11 Things You Have to Do in Portland

PORTLAND, Oregon – Beth Riesgraf of TNT's Leverage tells us where to find the city's best Swedish breakfast, homemade charcuterie, biking trails, and big block party.

Fathom Questionnaire: Christine Muhlke

Drive or be driven? Manual transmission, please. I always bring home spices, jams, olive oil, cured meats (I can say "shrink-wrap" in French, Italian, and Spanish).

Fathom Questionnaire: Waris Ahluwalia

I always bring home a girlfriend. If I never return to Pluto, it'll be too soon because it was really cold.

Fathom Questionnaire: Maria Russo

Travel hero: My great-grandfather. He traveled back and forth from Italy to the United States by ship just so my family could eventually make their home in America.

Better Than a Stinking T-Shirt

TOKYO – A 180-minute manicure in between making wishes at Meiji Shrine and touring the Imperial Gardens? I was okay with that.

Just Back From: Coachella

INDIO, Palm Springs – I had heard that a hologram of Tupac would be rapping live on stage with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog closing Coachella. Low and behold, it happened.

Time Travel: Glamorous Italians

ITALY – Goddamn, those classic Italian movie stars sure were a gorgeous and stylish bunch.

Mixtape for the Road: Coachella 2012

INDIO, California – Can't make it to the desert this weekend? Tune in with our Coachella-inspired playlist.

Just Back From: Prague

PRAGUE, Czech Republic – I was surprised at the weird US brands that kept cropping up — TGIFridays and Hooters seem out of place amidst all the medieval, romanesque, and gothic beauty.

Contrarian Travel: Go to Egypt. Now.

EGYPT – For a a once-in-a-lifetime connection with the earliest glimmers of ego, violence, power, faith, passion, and art, take a deep breath and jump on the next flight to Cairo.

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