Cruises are deceiving. You pay a big price, but it's anything but all inclusive. We love them and we have done quite a few, but you need to be ready to know what you are getting in to or they will nickel and dime you right out of your budget.
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I have easily passed through Hood River 100 times. I kid you not, I have driven back and forth to Eastern Oregon and Portland for nearly 18 years now. We did discover the quaint downtown and for a while our stop included the Taco del Mar. I know, why would a foodie stop there?? It was easy and the place was so quaint, it was a fun stop, and always guaranteed fast. Every time we drove in and back out, I would look around and just want to take my time. But with 6 hours still ahead or 6 hours behind you, stopping to look was not an option.
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Hood River is the Windsurfing Capital of the World, but it's also very romantic. If you want to get away there a few things that must not be missed. To start you MUST stay at the Villas of Columbia Hotel Gorge. HERE is how we got great pricing and upgrades. The view was amazing, relaxing and beyond romantic.
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EAT!
Even though there is lots of truth to this, there is more, but we are going to focus on the eating, because I like to eat.
When my niece first got here the weather was horrible. I just wasn't sure what to do, but we checked the weather one last time before we decided what to do. The forecast was Rain turning to Showers. Now if you aren't from Portland that doesn't mean anything to you, but for us locals that means, it's not going to be a constant down pour, you will get breaks.
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There were great discoveries we made on this trip. I love it, because she lives there and knows all the great places and then we stumble upon something so great that neither of us knew about. It makes it like a vacation for both of us and that's fun.
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My best friend moved to San Diego over a year ago, so I make trips down to see her on occassion. Our trips really just end up being eating our way through all of San Diego. But we have also found some great hikes, walks and of course EATS.
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Well we leave in just a few days, so I have continued to look around for more activties besides the Toxic Audio. And in my browsing I found this website Pioneer Center for Performing Arts. There I found a Hypnostist that will be performing while we will be in town. There is also a calendar of events so you can see all the other things that will be happening now and in the months to come. You can even purchase tickets right online.
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We were greeted at the El Cid with drinks, which was nice and the kids could not believe. From that moment on they decided they wanted to stay forever.
Our room was fine. There are pictures on the web that make it look much more luxurious that it really was. But it was fine for us. We chose the most inexpensive room you could purchase and we were very pleased. We had a view out of our room that was spectacular.
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So I was going over my stuff. We booked this trip back in March and have been so busy lately that I haven't had time to even think about all that we are going to be doing. So today I got online to reaquaint myself with the trip we have planned, specifically the dining.
I just got the newsletter from Carowinds and they have some great prices on fun things to do and good things to eat around the park. Another great reaso to be a season pass holder. Just show your card and get these discounts. Check this out….
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