The Best Places to Kiss in the Northwest A Romantic Travel Guide

by Chynoweth, Kate

• ISBN13: 9781570613791
• ISBN10: 1570613796
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-29
• Publisher: Sasquatch Books

Summary

From where to eat to where to snuggle, our reviewers have chosen the most romantic restaurants, inns, B&Bs, vine-yards, shops, beaches, trails, and other getaways in the Pacific Northwest. This ninth edition of The Best Places to Kiss in the Northwest-featuring the unique "lip-rating" system-contains hundreds of straightforward, opinionated reviews with recommendations that can conform to any budget. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Seattle-based writer and editor Kate Chynoweth explored romantic hideaways in Washington, Vancouver Island, and the Southern Gulf Islands for this edition of Best Places to Kiss. She is the author of The Bridesmaid Guide and Lemons, both published by Chronicle Books. Her writing on food, travel, and lifestyle appears in Sunset, Seattle, and other magazines and books. While living on Bainbridge Island, Christina Henry de Tessan penned the Olympic Peninsula chapters for this edition. She has since moved to San Francisco, and already misses the rain. She is the editor of Expat: Women's True Tales of Life Abroad (Seal Press) and author of the Paris City Walks Deck (Chronicle Books). Eugene writer and editor Bonnie Henderson was happy to share the secrets of her home city, and historic Salem, for the sake of romance. An editor and travel writer for Sunset magazine since 1984, she is also the author of Oregon hiking guidebooks. A native of the Northwest, Gina Johnston explored the hidden byways of the South Puget Sound for this edition of Best Places to Kiss. Her work appears in Northwest Travel, Oregon Coast, and Oregon Outside magazines. Okanagan contributor Sandra Kochan is a hardy Saskatchewan original, but two decades in Kelowna have transformed her into a consummate local. After years working as a lawyer, winery owner, chef, and contributor to BC Wine Trails and Vancouver's CityFood magazine, she is now an independent consultant, and continues to be a passionate advocate for the region's culinary and cultural offerings. Portland-based writer Nancy Levenson arrived from the East Coast in 1995, and has called the City of Roses home ever since. Her love affair with Oregon inspired the chapters on Portland, Mount Hood, and the Columbia River Gorge. She also writes for Citysearch.com about Portland nightlife, shopping, and spas. After she had spent 15 years exploring the country, the Oregon Coast finally lured writer Lori Tobias into settling down, and she relays the region's many charms in her chapters. Her work appears in numerous magazines and newspapers, including Alaska Airlines' in-flight magazine, The Oregonian, the Seattle Times, and Ladies' Home Journal.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. v
About Best Places Guidebooks	p. vii
Introduction: The Fine Art of Kissing	p. x
Oregon
Portland & Environs	p. 1
Portland	p. 2
Columbia River Gorge & Mount Hood	p. 15
Columbia River Gorge	p. 16
Mount Hood	p. 23
Willamette Valley	p. 31
Wine Country	p. 32
Salem & Historic Oregon	p. 44
Eugene Area	p. 52
Oregon Coast	p. 61
Northern Coast	p. 62
Central Coast	p. 74
Southern Coast	p. 86
Southern Oregon	p. 95
Ashland & Rogue Valley	p. 96
Crater Lake	p. 109
Central Oregon	p. 113
Bend & Mount Bachelor	p. 114
Washington
Seattle & Environs	p. 125
Seattle	p. 126
Eastside	p. 146
Bainbridge Island & Kitsap Peninsula	p. 156
Puget Sound	p. 167
Whidbey Island	p. 168
Skagit Valley	p. 180
Bellingham	p. 190
South Sound	p. 199
The San Juan Islands	p. 211
San Juan Island	p. 212
Orcas Island	p. 223
Lopez Island	p. 235
Olympic Peninsula & Long Beach	p. 243
Port Townsend	p. 244
Olympic National Park, Port Angeles & Lake Crescent	p. 255
Hoh Rain Forest, Western Beaches & Lake Quinault	p. 264
Long Beach Peninsula	p. 270
North Cascades	p. 281
Methow Valley	p. 282
Lake Chelan	p. 291
Central Cascades	p. 297
Leavenworth & Lake Wenatchee	p. 298
Mount Rainier	p. 308
Washington Wine Country	p. 317
Yakima Valley & Walla Walla	p. 318
British Columbia
Vancouver & Environs	p. 333
Vancouver	p. 334
Lower Mainland British Columbia	p. 353
Whistler	p. 354
Sunshine Coast	p. 368
Victoria & Vancouver Island	p. 381
Victoria	p. 382
Sooke	p. 399
Tofino	p. 408
Southern Gulf Islands	p. 421
Salt Spring Island	p. 422
Mayne, Galiano, Pender & Saturna Islands	p. 430
Okanagan Valley	p. 441
Kelowna & Region	p. 442
Wedding Index	p. 455
Pet Index	p. 457
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