November 19, 2019 - Tanya drives through Oregon and Elisa takes a look at some storybook towns in Austria

Tanya's Daily Scoop 
Covering the West Coast & the World
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Elisa's Daily Scoop 
Covering Long Island & NYC Boroughs 
CURRENTLY IN: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
NEXT TRIP DEPARTS IN: 6 DAYS: WALT DISNEY WORLD

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Tanya drives through Oregon
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Good Day Everyone!          GREETINGS from Oregon!

What a glorious day it is. We are but only a few hours away from  hitting Washington State and after a super long long on the road yesterday we are all quite glad to be getting closer to this weeks vacation destination..

Here are a few pics from the road yesterday and this morning:

Amazing colors of the sunset (c)travelincousins.com

Reflections and amazing colors of the sunset (c)travelincousins.com

Oregon here we come! (c)travelincousins.com

The landscape near the California/Oregon border (c)travelincousins.com

While there really is not much to write or talk about from yesterdays long drive. Sadly driving up the middle of the state of California is incredibly BORING. 

We had a number of stops along the way as I came up with a few errands that I needed to take care of. It sure felt good to check all the to dos off of my list.

The highlight of the day was when we finally headed to dinner and tried a fairly new plant based burger joint - Burger Patch.

Seasonal Apple Pie "Earthquake" Dessert (c)travelincousins.com

Burgertime (c)travelincousins.com

Special Fries (c)travelincousins.com

And while we have lots of fun planned for Seattle, being that we are passing through Eugene, Oregon on our way - there is no way that we could pass through without stopping at one of our very favorite vegan diners - Cornbread Cafe...

Cornbread Cafe - it's a MUST Go! And thank me later..

We are bringing our hunger and literally cannot wait to sink our teeth in to some of the super yummy goodness that we plan on ordering!

Well, think the smart thing to do here is stop staring at the computer screen and take in all the beautiful sights and landscapes that are around us.


I'll be back with more tomorrow and I wish you a wonderful day!

-Travelin' Tanya 

Elisa takes a look at some Storybook Towns in Austria

Hey!!!
I was thrilled to see my dear cuz had posted before I bounced on to blog!

She has been driving, driving, driving!  And her pit stop food looks incredibly yummy!!

Have I told you lately that Tuesday and I have developed a Love-Hate relationship of late?

You see, every Wednesday morning - super early - the bulk garbage delivery comes for its weekly pick-up.  So, that means that Tuesday is my deadline to pull together all the crap that I'll be throwing out for the week.

It's no easy job clearing out a house that you've spent 20 years in AND have decided NOT to take most stuff with you.  Honestly, my theory is this is going to be a brand new life for me and the girls, so let's put the past behind and that includes old furniture and decorative items that belonged to a past life.  

With the exception of my Loves, my daughters, I'm doing my damnedest to forget most of the past two decades. My plan is to take the lessons learned (MANY!!) and say good riddance to the rest.

Soooo, that leaves we three small women moosing out a great deal of crap each week.

Today, all three of our new bedding arrived!!! And what a deal we got!! Macy's was having an incredible one-day sale yesterday so I goose down alternative comforters for $44!! And this price was for all bed sizes!

Comforters for me and the girls (macys.com)

This house is going to be light and airy and while the three of never agree on the same taste (necessarily) in anything, we all decided we wanted white bedding to go with our different colored rooms.  Easy peasy!!

In travel news...

The Volksgarten at the Hofburg (c) travelincousins.com

O-M-G - Did I come ​​across the most enjoyable article today in JetSetter.com!!  If you don't already know, you will find out now that one of my favorite countries is Austria!!  While I haven't had a chance to traverse the entire country, the parts that I've visited via train and for extended visits, I have loved!!!

Vienna, or Wien, as the locals call it,  is absolutely one of my favorite cities with its charm, cleanliness, gorgeous architecture and the fact that the "City of Music" has had More famous composers live there than in any other city, puts it at the top of my list for visiting again and again!

St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna (c) travelincousins.com

Although today's article was not about Vienna, it is sure to charm and delight you! (all photos are reprinted from JetSetter.com)

In this article, The Most Charming Towns in Austria, ten absolutely lovely and sweet towns are highlighted. Whether you enjoy a glorious stroll through a Spring meadow or the excitement of skiing down Austria's mountains or merely being surrounded by nature or thick peaceful blankets of snow, these towns each possess their own grace and charisma.

CLICK HERE to read the full article.

That's a wrap for today!!
See ya back tomorrow!

-Travelin' Elisa
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