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Portlandia

Portlandia

  • Day 115
  • 17,028 miles
  • Portland, OR
  • Dec 13, 2011

Days 114 and 115 Portland is it! This place is where its at. I could easily make this place my home. We spent 2 jam packed days here. Here’s how it went down…. We pulled into Portland hungry. Parked in the trendy Pearl District Neighborhood, then stumbled upon a local hotspot, Hot Lips Pizza. It [...]

Tags: food, Natural Landmarks, Pictures, Ricky, Urban 0

I Got 99 Plannings and Today Aint One

I Got 99 Plannings and Today Aint One

  • Day 99
  • Still 14,584 miles
  • San Diego, CA
  • Nov 27, 2011

Hit Me! We took showers. Aimee made us a delicious breakfast of pumpkin pancakes(from scratch), bannas, brown sugar, eggs, and toast. She’s spoiled us. We meet up with Mike and C-Liu and set off on an adventure planned by mike while he was at work the previous night. He wrote it all down in a [...]

Tags: Beach, food, Pictures, Ricky 0

Mystery Man

  • Day 69
  • 10697 miles
  • Idaho
  • Oct 29, 2011

Who would have thought, in a no-name little town in Idaho, we would find the most adorable breakfast spot ever! Super cute, delicious tea, scrumptious food, and a delightful staff. We met a nice man who noticed our New York plates and inquired about the likes of buffalo, where he is thinking of relocating to [...]

Tags: food, Jillian, Pictures, Small town 2

“Where At Least I Know I Free”

“Where At Least I Know I Free”

  • Day 40
  • 6679 miles
  • Fort Worth, TX
  • Sep 30, 2011

Texas is obsessed with Dr. Pepper. Just like their flags flying high, they are not ashamed to proclaim their love for this homemade soft drink. In Dublin, TX a Dr Pepper bottling plant still makes the original formula. I’m not from Texas but I do love DP, so we decided to make a pit stop [...]

Tags: food, Pictures, Ricky, Small town, Urban 0

In Love with America’s Hippest City

In Love with America’s Hippest City

  • Day 37/38
  • 6289 miles
  • Austin, Texas
  • Sep 28, 2011

What it looked like. Austin, TX is a hip, hip city. It’s like if you took everything that’s cool about Brooklyn and got rid of what’s not, throw in a lot of Mexican culture, added the eco-consciousness of the northwest, and set the temp between 80-100 degrees year round. Like if park slope, Bushwick, Williamsburg, [...]

Tags: food, Jillian, Pictures, Ricky, Swimming, Urban 0

Texas Swimming Hole

Texas Swimming Hole

  • Day 36
  • 6250 miles
  • Austin, TX
  • Sep 26, 2011

Slept in Late again. We reluctantly left our luxurious accommodations in Spring TX and headed towards the capital city. I’ve heard a lot of good things about Austin TX and we were excited for this next stop. The only problem was its really hot. The high for today was 103 degrees. Ouch. During my research, [...]

Tags: food, Natural Landmarks, Pictures, Ricky, Swimming, Urban 0

Chores, Drives, and Deep Fried Pork Belly

Chores, Drives, and Deep Fried Pork Belly

  • Day 34
  • 5985 miles
  • New Iberia, LA
  • Sep 24, 2011

Slept in late. We had a lot of catching up to do. Most of today was dedicated to chores. We cleaned and organized the van, went supply shopping, sent out some packages, made a business call, and spent a couple hours in a Starbucks finishing past due blogs. After grabbing some po’boys at a really [...]

Tags: food, Pictures, Ricky 0

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