A Place Like This

Category: Travel

  • Skyline View

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    Valarie Budayr
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    I hadn't seen Portland from the rooftops…..so glad I did.                          

  • The Nines

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Have you ever stayed in a hotel in your hometown? I never had, until girlfriend Susie suggested a new hotel built in the old department store that I use to work in.  The old Meier & Frank building now houses the "nines", an incredibly beautiful hotel with everything and anything one could want.  I met…

  • Sand In the City

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    Valarie Budayr
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    ~ Greetings Everyone!~ I'll be blogging for the next couple of weeks from my beautiful hometown of Portland Oregon. This time my best friend Susie is with me. It's her first trip to Portland and now I can show her all of the places she hears me endlessly ramble on about. 🙂 Lucky Her! There's…

  • Colors

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    Valarie Budayr
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                                                                       There was one thing that was obvious to all……color. From the moment we landed in San Juan Puerto Rico and all through our journeys in the Antilles , we learned that there was color. Green,pink,yellow,blue. So much vibrant color that we felt we could taste it.  Here…

  • I See

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    Valarie Budayr
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                                             It is an amazing thing these children are. When did these sweet little things grow up? Before we had children we knew a couple of things. The first is that we would love them beyond breathing. The second is that we wanted each one of them to be a global…

  • At Sea

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    Valarie Budayr
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    The suitcases are packed. The mid-term exams have been taken. Young son finished his 400 page accelerated reader book to earn 29 points. Everything is finished at the day job and it's time for a much needed break. This year we are doing something we've never done before. We are taking a cruise. We will be joined by…

  • The City of Books

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    Valarie Budayr
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                   Just down the street and can start to see the sign. I’ll just be 5 minutes kids.                             How can I explain the city of books? One whole city block, three stories high, filled with new and used books…

  • Here We go A Wandering

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Summer is definitely here. Today is hot and humid. With summer comes our traditional wanderlust. Tomorrow I go to the Windy city but before I depart I will drive to Atlanta . My companion for this journey will be the greatest friend….Susie Roseman.  We will have the best of all worlds….driving while listening to satellite…

  • Living the List

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    Valarie Budayr
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    So a couple of post ago I mentioned that I made a list on SuperViva. What can’t you leave this world without having experienced, completed,cherished etc ? Well one of the items on my list is going to Iceland. I actually want to go twice. Once in summer and once in winter.  Well the winter…