As originally posted under "Where in the World, 2008?"
. . . There will be a lot of options in 2008 for competing, and for viewing great swimming. Only one great swim destination is described in this NY Times article, however, appearing September 26, 2007:
". . . Every little neighborhood in this city of funky neighborhoods now seems to be exploding with restaurants, food shops and markets, all benefiting from a critical mass of passion, skill and experience, and all constructed according to the gospel of locally grown ingredients.
In close proximity is a cadre of farmers committed to growing environmentally responsible produce with maximum flavor, delivered to restaurants and to the gorgeous farmers’ markets that dot the city. There are local fisheries and small beef, lamb and pork producers. Not far away myriad fruit growers who supply glistening, fragile berries and stonefruits of every stripe and color.
World-class wine is produced . . . just a half hour’s drive away. has six micro-distilleries making any kind of spirits you can name and, if you’d like a chaser, more breweries than any other city on earth. Just as important is a receptive populace, demanding yet eager to be wowed. . . "
Check out the article here: www.nytimes.com/.../26port.html
-- and start planning your trip for August, 2008!
Let's start our tour of Oregon with an introduction to your host City, Gresham, and to her immediate neighbor, Portland.
Linking the Cascades to the Willamette Valley and opening the gateway to Mt. Hood, the Columbia Gorge, and Portland, Gresham, thrives as the fourth largest city in the State of Oregon with a downtown that is rich in local history and charm. This vital downtown provides a unique walking experience, with tree-lined streets, a variety of restaurants, specialty shops, and historical treasures, all resurrecting the hometown feeling missing from today's urban districts and shopping malls. (this information is from http://www.gdda.org/, where you can discover more about Gresham's treasures).
Portland has been named:
· One of the WORLD’S top-10 travel destinations by the editors at Frommer's Travel Guides and Frommers.com (2007)
· One of the Best Towns in the U.S. by Outside Magazine/Outside.com (2005)
· One of the ten best cities in the nation to live, Cities Ranked & Rated, 2nd Edition (2007)
· One of the top five places to live in the nation, by AARP The Magazine (2007)
· One of the world’s 30 “fast cities,” by Fast Company.com (“cauldrons of creativity where the most important ideas and the organizations of tomorrow are centered”) (2007)
Discover the basis for these awards and rankings here: http://www.travelportland.com/
Let's start our tour of Oregon with an introduction to your host City, Gresham, and to her immediate neighbor, Portland.
Linking the Cascades to the Willamette Valley and opening the gateway to Mt. Hood, the Columbia Gorge, and Portland, Gresham, thrives as the fourth largest city in the State of Oregon with a downtown that is rich in local history and charm. This vital downtown provides a unique walking experience, with tree-lined streets, a variety of restaurants, specialty shops, and historical treasures, all resurrecting the hometown feeling missing from today's urban districts and shopping malls. (this information is from http://www.gdda.org/, where you can discover more about Gresham's treasures).
Portland has been named:
· One of the WORLD’S top-10 travel destinations by the editors at Frommer's Travel Guides and Frommers.com (2007)
· One of the Best Towns in the U.S. by Outside Magazine/Outside.com (2005)
· One of the ten best cities in the nation to live, Cities Ranked & Rated, 2nd Edition (2007)
· One of the top five places to live in the nation, by AARP The Magazine (2007)
· One of the world’s 30 “fast cities,” by Fast Company.com (“cauldrons of creativity where the most important ideas and the organizations of tomorrow are centered”) (2007)
Discover the basis for these awards and rankings here: http://www.travelportland.com/
