Comments on: Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington… not just Northern Northern California http://usa.amateurtraveler.com/2009/09/02/portland-oregon-and-seattle-washington-not-just-northern-northern-california/ The Amateur Traveler focuses on the best places to travel to. It covers everything from road trips to swimming with whales in Tonga. It includes both a weekly audio podcast, twice monthly video podcast and a blog. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:33:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brett Rounsavillehttp://usa.amateurtraveler.com/2009/09/02/portland-oregon-and-seattle-washington-not-just-northern-northern-california/comment-page-1/#comment-143099 Brett Rounsaville Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:39:03 +0000 http://amateurtraveler.com/?p=2839#comment-143099 I whole-heartedly agree, Nick! Maybe I didn't do a good enough job of making myself sound like the insipid traveler I clearly am but I thought I was fairly upfront about not having anything near comprehensive knowledge of the Pacific Northwest. No traveler is ever going to mirror the experience of someone who's had the opportunity to live a lifetime in any given community. All I can hope to do is keep my eyes open and check out the places the locals tell me to in the few short days I have.As for the term "journalist," you're probably giving me even more credit than I deserve. :)I'm just some dude that likes to see new things and considers himself lucky that one of those new things was the Pacific Northwest.Brett. I whole-heartedly agree, Nick! Maybe I didn’t do a good enough job of making myself sound like the insipid traveler I clearly am but I thought I was fairly upfront about not having anything near comprehensive knowledge of the Pacific Northwest. No traveler is ever going to mirror the experience of someone who’s had the opportunity to live a lifetime in any given community. All I can hope to do is keep my eyes open and check out the places the locals tell me to in the few short days I have.

As for the term “journalist,” you’re probably giving me even more credit than I deserve. :)

I’m just some dude that likes to see new things and considers himself lucky that one of those new things was the Pacific Northwest.

Brett.

]]> By: Nickhttp://usa.amateurtraveler.com/2009/09/02/portland-oregon-and-seattle-washington-not-just-northern-northern-california/comment-page-1/#comment-143098 Nick Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:12:09 +0000 http://amateurtraveler.com/?p=2839#comment-143098 Having grown up in Portland and knowing the Northwest very well... there is something I greatly appreciate about the touron who passes through town... without getting to really know the city.I appreciate what you've written because it parallels the "Californian's - have a nice visit but don't plan on staying" campaign of Governor Tom McCall.And those who live here and know that (with the exception of Powell's) the places you used to form an opinion about Portland... are recent "flash in the pan" fads that are not what the Northwest is all about.And, by the way, the pines are in California. You won't find many once you leave the Southern-most parts of Oregon... or head into areas east of the Cascades. The most common tree up here is the Douglas Fir... then many varieties of fir, spruce, hemlock & cedar.I think it best if you go back home until you can spend the time to find out why we love the Pacific Northwest.Ps. I think it best that when travelling... and playing journalist... that an independent and objective approach is preferable to isolated errant opinions based upon judgmental criteria. Having grown up in Portland and knowing the Northwest very well… there is something I greatly appreciate about the touron who passes through town… without getting to really know the city.

I appreciate what you’ve written because it parallels the “Californian’s – have a nice visit but don’t plan on staying” campaign of Governor Tom McCall.

And those who live here and know that (with the exception of Powell’s) the places you used to form an opinion about Portland… are recent “flash in the pan” fads that are not what the Northwest is all about.

And, by the way, the pines are in California. You won’t find many once you leave the Southern-most parts of Oregon… or head into areas east of the Cascades. The most common tree up here is the Douglas Fir… then many varieties of fir, spruce, hemlock & cedar.

I think it best if you go back home until you can spend the time to find out why we love the Pacific Northwest.

Ps. I think it best that when travelling… and playing journalist… that an independent and objective approach is preferable to isolated errant opinions based upon judgmental criteria.

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