Hidden Pacific Northwest:
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One of the most thorough guides we've found to Pacific Northwest travel is Hidden Pacific Northwest by Eric Lucas, published by Ulysses Press. The fact that the book is now in its ninth edition and first appeared in 1992 shows that it must be doing something right. At almost 700 pages and regularly updated, it's definitely a guide to think about buying to help you plan those trips and tours in the wonderful Pacific Northwest.Hidden Pacific Northwest Travel: Oregon's North Coast
The Oregon coast is then sub-divided into North, Central, and South Coast regions. Each region starts with a mini-introduction, and a north-to-south listing of the main towns and sights. There are then two pages of Lodging and two pages of Dining recommendations, covering all price ranges with one-paragraph reviews and all the contact details you need. Finally there are a few pages of listings for Shopping, Nightlife, and Beaches and Parks. Each chapter then concludes with several pages on Outdoor Adventures, and Transportation options, including car rental and public transport choices.
It all sounds pretty straightforward stuff, but from checking the write-ups for places we know, I can see that the coverage is good and reliable. Most of the best hotels and restaurants seem to be covered – not everything in the book is 'Hidden', but there are some off-the-beaten-track places which are singled out for special mentions. One irritation for me was the fact that the entries aren't listed in alphabetical order but in geographical order, so that, for example, the Wheelhouse Seafood Grill in Bandon comes before Paula's Bistro in Port Orford, further south. But that is a very minor criticism in what is certainly one of the most detailed guides we've seen to Pacific Northwest travel.
is published by Ulysses Press at $19.95 in the USA and is available on Amazon USA, at Amazon UK, in bookstores, and at other online booksellers.
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To help you in choosing your Pacific Coast Highway hotel, guesthouse, inn, bed-and-breakfast, resort, motel or other accommodations, we've prepared our Pacific Coast Highway Hotels Guide ebook. In it we do mini-reviews of accommodations along the Highway, from Seattle to San Diego, through Washington, Oregon, and California.
For the 2011 edition we added new hotels, including a special 50-hotel section covering California’s wine country of Napa, Sonoma, and Paso Robles - by far the most popular diversion from the PCH drive. In all there are over 200 hotels listed, complete with 8 pages of color maps showing the towns where our recommended hotels can be found. There are both alphabetical and geographical indexes, helping you plan your journey.
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