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Oregon Road Trips

20 facts in 20 miles: A Central Cascades mini road trip – Clear Lake Cutoff

*Disclaimer: not all locations may be open due to COVID-19. Please follow all posted guidelines for individual locations.* Above photo by Whitney Misch @bigmisch Hello fellow travelers. We are Together Anywhere, a partnership of lifelong and transplanted Oregonians and your tour guides for a new, Oregon-based, GPS audio driving tours. This tour section of the Clear […]

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Oregon Road Trips

10 places to see in a one hour drive: A mini road trip down the North Santiam Canyon

Are you finding out new ways to explore Oregon during this time of social distancing? With Together Anywhere, you can experience a mini road trip like you never have before. Our GPS location based app tells you stories and places to visit that you may have missed before. We’ve spent years discovering, researching, and writing […]

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Oregon Road Trips

A socially distant mini road trip up the Santiam Pass

In this time of social distance measures, many of us have been good citizens, staying home to stop the spread of COVID-19. But has anyone started to feel that itch to go somewhere, even if you can’t interact? Together Anywhere has created a way to explore Oregon through stories while driving, remaining separate from other […]

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Partners Travel

10 things I’ve learned after one year in the travel industry

To preface this post, I claim to be no expert in the travel industry. My experience in travel and tourism comes from a passion to explore and learn, coupled with the last 18 months owning a startup company that builds tours for self-guided adventures. When my partners and I started planning our division of responsibilities, […]

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Oregon History

A history of travel in Oregon – Part Three

With the arrival of COVID-19, Together Anywhere is asking, what can we learn from history regarding the transience of our humanity and the way we move about space? What are the benefits of our travel? What are the consequences? How might these answers inform us of where we need to go next? In our last post, we explored […]

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Oregon History

A history of travel in Oregon – Part Two

With the arrival of COVID-19, Together Anywhere is asking, what can we learn from history regarding the transience of our humanity and the way we move about space? What are the benefits of our travel? What are the consequences? How might these answers inform us of where we need to go next? In our last […]

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Oregon History

A history of travel in Oregon – Part One

COVID-19 has changed the way we move about world. Airplanes are grounded, the cruise ship industry decimated, and buses are empty. People are indoors, using their cars less and they are staying closer to home. Access to travel to the entire world, as it was just prior to COVID-19, has drastically changed. However, when looking […]

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Origin Stories

How to fall in love and start a travel business – Part Two

Last week in Part One, I talked about beginnings. I wrote about fairy tales. I pondered love. Since the time of that post, Arnaud and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary at one of our favorite wineries. No, we didn’t go booze it up in the time of social distancing. As it is in the […]

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Origin Stories

How to fall in love and start a travel business – Part One

“Let’s start a travel business, it will be fun!” says anyone with the next great idea. “Let’s start a travel business (or any business), it will be easy!” says no one ever. The development of Together Anywhere is a story of interesting beginnings. As for its ultimate beginning, it starts with a love story. Yes, […]