Oregon

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Willamette Valley has the best Pinot Noir in the world. Coming from someone who lived next to Napa/Sonoma for 20 years and whose other half is a Frenchman, that’s saying a lot. But for all my declarations about this winemaking region having the best, I’d never actually been there, so I leaped at the invitation to visit for a few days. I wanted to taste more of what I consider to be the nectar of the gods!

Mr. Misadventures and I are drawn to the sea. For most of our adult lives, we’ve lived close to an ocean, if not a large body of water. While living in the San Francisco Bay Area we often planned on doing a 1-week road trip up the Oregon Coast, but somehow it never came together. Which is why one of the places I said had to be included in our 18-month RV trip was the Oregon Coast. We spent 5 weeks there and absolutely loved it! Living in Phoenix now, we really miss the sea, so when we were asked about spending a few days on the Central Oregon Coast, we couldn’t resist.

I love lavender farms, one of my favorites being the Ali’i Kula Lavender Farm in Maui which I visited in 2014. But we’ve also visited …

You only need to spend a short amount of time in Oregon to see that beer is a huge passion here. There are breweries everywhere! …

For years while living in the San Francisco Bay Area I wanted to take a road trip up the Oregon coast. Mr. Misadventures and I …

Mr. Misadventures and I spent three weeks in Central Oregon, staying in Dayville, Redmond, and Crescent. This part of Oregon is really unique. During our …

If you find yourself driving in Central Oregon, perhaps between Boise and Bend, and looking for something to do, make sure you hit the Painted …

This sponsored post is part of my ongoing project #ExperienceBuick. Throughout 2015, I will be experiencing Buick through a series of events and initiatives that …

At the beginning of October, I went to Portland for 36 hours. I was there for work and my schedule was packed but when I …

I have been trying to get Mr. Misadventures to a spot in Oregon for a while now. He love Seattle and the San Juan Islands, …