Oregon is a beautiful place no more so than the views you can see at the top of the Portland ski lift...no but really it really is. I'm not sure what i was expecting but so far I've seen waterfalls, a ski resort, harbours and evergreen trees in their thousands - all within hour drive (or what seems to be an hour) from each other.
the city itself is great not too big and not too small with three types of tram! (for all of you doing the msc tpe course). Margo has spent the last six months getting excited because Whole Foods is opening on Kensington High Street near Notting Hill and i can see why now - very good salad bar - we definitely need more of those in the UK.
the tax free shopping with the GBP to the USD has also been good fun especially in the REI store in Portland where i couldn't quite believe how cheap everything was!!! so far been to two brewery's where we've tried the sampler - very good beer especially the IPA's.
going to the coast today so should be good fun...
cheers, mark
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If one visits Oregon and does enough shopping, the savings should pay for one's airline ticket. Visit often!
Oh--just found out that Tesco is coming to the U.S. I read that they are very crafty when it comes to determining consumer preferences. Should be interesting, and probably not as nice as Whole Foods opening in London.
It was nice meeting you Mark. I'm glad the Oregon visit went better than the Amsterdam one. We win!
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