tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991822441564311416.post7182840247500178802..comments2023-06-18T11:57:36.098-04:00Comments on My Travels With Black Betty: PortlandScott @ I Thought They Said Rumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499382011311931296noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991822441564311416.post-57401843014538477942007-07-18T15:21:00.000-04:002007-07-18T15:21:00.000-04:00Hiya - we went to the New Old Lompoc on NW 23rd. O...Hiya - we went to the New Old Lompoc on NW 23rd. Odd name, but great beer.<BR/><BR/>I had a blast hosting you last week, though, and you're definitely welcome to crash with me again when you move to Portland! That breakfast alone earned you a lifetime spot on my couch.apartment 4https://www.blogger.com/profile/00466203068129872633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991822441564311416.post-49979059933415496772007-07-18T13:28:00.000-04:002007-07-18T13:28:00.000-04:00I love bookstores, movie theaters and microbreweri...I love bookstores, movie theaters and microbreweries, and Portland has more than enough of all three.<BR/><BR/>Portland is a city with all of the benefits of a city - public transport, art galleries, theaters, concerts, etc - but is smaller and feels more intimate than other larger cities.<BR/><BR/>Portland is very close to lots of great outdoor opportunities - skiing, hiking, camping, etc.<BR/><BR/>Best of all, Portland is not in Jersey.Scott @ I Thought They Said Rumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05499382011311931296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991822441564311416.post-74780854019570967822007-07-18T05:58:00.000-04:002007-07-18T05:58:00.000-04:00WOW! Never really had an urge or a passion to visi...WOW! Never really had an urge or a passion to visit Portland before. But the way you make it seem, and even the above comment(s) I think I must add it to my list!<BR/><BR/>You didn't talk much about it, but what made you "fall in love" (if i may) with Portland so quickly?LukisWebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796315655978747349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991822441564311416.post-53431665788512292662007-07-17T16:15:00.000-04:002007-07-17T16:15:00.000-04:00Yay for microbrews! And I loved Powells . . . I ...Yay for microbrews! And I loved Powells . . . I went there when I was 13 and it made an impression. I am glad you like Portland so much, it sounds great.Hilary and Bhaveshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145777095733822613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991822441564311416.post-6232744327234188302007-07-17T14:07:00.000-04:002007-07-17T14:07:00.000-04:00I can bet Chris and I will be your first visitors ...I can bet Chris and I will be your first visitors if you move to Portland! The city is the closet thing to an urban planner's utopia in the U.S. The papers here claim Minneapolis has a love affair with Portland and want to copy everything they've done right - LRT, streetcars, creating a walkable and viable downtown, just to name a few things.Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10745235741652091976noreply@blogger.com