Portland

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Country

United States

Region

Pacific Northwest

Getting there from SF

2-hour flight or overnight Amtrak if you like a train gamble

Ideal weekend move

Split time between bookstores and breweries, with a long rainy walk along the river and one aggressively good coffee per neighborhood.

Best time to go

June–September, when patios exist as more than a concept.

My take

Portland feels like someone took the quirkier parts of the Mission and stretched them over a whole city, then dialed the stress level down by half.