Portland, City of Roses

I have always been curious about Portland. Portland was my first cross country trip in 1997! Portland called me back in 2004 and it's been on the brain ever since. What I love about Portland is the laid-back attitude, the PEOPLE, the bookstores, the BEER, that it is a culinary hotspot and a booming artist town, coffee houses, the BEER, it's urban sophistication existing with the best of nature, 45 min. to the beach and 15 min. to the mountains, and the BEER.