Weekend: Oregon Coast

Updated 2/2025. I originally wrote this post in September 2020 after a weekend in Coos Bay, followed by a drive north along the Oregon Coast before returning to Portland. Since then, I’ve made updates to include more detail from weekends in and around Astoria and Netarts Bay. Short story, Oregon’s Pacific coast is beautiful, and […]

10 Days: Olympic Peninsula Camping

Despite living in the Northwest for over a decade, I didn’t take my first trip into and around the Olympic Peninsula until 2020: the coast, the towering evergreens, the unspoiled lakes, and—at least for the first half—clear skies. The National Park/lack-of-airport thing got in the way before, but after pivoting to different forms of travel […]

Hard Pivot: Air Travel to Road Trips

Back in January and February 2020, I had big plans for this site: posts from Boston in April for my birthday. Norway in May to celebrate Sytten de Mai. Alaska in July … wheels up, let’s do this! Wow, how things can change. To quote Lily Tomlin as Violet Newstead in 9 to 5: “I’m […]

Quick Take: Sonoma Wine Country

Sonoma’s wine country is more than just great wine—its rolling hills, twisting old vines, and the earthy scent of harvest in the air. Whether you’re a wine lover or just chasing the views, it’s a destination I love to explore in every season.

Havana for Two Days

Before diving into the trip to itself, I can’t help but preface things with the sense of nervousness we felt heading to Havana. Information about traveling to Cuba felt generally vague and often questionable whether it was up to date, especially what documentation is needed (or not) for the various types of visas, or what […]

Maui: Part 1 – Van Camping and Touring

As much as I love the Northwest (aka: Upper Left), winter can be a gloomy drag. A solution: take two work holidays, add two weekend days, and mix in round trip flights to Maui and a camper van. Presto! Sounds simple, right? Well, kind of. Sure, Thanksgiving and the day after are work holidays for […]

Oaxaca for Día de Muertos

Dia de Muertos in Oaxaca was an experience I’m eager to repeat. A few days in the City of Oaxaca, particularly during Dia de Meuertos, was really different than spending time elsewhere in Mexico, particularly resort towns, but even other places like Puebla or Mexico City. And seeing Dia de Muertos through the ojos of […]

Quick Take: JFK’s TWA Hotel

We started a quick Big Apple weekend with drinks at the restored Saarinen-designed TWA terminal-turned lounge and hotel at New York’s JFK airport. If you have a flight through JFK Airport, it’s definitely worth making your way through the red carpeted tunnel. Drinks aren’t cheap, but are less pricey than you’d expect. And the servers […]

Puebla for the Holidays

My love of traveling was hugely influenced by my mom, who loves exploring places and cultures far and wide (as her mom did as well). As an adult, it’s great to share this love with my parents and to experience different places traveling with them: like Puebla, Mexico over the Christmas holiday. (Lo siento, amigos. […]

About Logan

Logan is a frequent traveler who explores the United States for work and travels internationally for leisure. After getting his first passport at age 10, he developed a passion for discovering new places, cultures, and experiences. From efficient domestic business trips to thoughtfully planned international adventures, Logan shares travel tips, insights, and strategies to help make every trip—whether for work or fun—more seamless, affordable, and rewarding.