You know what one of the best parts about being back in the States is? We have a car and can just hop in it and take fun weekend trips! Obviously weekend trips are something we could do anywhere in the world, but in Asia it often meant planning around a bus schedule and in [...]
The Best of Cannon Beach, Oregon
What is it about small beach towns that’s so appealing? Long-time readers will remember that I’m pretty obsessed with the ocean, but I think its more than that. There’s a distinctive draw to small, coastal towns for me–maybe its the laid back atmosphere, maybe it’s that you can smell the sea from anywhere in town, [...]
Yoga by the Sea: A Weekend at the Cannon Beach Yoga Festival
One of the things we took away most from our year-plus long travel excursion was that we want to live our lives in pursuit of adventures. It’s so easy to get stuck–stuck in a dead-end job, stuck in an apartment or house you hate, stuck in a town that doesn’t feel like home. Our society [...]
My Favorite Place in the World: Cannon Beach, Oregon
I’ve mentioned before how much I love oceans and how much I miss visiting the coast, so it should come as no great surprise that my favorite city in the world (so far) is a small, coastal town: Cannon Beach, Oregon. In addition to the fact that this little town (and its neighboring towns) are [...]
The 6 Best Things About the Real Portlandia
Portland, Oregon is one of my favorite cities in the world. Plus, if you watch the show Portlandia, I can assure you, all the stereotypes are true. It’s a hippie town through and through! Since it’s just three hours south of Seattle, we made the trek down there pretty often when we were living in [...]











