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Our Arrival in Portland, Oregon and Upcoming Stories from Our Jet Set Lifestyle

Sep 08, 2008 by Melanie Van Orden 

Mel Columbia River Vista, Portland Oregon

As some of you may already know, Jason and I embarked on our latest traveling adventure in Portland, Oregon a little under three weeks ago. We have wanted to live in this place since our garage band days in college.

Every band we knew back then talked about how cool Portland was, how great it was for bands. We checked it out on a five day vacation six years ago, and fell in love with the City of Roses.

Now we get a chance to live here for several months and soak in the Pacific Northwest. The picture above is me at an overlook of the Columbia River, just a few miles east of our new urban home.

In the upcoming weeks, I’ll be sharing stories, pictures and videos of us in our latest location, as well as in our old locations of Buenos Aires, Argentina, New York City, the red sandstone desert near Lake Powell, etc.

Many people from the Jet Set Now community have asked us to stop neglecting our blog and tell them about these locations! We have heard you and will be telling you all about our travels on Tuesdays and Thursdays until we get caught up.

In between these updates we will share with you tips, tricks and info about planning, paying for and enjoying a Jet Set lifestyle of your own. You can expect one blog post a week on Monday, Wednesday or Friday about these topics.

So, until tomorrow, Jet Setters, when we will go back in time and discover our three-month trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina earlier this year!

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3 Responses to “Our Arrival in Portland, Oregon and Upcoming Stories from Our Jet Set Lifestyle”

  1. Wendy Christian Dunn on September 10th, 2008 10:25 am

    that’s a great shot of the gorge, and you look gorgeous, Mel. what a clear day to be sight-seeing near Portland. the day i was there it was foggy and overcast and i couldn’t see as much as is in this pic. yay!

  2. Melanie Van Orden on September 12th, 2008 4:59 pm

    @Wendy Christian Dunn - I can’t wait to show you around some of the cool neighborhoods we have discovered here in Portland! We’ve been lucky to have such sunny weather here lately. We’ll see how we like the rainy winter!

  3. Lindsay on September 13th, 2008 9:17 pm

    Yay, Portland. I’m from Seattle and head down there a couple times a year. Lots of great restaurants and eco-friendly activities.

    You guys should head out to the coast before the rainy season kicks in (lasts til May :P). Astoria and Cannon Beach are touristy but fun, and there are lots of nice parks where you can camp and hike (and there are vacation rentals for those who aren’t into ‘rustic’). Farther south, you can collect agates at the beach (Agate Beach). Also, if you don’t mind donning a wet suit, you can see how we Pacific Northwest types surf. :)

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