Oregon Things to see and do Articles
Hot Days in the Oregon Caves – Southern Oregon, USAThe Southern Oregon Travel Guide
Ashland to Kerby to Selma
Hot Days in the Oregon Caves
Post office in Buncom, ostensibly on the way to the caves in Selma.
So hot, I can’t sleep. We should be living in caves, I think to myself, nice and cool those caves. The idea bounces around my heat-muddled brain a bit. Slowly [...]
A Taste of Ashland – Ashland, Oregon, USAMay 2003 UpdateThe Southern Oregon Travel Guide
Ashland, Oregon
A Taste of Ashland
Take a splash of wine, a pinch of art and a heap of food, mix together in a beautiful setting and you have created one of southern Oregon’s premier cultural events: “A Taste of Ashland.”
This year’s event, which took place on the weekend of April [...]
Restaurants and Eateries – Ashland, Oregon, USAThe Southern Oregon Travel Guide
Ashland
Restaurants & Eateries
One of the most valid reasons for visiting Ashland is the food. The town and surrounding area are thick with restaurants ranging from sub par to sublime, with a heap more toward the sublime end of the scale. Listed below are a handful of favorites in no particular order. [...]
Coffee Shops – Ashland, Oregon, USAThe Southern Oregon Travel Guide
Ashland
Coffee Shops
Coffee consumption is a passionate pastime in Ashland, and distribution centers range from roadside coffee huts for those on the go to sit down hangouts where one can wear away the day in a caffeinated state. Listed below, in no particular order, are a few of the favorites that should [...]
Bed and Breakfasts – Portland, Oregon, USABed and Breakfasts
Portland, Oregon Travel Guide
The following is a list of bed and breakfasts in the Portland area.
Portland Metro Innkeepers listing of B&B’s in Portland.
Westlund’s River’s Edge B&B
22502 NW Gillihan Road
Portland, Oregon 97231
Phone: (503) 621-9856
E-mail: rivers-edge1@juno.com
Website: www.riversedge-bb.com
Prices: $85/night w/shared bath; $110/night w/private bath; $139/night to rent both bedrooms
Escape to a quiet, rural setting [...]
Bars – Where to Drink – Portland, Oregon Travel Guide
A pub crawl down Burnside Street will take you from one side of the Willamette River to the other while hitting many of Portland’s finest bars and dance clubs along the way. Below I have listed some popular pit stops both on and off this well-beaten [...]
Festivals and Events – Southern Oregon, USAApril 2003 UpdateThe Southern Oregon Travel Guide
Medford & Ashland, Oregon
Festivals & Events
Flowers bloom in Ashland’s Lithia Park.
It is safe to say that spring has sprung in southern Oregon. The flowers are in bloom, the birds are singing and the local trails and parks are abuzz with people out for a bit of fresh air. Cruise [...]
Intro: Welcome to Southern OregonThe Southern Oregon Travel Guide
Ashland
Intro: Welcome to Southern Oregon
The day is remarkably warm, 70-some degrees at the tail-end of March; the scent of blossoming fruit trees ride a warm breeze through the open windows of the house. Hard to believe that just two days ago Rogue Valley residents were wrestling with umbrellas and splashing through [...]
Wine Country Thanksgiving – Portland, Oregon, USAPortland, Oregon Travel Guide
Yamhill County
Wine Country Thanksgiving
It’s a wine country Thanksgiving!
Yamhill Wine
2002 Best Winery
1st Place: Cuneo Cellars
2nd Place: Erath Vineyards
2002 Best Wine
1st Place: Cuneo Cellars’ 2000 Syrah
2nd Place: Erath Vineyards’ 1999 La Nuit Magique
Despite waking up at 2:30 a.m. so I could be a work by 4 a.m. (I work in retail), I was unusually [...]
Holiday Market – Eugene, Oregon, USADecember 2002 Update
Eugene, Oregon Travel Guide
Holiday Market
Shoppers and holiday cheer junkies are on their mark as December arrives and Eugene’s cup of spirit begins to overflow, letting loose a multitude of events. Possibly the most anticipated by locals is the Holiday Market, an indoor holiday-themed craft smorgasbord that is the winter counterpart to the Saturday [...]
