Double-Stacked Bookshelves

If you’re looking for a quaint neighborhood experience just minutes from a bustling city, look no further than the Sellwood-Moreland district in SE Portland, Oregon.   This little community has so much to offer if you enjoy low-key wanderings in picturesque, historic locales.   Located along the Willamette River and just over the Sellwood Bridge , Portland’s most southern bridge, the Sellwood area has a lot to offer its guests.   Boasting a unique array of restaurants, antique shops, boutiques, and the like, there is something for everyone.     Do you enjoy a good cup of coffee?   Look no further than Blue Kangaroo CoffeeRoasters on SE 13 th Ave where the beans are roasted on-site, the pastries are all made locally, the WiFi is free, and the atmosphere is relaxed and unpretentious.   I recommend the Cubano Latte.   If you are into something with a little more kick, then cross the street and hit up The Portland Bottle Shop .  ...

  Oh man, oh man.  P is probably my favorite topic in this month-long exploration of Oregon.  Not because it's my favorite letter (that would be Q or G...because they're my favorite to write), but because of what it represents for voracious readers like myself!  In Portland there is a place that I kindly refer to as the "Mecca of Books."  That place is... Powell's City of Books Located in downtown Portland, Powell's City of Books is exactly that, a city  of new and used books unto itself.  It is a truly glorious place to wile away the hours (maybe even days) perusing shelves upon shelves of alternate worlds.  Encompassing an entire city block, Powell's has something for everyone.  It is nearly impossible to walk into the store and leave without something in your hands.  Along with the main store (the Mothership, as I refer to it), there are five satellite stores (three around the city and two at Portland International Airpo...