Hands across the border

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You’re tired of the same four walls, tired of the commute, tired of the same old same old. Aw, poor baby, we know how you feel. You need a change of scene. With the dollar strong, now might be the time to look south. Here are six great cities within reach
National Post  Published: Saturday, March 01, 2008
Why we like it This bustling, liberal-minded cultural hub on the Willamette River is blessed with a beautiful natural setting and is easily traversed on foot or the famous MAX light-rail system. It’s a city with a sense of humour, too: Head to the Northwest district and check out Flanders, Kearney, Lovejoy and Quimby streets; if the names sound familiar, it’s because Portland-raised Matt Groening borrowed them for his characters in The Simpsons (Ned, the school bully, the Reverend and the mayor). All in all, Portland is a buzzing, visitor-friendly destination with plenty going on round the clock.
Stay The pet-friendly Hotel deLuxe (729 SW 11th Ave.; hoteldeluxeportland.com) is on the edge of the Pearl, the refurbished warehouse district and the city’s cultural heart. The deLuxe lives up to its name, with a gilded, mirror-lined entrance, vintage chandeliers and a Hollywood-glamour ambience. Doubles from about US$167 a night.

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12 Responses to “Hands across the border”

  1. Millie says on March 16th, 2008 at 6:57 pm :

    Downmodded for mention Obama and satan.

  2. Cymone says on March 16th, 2008 at 7:47 pm :

    Yeah, so lets assign some random person to moderate all comments.Oh no wait.. he needs to be trusted and reliable and… , lets take a vote on who… crap.Lets see who has the longest dick, lets give it to him, so lets vote on who has… crap…aww fuckit .. let the janitor handle it..

  3. Yasmine says on March 16th, 2008 at 8:38 pm :

    You would have to have been in a cave today to not know about the Fed move.

  4. Normand says on March 16th, 2008 at 9:28 pm :

    I understand.But in the new third world America, all that matters is power.We’re no longer a democracy with a strong middle class.Downmod away, pansies, but you WILL have to come to grips with it. I didn’t say accept it, I said come to grips with it.Sack up because crying ain’t an option.

  5. Dakota says on March 16th, 2008 at 10:19 pm :

    That wasn’t a secret… that was front page news.Downmod.

  6. Ronald says on March 16th, 2008 at 11:09 pm :

    This may be what goes on in China all the time, but more subtle. EVERYONE eperienced in the govt is corrupt to some degree, you have to be to survive, and dirty laundry is known by everybody important in gov’t. When a particular person needs to be silenced (or their powerful friends lose power and their enemies are ready to seek their revenge), the “secret” gets outed, everyone else in power distances themselves and acts all surprised, and the once-mighty fall, finding themselves alone.

  7. Lise says on March 17th, 2008 at 12:00 am :

    Wait, so when it comes to taxation, we should tax the rich and give to the poor, but when it comes to determining where all the money is spent, it’s every man for himself? I’m so confused.

  8. Stacia says on March 17th, 2008 at 12:51 am :

    While reddit was being run by morons the rest of the internet was cruising on by.

  9. Caryl says on March 17th, 2008 at 1:41 am :

    we’re going to gang up on Bernanke now? I feel sorry for the guy, this isn’t his fault.

  10. Stanley says on March 17th, 2008 at 2:32 am :

    There are still people, who carry laptops with unencrypted disks? I think they deserve everything that will happen to them when - not if, when - they lose it, are forced to surrender it to nosy “officials” or are robbed.Personally, I use DriveCrypt PlusPack (securstar.com) for full HDD encryption.

  11. Donna says on March 17th, 2008 at 3:22 am :

    Kill the bank. Say it again and again until it sticks. Tell it again and again until it spreads. Shout it again and again until it happens.Kill the bank.