Fun Day Drives Out Of The Portland Area – Travel Like A Local
Mt Hood Oregon, photo by Allen Beck, AKOR Services, All Rights Reserved This photo of #MtHoodOregon was taken from a viewpoint from Sandy Oregon by me (years ago). Mt Hood is one of the reasons for your drive today. FYI: I am not sponsored or compensated by any of these locations or establishments mentioned in this article. These are my independent opinions. As a travel agent, I like to consider myself an ambassador for the Pacific Northwest. Since I am in the Portland-Vancouver metro area, I do help people travel away from this area (and back again). But one[...]
Great Things To Do In The Pacific Northwest – Travel Like A Local
As a travel agent in the Portland and Vancouver Metropolitan areas, I spend a lot of my time helping people go on vacations FROM this area. When you already live in an area that has a great year-round temperature range and climate, it's hard to imaging leaving from here. But many of us love to travel. So instead of talking about other places to go, I thought I would write a "quick" article about the top things I enjoy doing here in the great Pacific Northwest. I have many friends that live elsewhere that are always asking me what there[...]
Victoria, BC (Canada) in the Spring/Summer
Spring, summer and early fall are magical times of the year in Victoria, BC. There is so much to do, once you are there. But half of the fun is in the trip getting there. If you already live in the Pacific Northwest, then you can pick your mode of travel, ranging from car, to Amtrak, to a cruise from Seattle or simply flying right into Victoria, BC. It depends on how much time you have to enjoy the area. You may know that the triangle of Seattle, WA - Vancouver, BC - Victoria BC can be a wonderful playground[...]
Oregon Beach Loop – A Great Trip, with Great Camping
Wednesday, June 12, 2024: I live in Washington State (in Vancouver, right on the Oregon border). I have visited most of those WA beaches, and they are good. The Puget Sound is spectacular. I have also visited a good amount of California beaches. In fact, I have visited beaches from San Diego, CA, all the way up to the northwest tip of Blaine, Washington, where you can see across the border to British Columbia, Canada. The west coast is all spectacular, each place, different in its' own ways. But if I am honest, the BEST beaches and state parks on[...]
How Do I Pick My #BestVacationEver ?
Picking The Best Vacation Ever? I am glad you asked. I just had this conversation with two beautiful people that are very near and dear to me. They are a young married couple. She wants to go to Hawaii. He wants to go on a cruise. This is a similar situation that happens quite commonly. It is repeated in any family or group of more than one person everywhere. Well, in their case, a cruise to Hawaii would be a perfect solution, but an extremely long cruise with a whole lot of water. So how should couples choose? How do[...]
Mt Hood Oregon, photo by Allen Beck, AKOR Services, All Rights Reserved This photo of #MtHoodOregon[...]
As a travel agent in the Portland and Vancouver Metropolitan areas, I spend a lot of my[...]
Spring, summer and early fall are magical times of the year in Victoria, BC. There is so[...]
Wednesday, June 12, 2024: I live in Washington State (in Vancouver, right on the Oregon border). I[...]
Picking The Best Vacation Ever? I am glad you asked. I just had this conversation with two[...]
