Come with me on my spontaneous trip to Portland Oregon!

Some may be stressed the F out to plan a spontaneous trip to a place they’ve never been. I was inspired to take this trip for many reasons.

2 friends moved out here during COVID. I have yet to visit them, and like a broken record I kept saying I would visit. I could only make it work if I came September 27th-October 3rd. And it fucking worked!

More reasons why? I’m hopefully starting a new job any day now. I saved up money for a previous trip that didn’t work out. My girlfriend and sister both already made travel plans for the year. And I found cheap(er) plane tickets. I had to take advantage of the opportunity—and I feel like I did it all.

September 27th, Saturday - Travel Day!

Rae drove me to Cleveland’s Airport and I got to see his new apartment he moved to this past July.

I arrived in PDX around 11:00pm PCT (2:00amEST). Hyped from the adrenaline, my next mission was to take the MAX Red line to my hostel.

While on the train, I ferociously hunted down my 1st meal in Portland. I found Billy’s Burgers food cart right outside the train stop and ordered the Jalapeño Cheeseburger with crispy onions. The fries were really well seasoned, crispy and hearty. Reflecting on my trip, I can attest Portland knows how to serve a good fry. (i’m guessing his name is) Billy, was also incredible nice. I loved what I was greeted with stepping off the train in Portland.

Checking into the hostel after hours was a very different experience LOL but it’s all in the past now and makes for a *very* silly story.

I claimed my bed and it ended up being the best choice in the long run! Great choice Al :) Also a little funny because I didn’t have much choice— I arrived super late and the beds were full, so it was the easiest grab without being too noisy. But like I said, it ended up working out perfectly! I definitely had the best spot in the dorm.

I explored the hostel for a tiny bit and fell asleep around 1:30-2AM. (4:30-5AM EST)