Insight Guide Pacific Northwest [Paperback]

Jaine Freeburg (Author), Brian Bell (Author)

Book Description

Series: Insight Guide Pacific Northwest | Publication Date: June 2002

.Expert evaluations on the sights really worth seeing .Special features spotlighting particular topics of interest .A comprehensive Travel Tips section with listings of the best restaurants, hotels, and attractions, as well as practical information on getting around and advice for travel with children

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About the Author

Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight Travel Guides, Delorme – the famous names in the Langenscheidt family. These represent the most authoritative, up-to-date, and extensive travel and reference products available. In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent.

Product Details

• Paperback: 334 pages
• Publisher: Insight Guides; 4 edition (June 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585731501
• ISBN-13: 978-1585731503
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,316,024 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An overview of the region, December 7, 2002

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Debbie Lee Wesselmann (the Lehigh Valley, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Insight Guide Pacific Northwest (Paperback)

Each travel series (Insight, Frommer, Lonely Planet, etc.) has its own emphasis and style. The strength of the Insight guides is its overview of a particular region, in this case the Pacific Northwest area of the United States. You won't find extensive lists of hotels and restaurants in this book; instead, you'll be given a written and photographic tour through Washington and Oregon, from Seattle to Portland, from Mount St. Helens to Mount Hood, along the coast, into the mountains, and across the Columbia Basin. The guide supplies a short history of the area (short, but more comprehensive than most guides) as well as the "personalities" of contemporary cities. You'll find a section on the wine-making regions and one on the John Day Fossil Beds. National and state parks are covered as well. The color photographs, included on almost every page, shows the varied landscapes in with a true eye for aesthetics. An extremely small section at the back addresses much of what the bulk of the guide lacks: festivals, hotels and restaurants (no descriptions, just addresses and phone numbers),how to get there, major attractions, and other brief travel tips.

I recommend this book for travelers as a preparation for a trip to the Pacific Northwest or for those who have not yet decided if this region is for them. You'll need a more nuts-and-bolts guidebook to accompany it for more practical considerations such as detailed entries about lodging, maps, places to shop, and restaurants.

5.0 out of 5 stars Pacific NorthWest, January 30, 2009

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This review is from: Insight Guide Pacific Northwest (Paperback)

I used this when I planned my first trip to Washington State. I think if you get a few of the guide books, it makes the trip a lot easier for a first timer. I love the pictures this book has and once you are in Washington State, it seems to make you feel more at home to have already seen some of the sites from the book. I would always buy Insight Guides when available.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Overview Of Washington And Oregon, January 4, 2009

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This review is from: Insight Guide Pacific Northwest (Paperback)

INSIGHT PACIFIC NORTHWEST is a great overview of Washington and Oregon. This book has both pictures and text, which is why it's better than the LONELY PLANET series, while its intricate descriptions of recreation, dining, nightlife, shopping, and the habits of the locals make it as good as the FODOR'S, NEWCOMER'S HANDBOOK, and INSIDERS' GUIDE books on Portland and Seattle. The only problem with this book is that it has no information on shopping centers in the smaller cities in either Washington or Oregon. An added bonus is that the binding is plastic (also known as "turtleback"), so you can take it in your backpack. This book is a must-own for anyone interested in travel and/or in different regions.