Portland Day 4 - Even more donuts, this time from Doe Donuts!

Yes...from Coco Donuts on the SW quadrant,

over to the SE quadrant for more donuts!

Portland Day 4 - Coco Donuts

As we walked closer to our hotel, we made a quick stop here...

a local donut shop that we saw several days before, Coco Donuts...

Sabor a Ti Caffe

Although Sabor a Ti has been here for almost a year...

we hadn't been until earlier today.

Black Stag Cafe

Earlier last month Bert and I checked out a new'ish coffee shop.

They opened about two months ago but we hadn't been able to visit until recently...

Marleez Koffee

Both Bert and I took Friday off to enjoy time together as well as do errands...

before meeting up with my dad later that afternoon...

The old Cali Baguette is now the new Pho Ca Dao

This used to be a Carrow's years ago...

then morphed into Cali Baguette several years ago. As you can see...

Tender Greens, Mission Valley

After watching "Solo" we decided to have lunch at the mall.

Tender Greens is located where Loehmann's used to be...

Portland Day 4 - Crafty Wunderland + Case Study Coffee

We took the Trimet back to downtown...

where TC spotted this craft store on our walk back...

Portland Day 4 - Portland Aerial Tram

Fresh from walking, navigating Portland's public transportation system...

and best of all, seeing Bart Simpson's likeness in concrete"...

Portland Day 4 - "Eat my shorts" or Bart Simpson in etched in concrete

This morning's pop culture stop...

is brought to you by Bert, who found this ...

Portland Day 3 - Columbia Gorge - Sheperd's Dell + La Tourell Falls + Vista Point and the scenic overlook

Despite the road closure on the Historic Columbia River Highway...

we figured we could see a few of the waterfalls below the road closure...

Portland Day 3 - Red Fox Vintage + Grand Central Bakery in Woodstock

Just up the street from Cloud City Ice Cream...

is another of of Portland's many thrift stores...

Portland Day 3 - Cloud City Ice Cream

Not too far away was this,

a colorful mural which signaled our next stop...

Portland Day 3 - Otto's Sausage Kitchen & Meat Market

Still in the SE quadrant of Portland...

we headed to the Woodstock neighborhood for some exploration...

Portland Day 3 - Piknik Park Food Carts & Beer Garden (Malaysian Straits + Dive Bar & Vegan Grub), Sellwood

From a hidden serene garden to trying to find a place to eat for breakfast...

We passed by the fairly new Harry Higgins Boiled Bagels next to the Columbia Sportwear Outlet....

Sarap Tikman 2 - Overdue post

I realize this event occurred almost one year ago...

but better late than never, heh...

Portland Day 3 - Elk Rock Garden at the Bishop's Close

After our morning coffee from Either/Or,

and headed back across the bridge...

The new House Roots Coffee + a quick stop at THH before heading home

In another strip mall not too far from Ninong's Pastries...

is the new location for House Roots Coffee...

Mother's Day 2018 - Return to Que Huong & MNGO

We took our photos in our nice clothes for Mother's Day.

But now it was back to jeans and a nice shirt so we could be comfortable...

Return to Ninong's Pastries

[Note - Ninong's Pastries has since relocated to Northridge. This post is at their original but now closed Granada Hills location. The current business in this old spot is another Filipino bakery/cafe, "Hopia Like It"]


We are hardly ever in this area...

so we could not pass up another chance to visit this shop...

Carpinteria Day 3 - Return to Lucky Llama Coffee House + the Wardholme Pine

As is our custom during our trip...

we left pretty early to get a headstart, but first, we had to have our coffeee...

Carpinteria Day 2 - Casitas pier, Carpinteria Seal Sanctuary, Tar Pits Park + dinner at Sushi Teri

It was a short drive back to the bluffs area,

where we crossed the tracks...

Carpinteria Day 2 - 8th Street Bridge

We saw a brief mention of this bridge on a "sights to see flyer" somewhere in town...

and I'm a sucker for bridges, so...

Random birthday freebie odds and ends

After my birthday lunch at Himalayan Curry & Grill...

I made use of my birthday offer...

Frost Me Cafe & Bakery with Kirbie

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of meeting up with my friend Kirbie...

who selected today's destination...

Island Brewing Company, Farmer's Market, Robitaille's + Carpinteria Valley Museum of History

Located near the train tracks is a brewery...

which is one of three in Carpinteria...

Tribute revisit with a friend + drinks and dessert at Holsem & Caffe Calabria

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of having a shared birthday dinner with a good friend...

I was just here last week with Bert...

Lunch @ Tacos don Roge + dessert from Rainbow Ice Cream

What we really loved about Carpinteria was how close everything was to each other.

You can pretty much walk everywhere here...

Return to Lookout Park + Red Kettle Coffee, Summerland

Traffic back to Carp wasn't so bad.

we had a few short detours before heading back to explore...

Return to Bree'osh, Montecito

There didn't seem to be any stoplights in Montecito...

The main road is a bitch to cross...

Carpinteria Day 2 - The Franklin Trail

We were up pretty damn early...

to make our way to a formerly defunct trail that had recently reopened after four decades...