Portland

Before I went to Portland for a week this past June, I asked everyone I knew for their opinion and their recommendations. Overwhelmingly, the reviews were positive. It was described as a very clean, safe city with fantastic public transportation and a quirky, green culture. The week I was there I saw the Starlight Parade (prior to the Rose Festival), the Rose, Japanese and Chinese Gardens, Powell’s Books, and most of downtown. The entire city is accessible via the light rail, which is free in the city center and inexpensive outside it. Overall, I had a very positive experience!

Last time I went was for my birthday !
I walked all over downtown. Portland is amazing!
best city in the whole world.

I have been there many times driving from Roseburg to Vancouver and usually just playing in Portland.. A story? How about riding the Max all over the place!! Cheap fun when I was a teenager :)

It’s a great little city with a mellow vibe. The community is tight-knit, there’s really only 1-2 degrees of separation. It’s of course beautiful in the summertime, but the winters can be long and dreary!

It’s really comfortable here, think of woolen sweaters and cozy fireplaces. I’ve had people from overseas tell me that Portland is the one place they would live in the US.

beaterville cafe for pancakes/breakfast.
miso happy thai food in alphabet district!!

I’ve lived in and around the Portland Metro area for almost my life. I love it here. In my experience it is what you make it. So if you don’t plan to try much or do anything it won’t really seem like much to you, but if you make an effort to go out and try things you’ll have fun.

I suggest checking out the hardcore/metal music scene, if you’re into it. A couple venues that actively have shows are: The Satyricon, The Hawtorne Theatre, and Rock n’ Roll Pizza.

Portland, OR is alright, it is a lot like Washington State, just more crime and prisons!! =/

I want to see the Shanghai tunnels and Hobo’s restauraunt.. (Main reason) but I am excited about the Rose garden, Japenese Graden and the Chinese gardens.. I want to see the Victorian homes and I wished we had time to go to the ocean but my friend and I will only be there 3 days.

I’ve lived in Portland for the past year and will be leaving in three days. I highly recommend taking long walks even in the rain, and frequent visits to Saturday market (and the pad thai cart there).

Portland.

I was supposed to go to Portland the first weekend in May with some friends from work. The day after I booked my ticket… I got laid off. Figures, right? My boss sucks. I get more and more grumpy as I write these entries about my canceled trips from this year. I was really looking forward to Portland, especially because of all the bookstores! (I’m an avid reader.) I was also looking forward to visiting a few brewhouses. Bah. Giving up on Portland for now… lamenting the loss of yet another cheap airline ticket.

GRRRRR