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Exploring the Pearl District, Portland
August 09, 2008
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House in the Pearl DistrictHouse in the Pearl District
We walked from downtown to the Pearl district. It wasn’t the most pleasant walk, but once we got there we enjoyed the shopping and wandering. …
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August 08, 2008
When we researched where to stay cheaply in Portland in August, we found that there were seveal motels near the airport in the $60 range. Even though there is excellent public transit, we weren’t too excited about staying half an hour (on public transit) from downtown. …
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Windermere Motel Review, Bandon, Oregon
August 07, 2008
We wanted to stay for a night on the oregon coast, in a hotel overlooking the ocean. Most properties like this are pretty expensive, even during weekdays. The Windereme Motel was more reasonably priced, at $120 a night during the summer. …
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Brandy tasting at Brandy Peak Distillery, Brookings, Oregon
August 07, 2008
About 10 minutes off the 101 is the Brandy Peak Distillery. This is a small family-owned business, and they offer tours and tastings for $5 a person. The tour took about 15 minutes, where they gave a good explanation of how brandy is made and showed us the equipment and process they
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Econo Lodge Eureka – expensive for what you get
August 06, 2008
Our room at the EconolodgeOur room at the Econolodge
On our way up the coast to Oregon, Eureka made a logical stopping point from the Bay Area. We tried to use Priceline to get a good price on a room but were unsuccesful.…
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Shopping at Yongsan Electronics Market, Seoul
July 18, 2008
Pretty colors of cellphones at I'Park Mall Pretty colors of cellphones at Yongsan Electronics Market
In the morning, we headed out to the Yongsan Elecctronics Market in Seoul. It wasn’t really what I expected. …
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KTX High Speed Train from Daegu to Seoul
July 17, 2008
We took the high speed train back to Seoul from Daegu. The train goes up to 300 km/h in sections, and was a very convenient way of crossing the country. It cost us about $40 US per ticket.…
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N’Seoul Tower
July 17, 2008
Since it was our anniversary, we decided to go up the N’Seoul Tower to celebrate. To get to the base of the tower you take a cable car, which provides you with great views too. …
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Namdaemun Market, Seoul
July 17, 2008
Namdaemun Market, SeoulNamdaemun Market, Seoul
We made not one, but 2 trips to Namdaemun Market – it’s that big. Of course, it’s Korea, so it’s well organized with info booths with English speakers. …
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