Diana is a writer living in Portland with her delightful son and crotchety cat. Growing up in the area, family vacations were often to nearby destinations reachable by car. She has since expanded that love of local road trips and has been all over the great state of Oregon and throughout the Pacific Northwest, frequently pairing backpacking trips with exploring new towns and regions.
Right as you drive into Albany along the 99E from I-5, you can’t miss Rogers Restaurant with its distinctive yellow sign that thankfully hasn’t been updated since the place opened back in 1980. Admittedly, it’s not much to…
It’s hard not to fall in love with the little town of Sisters, Oregon, just 30 minutes west of the much larger city of Bend. As you stroll down main street surrounded by the Cascade Mountain range, you’ll…
To say that Coburg Pizza isn’t your average pizza restaurant is an understatement. True, when you walk inside it looks like your typical pizza joint and the ordering process is fairly straightforward. You choose what size pizza you…
Brails Restaurant on Willamette Street in Eugene is straight out of central casting. It’s the quintessential American diner with its wrap-around lunch counter dotted with red swivel stools, tables and comfy booths for larger groups, and short-order cooks…
The historic Nye Beach area in Newport, Oregon is one of the best spots on the Oregon coast, not only for its wide, sandy beaches, but also for its eclectic mix of shops and restaurants, all within a…
The drive across northern Oregon is beautiful and diverse as you transition from rugged coastline, to the big city of Portland, through the magical Columbia River Gorge, and then on through the wide open high desert. Towns are…
You’d be hard pressed to find an Oregonian who’s not familiar with the McMenamins chain of pubs, hotels, breweries, distilleries, and music venues—seriously, what can’t these guys do? McMenamins loves taking old, historic buildings and converting them into…