This weekend, Ixa turned a year older and to celebrate I took her hiking up Dog Mountain with Ilona, Ryan, his wife and their dog. Ixa is a strong 75 pound pup and even though she was worn out as much as I was when we finished, she was a trooper and kept us going. (more…)
I’ve heard many great things about New Orleans, and have wanted to go for some time, so when my friend Kelly mentioned a couple weeks back at a party that he was going there for Jazz Fest, the want was written on my face. He soon asked if I’d want to join him and some others for a trip to “Noleans” to which I quickly said yes. The following day I scored a round-trip for $11.80 and some points with Southwest and was soon making it to this wild city which I truly enjoyed. (more…)
This weekend, my friend Cassie and I went on a hike around Horsetail Falls. For someone who has almost lived in Portland five years, I’ve never been to this location. Just makes me realize that there is a ton of the Gorge area that I haven’t seen yet.
We talked a few days before about getting some hiking in as I’ve only got a few more weeks till I hike up Mt. St. Helens once again (it’ll be my 4th time!). We didn’t have a clue where we were going, and knew we didn’t have a ton of time to do a long one. So instead of driving far into the Gorge area and getting some real miles into a hike, we went the easy route and did this one here. (more…)
Went to the island of Maui in Hawaii for this first time a week and some ago, this is what I recall. (more…)
This last weekend I went to one of the best bachelor parties! My friend, Devin, also my roommate Lewis’ soon to be brother in law is getting married in just over a month and this weekend we made it to Colorado to go skiing/boarding at Breckenridge in the Rocky Mountains. (more…)
The 105 foot Man
Last Monday, Burning Man 2014 came to a close for me. I was sad to leave this new home of mine, but glad to get back to greener pastures (literally, it was a white desert out there and getting back to green Oregon was so great!). My experience of the event was very positive and left me wanting more. I’m not going to go into details about all of my experiences at Burning Man, however I will give some highlights and incites (plus some pretty pictures). (more…)
Wow…it’s here. The last flight of my big trip around the South Pacific. I can’t believe it is here. It’s a bitter-sweet occasion for sure as I just want to keep traveling, but really looking forward to seeing some much missed faces. (more…)
After Fiji came my return the United States of America by going through Hawaii to see Lewis (my brother/former roomy/a best friend/the man) get married to the gorgeous and wonderful Annamarie. I was so blessed to be in attendance to their wedding and especially being one of his men by his side to bring him to his wedding day. (more…)
I left Portland yesterday and quickly realized that I’ve got too much stuff in my pack! Not that the weight was a bother (at the moment), but the size of my pack was annoying. (more…)
My departure from Portland has finally arrived. Crazy to think that it’s already began. My first destination is to (more…)
During the month of April, while I was between jobs, I took a trip to Vegas and a trip to Denver/Boulder, Colorado. Both of these trips were a blast and I’m so glad I was able to take the time to complete them.
Vegas!
My trip to Vegas was just a few days from the 10th-13th as I needed to get back to host a couple parties that weekend. I met up with one of my best friends, Brant and we stayed in a two-bed suite in the Hard Rock Hotel. Brant, like myself, has been to Vegas a number of times before so we kept this trip pretty low key. Avoided the clubs, wondering around the strip and expensive shows and instead just played the table games, laid on “the beach” and watched some baseball.
I always enjoy gambling with Brant cause he is great to learn from when it comes to the games. He also usually gambles with more money than I do so his strategy tends to be different and enjoyable to watch too. This trip was relaxing and fun. I did get to enjoy one show while I was there called “X Burlesque.” The show was a modern day show that has been on the strip since last year. It was quite a good time. Full of laughter and lots of girls 🙂
I also Ended up trying a couple good restaurants while I was there. Check them out on the artofforking.com.
The trip was also profitable as I walked away winning a few hundred bucks playing blackjack and betting on some baseball. Always great to leave Vegas a winner.
Denver and Boulder, Colorado
My trip to Colorado has been most excellent. I left on the 24th and am in the Seattle airport writing this entry now heading back to Portland on the morning of the 29th. This trip was just me traveling, but I met up with a number of friends along the way and made new ones while exploring the area. The main reason for going to Colorado in the first place was to see some couch surfers I hosted at the end of the year. A couple Turkish girls who are living in Denver.
The timing of the trip was perfect as Hande was leaving on the 27th back to Turkey. I was able to hang out with her a few times before her departure. She will truly be missed. The other reason to go was that I’d never been to Colorado and I like to explore new places. Most of my time was spent in Denver as this was where the Turkish girls lived and where I was being hosted by an awesome couch surfing host, Scott. Scott is a software developer like myself and works from home or wherever he has his computer on the project Triple Jack Poker. Being able to work remotely wherever I am is definitely something I want to try doing one of these days with my time.
Scott and the girls gave me a great overview of Denver and Boulder. We went to a number of restaurants and fantastic locations while I was in the cities. I was able to see and enjoy the following:
The trip was fantastic and I couldn’t have asked for more amazing people to make my trip awesome. I didn’t get to see some people while I was there: my friend Cameron, and my cousins Jeremy and Chad, but I’ll see you all again later down the road.
Thanks to Hande, Duysal, Scott, Julia, Anthony, Jerrad, and everyone else I had the pleasure of spending my time with and meeting up with while I was in town. You guys made my trip soooooooooo amazing.
Until my next adventure – coming up – Sasquatch at the Gorge Amphitheater in Washington coming Memorial Day Weekend.
Keep up the adventures! – Jason
This last week (Wednesday thru Tuesday) I was spending time having adventures on the Big Island of Hawaii with my younger brother, Aaron, and his friend Randy and if you continue reading, you’ll understand what an awesome week of adventures it was!
What a trip it was! I saw so much during the short amount of time we were on the island and so glad I was able to getaway. It wasn’t the cheapest vacation, however for everything it cost me right around a thousand bucks. Not too bad.
The flight there and back was only around $400! We ended up spending most nights in the Kona Islander Inn which only ran us around $80 a night (with tax) for a place right in downtown Kona. Our rental car ran us only $180 or so for the entire week we were there, and since they were out of the vehicle size we paid for, they gave us a free upgrade into a nice SUV. The rest of the money was spent on food (expensive), drinks, entertainment, and gifts. Overall, though not a cheap trip, it was still cheaper than most spend and it was completely worth it.
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