This little dream home tucked away in beautiful Richmond was the perfect base from which to explore Portland for the first time. A friendly neighbourhood with lovely coffee shops and gorgeous residential streets that feel more like public gardens.
It's about an hour's walk to the heart of town and if the bridges are too vertiginous then the Number 2 bus goes from just down the road and took me absolutely everywhere I needed to go.
I was very much left to my own devices, but help was on hand promptly should I need anything. And my home for the week had everything I needed in the kitchen, a sunny little outside seating area (when it wasn't raining obvs, I mean, it is Portland!), a comfy bed with lots of space for clothes and a hot bath at the end of the day.
It was a fantastic home from home and I heartily recommend it!