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Sean and I each spent four years in Portland, with two of those years overlapping, so coming back was kind of like putting on an old, comfortable pair of jeans. I just slipped right in as though it had been a week and not a decade. Ned Ludd Our first night in Portland, Margot and […] PICKS: Gypsy Trader Coffee I know it may come as a shock to our loyal readers, but our first stop in Seattle was a coffee shop….this coffee shop, in fact. They had good sandwiches, really friendly owners, tons of comfy chairs, free wi-fi, lots of outlets and apparently they often have live music at night. […] PICKS: Granville Island, Vancouver Granville Island is a fairly touristy conglomeration of a pricey farmers’ market, some knick-knack/toy/t-shirt/souvenir shops, sprinkled in with a few art galleries and locally owned boutiques. Although this wouldn’t normally be our kind of gig, it does have a great pier for sitting in the sun near the water. It was […] Salt Lake City has a lot of what you would expect (Mormon influenced squeaky clean culture) and a lot of what you would not (an active LGBT community, a vocal liberal political presence, lots of gothy/punky/alt culture kids and a rockin’ arts festival). Although there are several intriguing things going on in SLC, the clash […] I’ve found that the places that I like the best aren’t the ones where we see the best music, or the greatest art, or even the ones with the best bookstores (although that doesn’t hurt). The places I like best are the ones where we meet people who make me think about things in a […] |
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