Portland & the PNW

We've loved Portland and Oregon ever since Sylvia moved here for graduate school in 2016 and James first visited for the solar eclipse in 2017, and we're excited to share many of the places that made us want to come back for good.

Getting here and getting around

If you are coming from out-of-state, we recommend flying into PDX.
You can rent a car or use a rideshare app to get around the city. We highly recommend TriMet buses and MAX trains. The MAX red line will get you from the airport to Portland's city center. MAX and the Portland Streetcar are also great to travel through downtown.
James also recommends taking a spin on an e-scooter while you are here.

Things to do (click photos to go to website)

Oregon Zoo

Japanese Garden

Oregon Museum of Science & Industry

Hoyt Arboretum

Oaks Park Roller Rink

Multnomah Falls &
Vista House

Rock Climbing

Lan Su Chinese Garden

Timberline Lodge & Mount Hood

Mount St. Helens

Cannon Beach & the Oregon Coast

Tillamook Creamery

Other places we love

Powell's Books
Portland Aerial Tram
Portland Trailblazers game
Ground Kontrol Arcade
Silver Falls State Park
Springwater Corridor (for biking)
Tom McCall Waterfront Park

Food recs

Sweets & Coffee:
SuperJoy Coffee Lab/Roasters
Wailua Shave Ice
Salt & Straw
Fifty Licks
Tiger Sugar
Fehrenbacher Hof
Blue Star Donuts
Pip's Original Doughnuts & Chai

Restaurants:
Din Tai Fung
Goose Hollow Inn
Luc Lac
Eem
Tara Thai
Grassa
Montelupo Italian Market
Life of Pi
Any food cart pod
The original Old Spaghetti Factory