I’m not an Oregon native myself, and I know lots of other transplants who now call Portland home. One of the common denominators I’ve found is that we all have a tendency to gush a bit when we talk about the reasons we love it here. When you choose to live in a place, that can mean you have the ability to drive everyone who’s tired of hearing about “how great it is here” completely nuts. Which is why I’m warning anyone who’s sick of people gushing about Portland to avert their eyes now.
Portland is one of the cities which was included in Travel & Leisure Magazine’s survey of “America’s Favorite Cities 2007.” And out of 25 cities on the list, we come out on top (or in the top three) of so many of the categories, it’s hard not to gush about it. Here are the categories where we’re number 1:
Overall Characteristics
Overall Cityscape
Environmental Awareness
Ease of Getting Around/Public Transportation
Access to Outdoors
Pedestrian Friendliness
Public Parks/Spaces
Pretty cool, huh? And then when you throw in the categories where we come in 2nd or 3rd, you’ve got a list as long as your arm - and a lot of proud Portlanders.
1 comment
As a heads up, I leave tomorrow for Kenya and will be spending the next two months traveling and working in Africa. I will still be posting while I’m away, but not as frequently. If you want to see some of my Africa writing, check out SouthAfricaBlog.com after the first week of January.
No Comments
Hello there fellow Portlanders and those looking for great tips and hints on all the fun stuff Portland has to offer. I’m happy to announce I’ll be blogging the Portland Logue for the good folks of the BootsnAll Travel Network for the immediate future. I’m a local blogger and freelance journalist who writes about food, technology and all sorts of other goodness. I’m looking forward to writing about all of the great get out there and have fun options in and around the Portland area.
While I gear up for my first post, get out and enjoy …
1 comment
