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Going Places Family Getaways in the Pacific Northwest

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This "ultimate guide for traveling in the Pacific Northwest with kids" covers Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Each state/province is subdivided into metropolitan areas and geographical regions. Then each area or town has listings for places to stay, places to eat and things to see and do. While this volume is *not* exhaustive in terms of EVERYTHING you could see or do, it certainly covers the highlights of things you would enjoy seeing and doing with your children. We recently planned a trip to Oregon with a teenager using this guide as one of many resources. We were not disappointed, and as a matter of fact, we weren't able to cover everything suggested in this book in the time we had available. I would suggest that these guides for going places with children work just as well for adults who want to glean the highlights of locations they'll be visiting in the Pacific Northwest. Since we were traveling with a tent trailer, we did not make use of the "places to stay" feature, however in glancing through them, some seem to be a bit on the pricey side. Also, we discovered a great hamburger restaurant in Bend, Oregon (called "Pilot Butte") that was not listed in this guide. So, like I said, "Going Places" is not exhaustive, but it certainly is helpful.

This is a great reference book for places to visit in the Pacific Northwest, HOWEVER, be sure to call the places you intend to visit before you go. A lot of the information is now outdated, and the prices are not even remotely accurate that they have published from 2000. We took a trip to Portland to visit Farrel's Ice Cream to find it has been out of business for year. We called Yamhill's Flying M Ranch about their cabins to hear "that must be a really old ad,we don't have cabins". A trip this weekend to Astoria, Oregon we found the locations they list as "free" are no longer free.