Thread: My hometown, Portland Oregon, featured in the NY times.

Frugal Traveller praises Portland's hospitality.

http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/05/10...rtland.html?em

... the microbrew capital of America.

Amid economic catastrophe — Oregon has the country’s second-highest unemployment rate — there was a general indifference to wealth. In its place was a dedication to the things that really matter: hearty food and drink, cultural pursuits both high and low, days in the outdoors and evenings out with friends. It’s the good life, and in Portland it still comes cheap.

Highlighted my favorite part...damn socialists...

lol...


A good friend of mine is from up there...While he is not ideogically aligned with your self he is, like you, a great guy. I have some other friends that are from Snohomish, WA as well...