PRESS + PARTNERSHIPS
Give people a reason to remember the place.
I'm Larie Pidgeon. I publish PNW Passport from Portland, chasing the people, places and unexpected little stories that make Oregon and Washington worth looking at twice.
For destinations, restaurants, hotels and brands, that means research, writing, on-location production when scoped, and social distribution that gives people a reason to care. We also build articles, maps and guides that readers can return to after the post has moved off their screens. If you're here with a brief or a story idea, start below.
CURRENT AUDIENCE PROOF
People do more than look. They send it to somebody.
Here are real, dated results from the new PNW Passport account, not borrowed glory from the one I lost. We show what people sent, saved and followed—not just what flew past their thumbs.
98.5%U.S. audience
74.2%age 35–64
Audience composition snapshot: Sept. 20, 2026. Performance totals above: nine writing-led post snapshots through Oct. 15, 2026.
The 3.29M figure is summed post performance—not unique reach. Crossposted totals may include Facebook where noted. We would rather explain the number than make it look bigger than it is.
CURRENT BREAKOUTS
A few receipts.
A big view count can be a lovely surprise. The better question is what somebody did afterward: send the story to a friend, save the place or decide to follow us home.
825,937
Sharktoberfest / 9-foot shark date night
18.3K sends · 2.5K saves · 563 follows
634,462
The Shining at Timberline Lodge for $7
13.3K sends · 1.6K saves · 342 follows
394,837
Stumptown Savings / Portland’s system for not buying shit
7.3K sends · 6.5K saves · 2,307 follows
WHAT WE MAKE
Editorial brain. Creator legs.
We can report the story, go make the thing, shoot it, write it, distribute it—and still tell you when the parking situation is terrible.
Reported destination stories
Human-led travel and place reporting with context, logistics and an actual reason to care.
Creator-led campaigns
Social-first work that fits the audience instead of sounding like a brief escaped into the caption.
Food + hospitality
Restaurants, hotels and stays built around people, decisions, details and experience—not generic praise.
Field production
On-location photo, video, interviews, event coverage and story development across the region.
Guides + itineraries
Useful editorial products people can save, search, buy and use after the social post disappears.
Sponsored longform
Clearly disclosed, factually accurate website storytelling when the subject genuinely fits the publication.
THE SYSTEM
The post is the spark. The useful thing is what stays.
We build stories to keep working after the algorithm gets bored.
Searchable longform
Reported website stories with SEO, structure, sourcing and enough room for the actual human story.
Saveable utility
Maps, practical story boxes, dated details and guides designed to be used—not only liked.
Social distribution
The hook travels on social. The website gives the audience somewhere deeper to land.
Source + rights discipline
Direct-source reporting, photo permissions, credits, corrections and clear paid-work boundaries.
SELECTED WORK
What the work looks like in the wild.
A destination, an event and a hotel need different stories. The common denominator is a real reason somebody would go, buy, book or remember.
Seattle Southside
A hosted destination weekend turned into audience-first travel storytelling built around actual reasons to go—not a checklist of attractions.
ON LOCATION · SOCIAL · DESTINATION STORY
First Tech × Portland Trail Blazers
Live creator coverage that did the brand job without suddenly sounding like an ad wandered into the feed.
LIVE COVERAGE · SOCIAL STORYTELLING
Newport Seafood & Wine Festival
Food and event coverage with enough regional context to make the audience want the whole trip, not only the ticket.
EVENT COVERAGE · FOOD · TRAVEL CONTEXT
Hotels, lodges + stays
Story-first hotel coverage that asks what the stay is for, who it serves and why someone would choose it over the other hundred rooms on their screen.
FIELD PRODUCTION · STAY STORY · SOCIAL
WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER
Here's what we can make together.
Hosted Editorial
Editorial access, hosted travel or experiences where coverage remains independent and never guaranteed.
Paid Creator Campaign
Guaranteed agreed deliverables built around a clear campaign brief and audience fit.
Sponsored Feature
Clearly labeled paid website/social storytelling with factual review boundaries and editorial voice intact.
Affiliate / Selected Gifting
Only when the product genuinely fits the audience. Product alone never buys a dedicated feed post.
Usage rights, paid amplification, whitelisting, exclusivity, raw footage and extra revision rounds are scoped separately.
WHY PNW PASSPORT
Beautiful work. Clear terms. No purchased opinions.
Facts are verified. Image rights are documented. Paid work is disclosed. A sponsor may fund the reporting and distribution, but it cannot purchase a false claim, independent ranking or conclusion.
Good fit
Places with a person, idea, history, decision, problem, transformation or detail worth telling people about.
Not a good fit
A business asking for generic praise, a hidden sponsorship or a script that could be pasted onto any creator’s page.
PRESS / PR / PARTNERS
Tell me what you're hoping to make.
Send me the location, timeline, your idea, desired deliverables, budget range if you have one and the detail that made you think of PNW Passport. A good pitch doesn't need to be long; it needs to give me somewhere interesting to start.