Month: October 2015

Portland-Seattle Trip on a Bolt Bus

Another smooth ride on Bolt bus. It is a subsidiary of Greyhound, only with newer coaches and revamped facilities (bigger leg room, easier online booking, power outlets and wifi connection). Always look for power outlets when on the road, whether it is on a plane, bus, or train. They are often located below your seat or like this. If not, there will be usb outlet, e.g. on airplanes.

PS. Speaking of airplanes, the new findings of MH17 is heartbreaking… 😦

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Downtime After Yoga on Yamhill

Awesome yoga practice with Shawn @Yoga on Yamhill. I chose to attend several yoga classes while in town. Had to miss another visit to Apple Store & Powell’s tonight, but totally happy today. 

Portland is such a livable city. I even dropped by at Lululemon, some food truck, tried good coffee, doughnuts, and still managed to end my day with awesome vinyasa practice. 

Shawn is such a humble teacher who lifted our spirit. We met outside the class earlier before class cuz I asked direction while he was doing some stretching in front of the building. Take care and wish you all the best! #portland #oregon #usatrip #yogi #solotravel

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Long Live Independent Bookstores

Excellent service from Powell’s bookstore. I come here every night to read after all other stores and supermarkets are already closed. It opens till 11pm. Today I finally made time to search for some books for Jakarta Book Club friends, but couldn’t find any of them on the customer’s self-finder computer. So I went to the information desk and asked. The staff said not all of the books that I found online are available in store. Then he suggested me to make an online order and gave me a free shipping coupon. When I was about to pay (2 hours later), I went to the cashier and had little chat with a female staff. As I was paying, I told her that I couldn’t find some books. She apologized and said, “I can give you a discount for your purchase today!” So she gave me 10% discount on my total spending. I did leave a bit disappointed, but they have taken extra miles to make sure I’ll come back for more. Well, in the US anyone can easily buy new/old books online, so I guess bookstores really need to keep their customer happy. #powells #portland #bookstore #booklover #usatrip

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Lovely Sunday in East Portland

Enjoying my morning coffee while listening to country music and waiting for my phone to recharged. Will move soon to another hotel located downtown. This hotel is nice (I booked it from Hotwire) but located southeast, which means you have to take a bus ride to cross the bridge. In the map it looks like a straight 30 mins walk, but even if it’s just 4 bus stops you still need to pass the bridge. Happy Sunday!

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