while others had been painted over or tagged. The street art in Valencia varied greatly in size, scope and...