We crossed into Washington almost immediately as Portland is right on the border. We decided to stop right away to get our oil changed in Vancouver, Washington. The weather had still been gloriously summer like, though we did see a few…
GUN!!! (safety)
Firearms are uncommon in Britain but the right to “keep and bear arms” is deeply enshrined in US law. The video below shows an explanation of three different types of gun and their purposes: Since it was a bit of…
Puppet Labs
During our time in Portland, we visited Puppet Labs world headquarters and were given a tour of the office: I am a systems administrator and their product, Puppet, is the first proper configuration management tool that I ever used. Others…
Day 127-130: Portland, Oregon
We drove up to Portland through a massive pine forest that went on for miles. As a result of all those trees, there were quite a few lumber related vehicles on the road: Portland isn’t just another American city, but rather…
Minor Differences: Around the Home – Bathroom Update
While we ready the next video, a quick update to the original post on the differences in the bathroom:
Day 125-126: Counter Culture and the California Coast
We headed up north. It was meant to be a big driving day, but we got distracted. It was fun though. We stopped at the Solar Living Center, which was all very hippie. We spoke to some people selling mood…
Day 123-124: San Francisco, California
We met up with Cirsten mid-morning in Half Moon Bay. We met her very lovely niece, who had worked at Google, but quit to stay home with her adorable daughter. We learned that, as expected, Google are quite a demanding…
Day 122: Silicon Valley
First thing in the morning, we headed to Cupertino, home of Apple: Apple got to create and name its own road, Infinite Loop. We became very familiar with this loop as it is nearly impossible to park there. We got…
Day 119-121: Into California
Maybe it was a bit much to write off Northern Nevada because of Southern Nevada, but though I find this region prettier, it still has the same overpriced fuel and is covered with casinos: We had another afternoon of video…
Day 117-118: Salt Lake City, Utah
After the BYU, we continued north to Salt Lake City, which wasn’t far, as cities were clustered together, similar to the other Western states we’d been to. It appears that all of Utah’s other major urban areas are either above or below Salt…