I like Portland- it's one of my fave US cities. Kind of got an almost Euro edge to it, compared to the freeway metropolis that is so many US cities. Loadsa weirdo's & strip clubs too- I wonder if the Backswing is still going? It's the sort of place that revels in it's own Bohemianism. Not a bad posting fella. Getting there, well jeez you are a big boy now. Connect via SF, LAX, or even HNL if Delta is just too damn painful.