News: Press & Reviews
Epicurean Excursion
Cooking Light “Enlightened traveler: Quick tip” (November 1, 2007, print) - Epicurean Excursion brief in story on Portland.
Willamette Week “Back to school: You think you know PDX food? You have no idea.” (September 12, 2007 - print and online) - Extended story on the Epicurean Excursion with color photo.
altPortland “A walking tour of edible Portland” (July 2, 2007, online) - Blog post with link to Miami Herald story.
Miami Herald “Give your taste buds a tour of Portland” (July 1, 2007, online) - Pick-up of Seattle Times story with new mention of Beyond Bizarre tour.
Alaska Airlines Magazine “Portland itinerary: Food tours” (June 2007, print) - Brief story on Epicurean Excursion with large color photo.
Horizon Air Magazine “Portland itinerary: Food tours” (June 2007, print) - Brief story on Epicurean Excursion with large color photo.
Sunset Magazine “Eat your heart out” (May 2007, print) - Brief story on Epicurean Excursion.
NW Travel Magazine “A taste of the Pearl” (March 2007, print and online) - Two page color article with photos on the Epicurean Excursion.
Portland Tribune “Ditch the walking, and tour is perfect” (November 24, 2006, print and online) - Phil Stanford’s column leads with the Epicurean Excursion.
The San Diego Union Tribune “Flavors of Portland Come Through on Tasteful Walking Tour” (November 12, 2006) - Pick-up of Seattle Times story, full page with three color photos.
KGW.com “Walking tour gives a taste of the PDX scene” (October 26, 2006, online) - Associated Press pick-up of Seattle Times story.
Evening Magazine “Segment on Portland” (October 24, 2006, TV broadcast) - Story on Pearl District.
The Daily Oklahoman “Portland offers Epicurean Excursion” (October 15, 2006, print and online) - Positive review of tour and cheese festival.
The Dallas Morning News “Give your taste buds a tour of Portland” (October 15, 2006, print) - Pick-up of Seattle Times story.
Idaho Falls Post Register “A tasty tour of Portland” (September 24, 2006, print) - Pick-up of Seattle Times story, full page with three color photos.
The Journal News - Central Westchester “Give your taste buds a tour of Portland” (September 24, 2006, print) - Pick-up of Seattle Times story.
San Jose Mercury News “Give your taste buds a tour of Portland” (September 18, 2006, online) - Pick-up of Seattle Times story.
Seattle Times “Give your taste buds a tour of Portland” (September 7, 2006, print and online) - Extended article with eight color photos and informational sidebars.
Northwest Palate “Walking (and nibbling) in Portland’s Pearl” (September 1, 2006 , print and online mention) - Two page color article with four color photos and an informational sidebar.
Portland Tribune “Events in the Pearl” (August 25, 2006) - Brief on Epicurean Excursion in special section.
Portland Mercury “Tour of the town” (August 24, 2006, print and online) - Reviews of all Portland tours including the Epicurean Excursion, Underground Portland and Best of Portland tours.
Edible Portland “Edible events” (August 1, 2006, print) - Event listing.
Willamette Week “Dish events - Epicurean Excursion” (June 7, 2006, print and online) - Brief on the Epicurean Excursion.
Portland Tribune “Weekend!Events - Tour” (June 2, 2006, print and online) - Brief on Epicurean Excursion.
Edible Portland “Epicurean Excursion” (June 1, 2006, print) - Extended brief on Epicurean Excursion with color photo at In Good Taste.
Leisure Group Travel “Oregon” (June 1, 2006, print and online) - Extended brief on the Epicurean Excursion with color photo at In Good Taste and contact information in a sidebar.
The Everett Herald “Taste in travel” (April 30, 2006, print and online) - Extended article with color photos and informational sidebars.
Spokesman-Review “Pleasure potential? Pearl jams” (April 16, 2006, print and online) - Brief on Epicurean Excursion in Here & There section.
Edible Portland “Edible events” (April 1, 2006, print) - Event listing.
New York Daily News “Know it all: Taste of Portland” (March 26, 2006, print and online) - Brief on Epicurean Excursion with large color photo at In Good Taste.
Woman Motorist “Epicurean Excursion gives food lovers taste of Portland” (March 24, 2006, e-newsletter and online) - Link to press release and inclusion of Pearl Bakery photo.
Beyond Bizarre
NW Travel Magazine “Going underground” (November - December, 2007, print) - Feature with full-color photography and mention of a variety of underground tours in the region.
Ultimate Magazine, The Oregonian “Seeking the supernatural in Portland’s old haunts” (November 1, 2007, print) - Feature in The Oregonian’s new glossy magazine insert. Rave review of Beyond Bizarre tour with quotes from David Schargel and color photos.
KGW-TV “Drew Carney morning segments: Take a walk on the wildly bizarre side” (October 30, 2007, broadcast and online) - Series of live morning broadcasts from the White Eagle featuring David Schargel and highlighting the tour.
KOIN-TV “Lynn Huston morning segments: Live from Old Town Pizza” (October 31, 2007, broadcast) - Series of live morning broadcasts from Old Town Pizza featuring tour guide Damon Kupper and highlighting the tour.
Portland Mercury “Ghost busters: Exploring Portland’s ghostliest haunts” (October 25, 2007, print and online) - Feature story on Beyond Bizarre tour with salty quotes from David Schargel and spooky color illustrations.
The Oregonian “A&E section: Terror tours” (October 19, 2007, print and online) - Calendar mention of Beyond Bizarre tour.
The Oregonian “inPortland section: Halloween menu veers from fun to macabre” (October 18, 2007, print and online) - Calendar mention of Beyond Bizarre tour.
The Oregonian “Portland’s buried truth” (October 4, 2007, print) - Cover story on the Shanghai Tunnels. Features Michael Jones but quotes David and mentions Portland Walking Tours.
Via Magazine “What’s new in the west: Beyond Bizarre” (September/October 2007, print) - Brief on new tour.
Portland Tribune “Pearl in the fall” (August 31, 2007, print) - Brief on the new tour in Destination Pearl District special section.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer “Short trips: Portland walking tour hits the ghost trail” (August 2, 2007, print and online) - Feature on the Beyond Bizarre tour with three color photos.
Just Out “How bizarre” (July 3, 2007, online) - Blog post.
Alameda Times Star “Travel tidbits” (July 1, 2007, print) - Brief on the Beyond Bizarre tour.
Fremont Argus “Travel tidbits” (July 1, 2007) - Brief on the Beyond Bizarre tour.
PDX Magazine “Walk the walk” (July 1, 2007) - Extended article on all tours.
POVA Media Update “Ghostbusting in Portland” (July 1, 2007) - Brief on the Beyond Bizarre tour.
Spokesman-Review “Here and there: Watch your step” (July 1, 2007) - Brief on Beyond Bizarre tour.
GO! Magazine, Bend Bulletin “Beyond Bizarre” (June 29, 2007, print) - Waiting for hard copy to arrive.
KPAM Weekend Travel Show “Interview with David Schargel” (June 29, 2007, broadcast) - Launch of Beyond Bizarre tour.
The Oregonian “Night on the Town” (June 28, 2007, print) - Featured mention in inPortland calendar.
Business Travel Logue “Portland, Oregon ÔBeyond Bizarre’ paranormal walking tour” (June 26, 2007, online) - Blog post.
Ghost Haunts “Beyond Bizarre tours in Portland” (June 16, 2007, online) - Blog post.
MetrobloggingPortland “Portland gets another spooky ghost tour” (June 13, 2007, online) - Blog post.
Chuck’s Weird World “When in PortlandÉ” (June 12, 2007, online) - Blog post of press release.
Underground Portland
The Oregonian “Night on the town” (April 19, 2007, print and online) - Brief in inPortland section with color photo.
Journey Magazine “Underground adventure” (April 2007, print) - Color brief with two photos.
Travel Oregon Magazine “A walk on the wild side” (Spring/Summer 2007, print) - Two-page color article with photos of the Underground Portland tour.
Portland Business Journal “Holding underground meetings: Touring the Shanghai tunnels” (February 23, 2007, print and online) - Story featuring Michael Jones’ tour with mention of the Underground Portland tour.
San Francisco Chronicle “All that Portland jazz” (January 28, 2007, print and online) - Brief on Underground Portland tour in Portland travel round-up.
Portland Picks “Halloween Picks” (October 20, 2006) - Old Town Pizza and the Undergound Portland Tour make for a spooky eve - picture of tunnel in basement of Old Town Pizza.
Portland Tribune “Be Downtown - The Spookiest Month” (October 6, 2006 - print) - Portland Walking Tours does its best to inspire fear with the Underground Tour of Portland.
Corvallis Gazette-Times “Portland Underground” (October 1, 2006, print and online) - Pick-up of Longview Daily News story.
Longview Daily News “Portland Underground” (October 1, 2006, print and online) - Extended story with color photos.
Portland Monthly “Tunnel revision” (October 1, 2006, print) - Conversation with David and Colin Meloy of The Decemberists on the Underground Portland tour.
Albany Democrat-Herald “Portland Underground” (September 30, 2006, print and online) - Pick-up of Longview Daily News story.
PlanetOut.com “Portland, Ore., is ready for its closeup” (September 1, 2006, online) - Recommendation of Underground Portland tour in travel section.
Portland Tribune “Be downtown: Rain or shine” (September 1, 2006, print) - Brief on Underground Portland tour in special section.
Portland Tribune “PortlandLife - Adventure” (September 1, 2006, print and online) - Extended brief on Underground Portland tour.
Portland Tribune “On the town” (August 28, 2006, print and online) - Brief in Phil Stanford’s column.
KPDX-TV, Fox 12 News “Underground Portland” (August 18, 2006, on-air) - Footage and interview with David broadcast during 10 o’clock news.
The Oregonian “inPortland upfront calendar” (August 17, 2006, print and online) - Best Bet brief on Underground Portland tour with photo of tunnels (Michael Jones pictured).
Seattle Post-Intelligencer “1 tank / 1 trip: Even Portland’s shady side has its urban delights” (August 17, 2006, print and online) - Extended article with five color photos.
StumptownConfidential “A good week for history nerds” (August 15, 2006, online) - Press release with intro describing the Underground Portland as “another doozy” of a tour.
SlabtownChronicle “Underground Portland” (August 9, 2006, online) - Positive review of the tour.
Wall Street Journal “Travel Watch - Briefs” (August 8, 2006, print and online) - Mention of Portland Walking Tours and Underground Portland tour.
Portland Business Journal “If debauchery is your thing, then this is for you” (August 4, 2006, print and online) - Around Town article about the Underground Portland tour.
KGW-TV “Walking tour launches ÔUnderground Portland’ showing city’s sordid side” (August 2, 2006, on-air and online) - Online story with news release excerpts and on-air mention.
KINK-FM “Cheap thrills” (August 2, 2006, on-air and online) - On-air mention by Rebecca in the morning and posting of press release in her blog.
Tour Round-ups, Company News and Other Tours
PDXLive.com “Portland Walking Tours: A local learns about her city” (August 17, 2007, online) - Feature story on the tours with four color photos.
Portland Business Journal “The sole of the city” (August 17, 2007, print and online) - Lead strategies story with color photo highlighting the business, tours and corporate offerings. Also includes cover teaser with color photo.
OregonLive.com “What sites should Oden and Durant see in Portland?” (June 22, 2007, online) - Recommendation by Deborah Wakefield to take a Portland Walking Tour.
Portland Tribune “But we love Rose Rest time, we swear” June 8, 2007, print and online) - Mention of David Schargel in Phil Stanford’s column.
You Maga Magazine “Portland events” (June 2007, print) - Japanese calendar mention.
KINK-FM “Mention of Epicurean Excursion” (May 4, 2007, broadcast) - Mention of tour in round-up of things to do on the weekend.
Portland Tribune “Pound the pavement on a walking tour” (April 27, 2007, print and online) - Article on all three tours with large color photo.
Willamette Week “Outdoors” (April 25, 2007, print and online) - Mention of Portland Walking Tours in brief on Bohemian Storytelling Tours.
Portland Business Journal “Executive profile: David Schargel” (April 6, 2007, print) - Profile on David with large color photo.
POVA Travel Update “Tour Portland on foot” (April 3, 2007, online) - Brief on the 2007 tours with photo.
News4Neighbors.com “2007 tour season” (April, 2007, online) - Posting of event.
KPAM Weekend Travel Show “Interview with David Schargel” (March 30, 2007, broadcast) - Launch of 2007 tours, mention of daily tours and description of all.
InsideBayArea.com “Travel tidbits” (March 26, 2007, online) - Brief on the launch of the 2007 season with specific mention of the Underground Portland tour.
Argus (Fremont, CA) “Travel tidbits” (March 25, 2007, print) - Brief on the launch of the 2007 season with specific mention of the Underground Portland tour.
Tri-Valley Herald (Pleasanton, CA) “Travel tidbits” (March 25, 2007, print) - Brief on the launch of the 2007 season with specific mention of the Underground Portland tour.
Bend Bulletin “Out of town” (March 23, 2007, print and online) - Event listing for 2007 season.
Seattle Times “Travel notes: Bring your walking shoes to Portland” (March 15, 2007, online) - Brief on the launch of the 2007 season with mention of all three tours. Have not yet received hard copy.
SpeakUpMagazine “The creative city” (February 2007, online and print) - Extended article on Portland featuring David Schargel as Portland expert with accompanying audio. Have not yet received hard copy (international publication).
The Vancouver Sun “Painting the town in Portland” (January 6, 2007, online) - Mention of the Best of Portland, Epicurean Excursion and Underground Portland tours.
The Oregonian “Mr. Concierge’s Insider Portland Tips” (October 22, 2006) - Mention of Epicurean, Underground Portland and Best of Portland Walking Tours as some of “Mr. Concierge’s” hot picks for visitors to Portland.
KINK-FM “Lost in the roses walking tour” (October 10, 2006, online) - Web posting of the news release.
SellwoodBee “Events and activities” (October 1, 2006, print and online) - Brief story on Ladd’s Addition neighborhood tour.
Southeast Examiner “Portland’s oldest planned neighborhood” (October 1, 2006, print) - Brief story on Ladd’s Addition neighborhood tour.
Portland Tribune “Q&A - Local Person” (June 30, 2006, print and online) - Profile on David Schargel and Portland Walking Tours.
Portland Monthly “Portland’s Living Room” (June 2006) - Best of Portland Tour; includes quotes from David Schargel.
GQ Magazine (June 2006) - One page color story on visiting Portland. Mentions David Schargel and Portland Walking Tours.
Daily Journal of Commerce (June 3 , 2004) - About the real origins of the Pearl District and what it has become. In their article, "Walking Tour Sheds Light on Pearl District's past", our "Mother of Pearl District" Walk is discussed.
Oregonian (April 9 , 2004) has a hysterical article about taking a tour with us during our first week of the tour season in 2004.
Willamette Week (July 24, 2002) bestows a "Best of Portland" award to Portland Walking Tours! We were honored as the "Best Way to Fake Being a Native" in the their annual Best of Portland awards.
KINK-FM (March 20, 2002) - We were on the radio with the Morning Show.
Unwired Weekly (March 25, 2002) - The notion of a wireless corridor for the Portland Streetcar was discussed with the staff of Unwired Weekly.
KPAM-AM (April 14, 2002) - Jimmy Hollister talked with us live on the radio on KPAM-AM (News Talk 860).
AAA VIA Magazine (April 2002) - We were mentioned in the May/June issue of VIA Magazine - the magazine of AAA (Automobile Association of America). Don't forget that we're a partner with the AAA Show Your Card & Save Program!
KPAM-AM (April 20, 2002) - We were on the Jimmy Hollister radio show again on KPAM AM. This time we discussed the origin of the word "Oregon", the infamous coin toss that named Portland, the first school and the teacher - John Outhouse, the Stark Street Ferry (which was free for funeral parties and children), and the origin of the nickname "Stump Town".
KPAM-AM (May 12, 2002) - Once again, we were on KPAM radio. Since it was Mother's Day, we chatted the Mother of Oregon (Tabitha Moffatt Brown), the Mother Queen of Oregon (the oldest known Oregonian at over 120 years old), the first white woman in Oregon (1813), and the fact that the nations first paid policewoman was here in Portland.
KPAM-AM (May 25, 2002) - David, our founder, was on the Jimmy Hollister radio show again on KPAM AM (News Talk 860). Since our Mother of Pearl District walk is coming up, we talked all about the Pearl - the origin of the name, the first artist (who paid $100/month for 3000 sq. ft!), the first gallery walk, the Portland Dog Bowl (a water fountain for dogs), and the Tanner Creek that really does runs under the Pearl.
Good Day Oregon TV show on KPTV Channel 12 (May 27, 2002) - We showed the Weather Machine at Pioneer Courthouse Square, the oldest building in Portland (1859! The same year that Portland became a state), the Portland Dog Bowl (a Benson Bubbler for dogs - yes, dogs), and Chapman Square (which was once known as Women's Park).
KPAM-AM (June 8, 2002) - We were on the Jimmy Hollister radio show again on KPAM AM (News Talk 860). We talked endlessly about the origins of the Rose Festival, the Royal Rosarians, our three big parades, and the origin of the Rose in this City of Roses.