We Have Moved!

J and J have moved their excellent adventures to http://gal-ivanting.blogspot.com/

FOOD!

I am a troublesome travelling companion this year - poor J.  I have recently gone dairy, soy and wheat/gluten free due to allergies and other issues.  So you might be wondering what can I eat.  Meat! Actually given that was vegan for two years, meat is okay, not great.  I do, like all real women, love carbohydrates, good alcohol and chocolate.  So given those requirements and my new found love Gluten Free Portland I believe the following are good options:

Abby's Table - Why? Because it has been featured on TV shows for its novel concept in dining - and well it looks good too.

!Oba! - Why? Because I am all for Latin/Spanish cuisine and this looks amazing - early b-day dinner?

New Cascadia Traditional Bakery - Why? Because I need bread - I need to know the luscious warm embrace of sourdough with butter (non-dairy of course) once again.

Iorio Restaurant Why? Because if pasta made Sofia Loren who she is, then I want pasta, that and I miss some other related Italian dishes that can't genuninely be made with dry store bought pasta.

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J and J Meet ___?

Well since, we are on the topic of where we are off to this year. Where dear readers should, we head to next year?

I personally would love to explore somewhere outside of North America focusing on East, West or South as well I don't believe there is a whole lot of options to the North.

I know we are both city girls.

I being the diva I will wholly admit to this.

I hate long travelling to somewhere, which means I am not so hot on far reaching travel like South Africa or Brazil.

I would like to see the dichotomy of new and old.

I vote for Europe. I appreciate the cliché that both of us will be finally done school (darn well better be) and venturing into life. We have both seen different parts of Europe so this will be a chance to explore those areas neither of us has seen.

Secondary vote Turkey/Greece

J and J Meet Portland

While it is not the first time J or I will have met Portland, it seems appropriate to continue the documentation of that which seems to be becoming an annual trek. 

So folks we are off to meet Portland in 4 weeks and I for one believe it can't come soon enough, I need a vacation.

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