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One of my family’s stories involves a very young Adam – but considering that I do not remember the story, I would presume it happened in the 1970s, roughly speaking.
We’d taken a family trip to Oregon – which is where my maternal grandmother lived. My maternal grandfather died before I was born.
I have […]
There’s a park in this photo.
Written Saturday afternoon, posted today — because I was having too much fun!
As I observed after my time in Denver, I feel that Denver is getting it right. Public Transport is going to have a strong hub in the form of Union Station and a part of […]
In a couple of weeks I shall have crossed the Contiguous United States line—having visited all 48 of the contiguous states, leaving only Alaska and Hawaii to be visited sometime down the road.
I thought that I would share my memories of the states – at first I thought about doing it in alphabetical order, […]
The problem with short trips is that you never have enough time to see or do everything you want to do. My stay in Portland was marred by this problem, plus the fact that I need to be functional Thursday in Brussels. So Monday afternoon, after my meetings were finished, I returned to my hotel, […]
This isn’t my first visit to Portland, but it’s the first time I’ve been here and been in the right part of town.
As you may (or may not) recall, I’m staying at the Ace Hotel in Portland, which, in addition to having “European Style” rooms, is exactly one block south of the world famous […]
In the morning I passed the VooDoo Doughtnut Shop; I returned after dinner for dessert.
After 12, I ordered a Soy Decaf Latte from Stumptown Coffee Roasters.
Portland memorializes the greatest injustice of WWII within America.
After one restaurant’s waitress didn’t want me sitting where I wanted to sit, I ended […]
I have some closing thoughts on Hoosierland, but for now, here is my next stop.
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TQE : That Queer Expatriate I'm an American living in Berlin, Germany -- which makes me an expatriate, not an ex-patriot. Before landing in Germany, I've lived in Denver, Colorado; Laramie, Wyoming; Bloomington, Indiana; and Weimar, Germany. If you want to write to me, feel free! The username is elmadaeu on the gmail.com service.
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