Any favorite must-see spots you care to share?
Fred: "I love the Exploratorium."

How would you compare and contrast the culture of Portland and San Francisco?
Carrie: "I think San Francisco is a much more cosmopolitan city than Portland. S.F. just has a big-city quality, but it is actually quite small and dense. But Portland is still a few years behind, and transitioning. It’s like the cousin or the sibling city in the West Coast. You have L.A. S.F., and Seattle. They are still very much established, but Portland is still growing."
Fred: "San Francisco feels like a big city, but it also feels so international."

A light-soaked Exploratorium. Photographed by Christine Ting