Friday, March 12, 2010

TRAVEL: Savor Cannon Beach food + wine festival

February 26, 2010 by karenvitt  
Filed under Neat STUFF, Neat TRAVEL

By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
You know, spring break is not just for rowdy teens with a penchant for beer bongs and promiscuity. Grownups deserve a shake-off-the-winter-blues vacation as well. Those in search of more sophisticated fun (as in sip, not chug) would be well advised to check out the Savor Cannon Beach Wine and Culinary [...]

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New year, new locale? Let’s go: Borneo!

December 15, 2009 by karenvitt  
Filed under Neat TRAVEL

There’s something about facing a new year that can make a gal feel restless and eager to shake things up. With 2010 looming and plenty of us either unemployed or just itching to get involved in something meaningful, Habitat For Humanity’s upcoming Global Village Trips to Borneo might be the perfect New Year’s resolution.
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Haute dogs! Winter sleigh rides at Mt. Bachelor

November 15, 2009 by karenvitt  
Filed under Neat TRAVEL

What fashion bliss! Mushing through the snow on a crisp winter day, bundled up in a posh outfit and pulled by a team of perky pups. Listen up, ladies, this doesn’t just happen in an Hermes ad – you can do this yourself on Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor for about $75. We’d probably advise leaving [...]

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Check into The Westin, check out the deals

November 7, 2009 by karenvitt  
Filed under Neat DEAL, Neat TRAVEL

Holiday travel and shopping season is here, and there’s almost nothing better than combining the two. If you have peeps visiting Portland, or if you want to make a sweet shopping mini-getaway yourself, check out these designer deals when you check in to The Westin Portland hotel between Monday, Nov. 23 and Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010.
Situated smack-dab [...]