The very first trip I made was to visit my friends (Ryan and Rachel) in Vancouver, where they have relocated for the past year because of work commitments. Amtrak, the affordable intercity train, was my choice to commute and it is as convenient as KTX in Seoul, South Korea. I have found the train to be spacious, comfortable and well furnished. The interior layout of King Street station is similar to those featured in Hollywood movies.
I started off the evening at Vancouver with Rachel's special home-cooked squid ink pasta made with freshly bought Buitoni pasta from Fred Myers. As you might know, Portland in Oregon state is a tax-free shopping haven. So, without much time to waste, we visited Woodburn Factory Outlet, where there were Levi Jeans for under US $10 and much more. Somebody say Wow!
We spent the next few days visiting Tillamook Cheese Factory. But don't be fooled, Tillamook also produces super creamy ice cream as well. We tried the sampler and was pleasantly surprised by how milky it was.
Other places we visited includes Mount Hood, Lincoln City and many more, which I doubt I will have time to categorise the photos by location. But here are some photos for you to see!
One will quickly discover the Food Truck culture here in Vancouver and Portland. And it is no surprise that there is a great variety of food, including American, Thai, Mexican, Korean and Chinese. In that cold weather, I enjoyed this hot beef steak sub toasted Tillamook cheese. It was simply mouth watering!
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