So, sandboarding is a thing. I didn’t hear about it too long ago, and even then it was in places like Nicaragua in Central America where I thought it was possible. Turns out, Oregon in the USA is a lot more diverse than I first expected… so diverse, it has sand dunes. “Either of you … Continue reading
The sign read: “NUDITY Nude bathing is common at Umpqua Hot Springs. If this makes you uncomfortable, we recommend you not go into the area.” Did it make us uncomfortable? We were in a remote area – as far “off the beaten track” as I’ve possibly ever been – with minimal people around and the … Continue reading
In a recent post, I talked about how I wasn’t that amazed by Portland. It’s not that I didn’t like parts, it just didn’t have that special thing for me when I thought I’d absolutely love it. If you read it, you might have thought I didn’t enjoy my time there at all – that’s … Continue reading
When I first looked at Travel Oregon’s wonderful website, I found out about the Seven Wonders of Oregon. The state of Oregon is one of only three that make up the west coast of the USA (Washingston and California being the others), so it’s pretty big. There was no way that on my trip I … Continue reading
You know how there are those places you’re really excited to see, then you start worrying whether your high expectations will be dashed? You know how sometimes you needn’t have worried at all, and the place was, as you first imagined, amazing? Yeah. Portland wasn’t that place. To be honest, it hadn’t even crossed my … Continue reading
It’s less than one month until my west coast Canada/USA trip. Not that I’m counting or anything. I threw a lot of possibilities out there in my previous post when I announced the trip, but things are coming together now and I wanted to let you in on what I’ll be getting up to… Days … Continue reading
Cities are like relationships. I meet a place, get some first impressions – like I would a boy. I get to know a place, get some surprises or confirm my thoughts – like I would a boy. And just like I’ve gone and go through highs and lows with my personal relationships with boyfriends past … Continue reading
Oh, my. It was only a matter of time until I was going to give this USA restaurant its own post. Live jazz, exposed brick walls, amazing food, fairy lights, great cocktails… guys, you spoil me. I dislike using the word trendy, but, well, it is. I first went to The Beehive on my first … Continue reading
“Is it a real slope? Boston doesn’t have slopes”. This was my mum’s perception when I told her I was going night skiing near Boston in Massachusetts. All we’ve/I’ve known since I was under 2 years old is skiing in the French Alps, getting there by taking the Eurostar, then a bus winding through narrow … Continue reading
I’m sorry if you’ve come to this for some juicy gossip about the actual Boston Globe. But while I’ve got you here, there’s a cool sight in Boston that I only recently found out about, despite having been making relatively frequent visits to the city since 2012. The Mary Baker Eddy Library has this pretty … Continue reading
Kirst over the World 