In need of a Travel Agent - Oregon, please

been to Oregon a few times (my brother lived there for years, and my bestie is in Portland) I just want to give you a heads up from a desert dweller too.
the green there can overwhelm you. YOU can not see street signs 10 blocks away, cause they have these tall green things called trees that block the view..be careful of them.

 

LOL Anne! I don't know much about Portland but places to start are Trip Advisor, I'm sure there are what to see in Portland sites, Rose City, etc. But I used Trip Advisor a lot in my plans for traveling east.

 

I haven't lived in Oregon since I was little. So, I'm not much help.

But I wanted to say: have a blast! Are you considering the move sooner or later?

 

Are you a Goonie? Portland & Oregon are on my list of places to see, mainly because Oregon was where the Goonies was filmed! Here's my Pinterest board:
https://www.pinterest.com/HelloMissB_/destination-portland/

 

We love going to the Oregon coast but I haven't spent time in Portland. Trip Advisor would be a great place to start. Maybe, also the local Portland tourist info site or the Chamber of Commerce site.

 

I'm in Spokane, WA but I grew up around Centralia, WA (the central point on I-5 between portland & seattle.) SO- I LOVE Portland! We would always head that way for shopping (for sales tax reasons ) and definitely prefer the portland airport over seatac. I love the Lloyd Center mall- it has an ice rink in the center! That whole downtown area is fun to explore. They have a pretty decent zoo too! I have a friend who used to work the Saturday market (kinda off burnside) and that is an experience! Like Farmer's market on crack! Hmm... If I think of anything else, I'll get back to ya!

 

It's an 80s classic!

 

This is no excuse! 80s classics are timeless!

And there is no such thing as "90s classics"!

 

This!!! LOL. Although, there are some that I love to watch from the 90's.

 

You misunderstood @klee73010 My statement simply meant that there are no excuses for not seeing the 80's classics, even with the 90's classics

 

This. This was all in good fun, poking fun at 80s movies and how nothing compares to them! Bowing out of this thread now.

 

What??!?!?!?!?! That's like blasphemy.

Preach it!

In Portland you should go to Powell's Books, check out some of the McMenamins properties (fun and quirky hotels with unique venues, bars and entertainment), Voodoo donuts (I've never personally been there but my daughter raved about it). They have Wordstock (literary festival) in the fall. Art & Soul (huge artsy retreat with amazing classes). Fun indie shops all over. They have a food truck area downtown. And one of my favorite spots to visit in Portland is a little restaurant called Kenny & Zuke's, which is like a NY deli with amazing bagels. And I'm sure there's tons more, but I haven't been there in awhile. And of course, then you'd just be about three hours away from me. And that has to be some kind of tourist attraction. Bwhahahaha.

The Oregon coast is amazing. Seriously. All of it.