Best Places to Kiss in the Northwest : A Romantic Travel Guide (7th Rev Ed) (Paperback)

~ Linnea Lundgren (Author), Laura Kraemer (Author)

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Amazon.com Review

If you're on the lookout for the ultimate places to smooch with your sweetie, look no further. Laura Kraemer and Linnea Lundgren have found, through diligent research--well, someone had to--more than 800 pucker-worthy places throughout Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Using privacy, ambience, and location (or view or setting) as their criteria, they rate each spot for its romantic appeal, and include that more pragmatic, if not very ardor-inducing, factor of price for the restaurants and lodgings they include. Best Places to Kiss in the Northwest is functional as a regular guide as well, because while not every day is full of lust and roses, a B & B that is kiss-worthy when you're in the mood can also be charming and lovely when you just want to hold hands and enjoy the scenery.--Stephanie Gold

Product Description

From Vancouver Island to Seattle, the San Juan Islands to the Oregon Coast, and everywhere in between, this candid guide seeks out the best places for couples to pledge new vows or renew old ones.

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Beginning Press; 7th edition (December 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1877988243
• ISBN-13: 978-1877988240
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #979,407 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book has steered us right every time, March 7, 1999

By	(Ron) [e-mail] (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews

From the Oregon Coast to the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, my wife and I have relied on previous versions of this book. In every case, the B&B's have been accurately reviewed and the restaurant choices top notch. You can trust this book.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best Places - Misses Kisses, January 17, 2001

By	S. Barton (Bellevue, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As the contributing editor for "Oregon" on Suite101,com, I'm always on the lookout for great books about Oregon. Best Places to Kiss in the Northwest is great for what it includes and should probably be broken into three separate books so that more places in Oregon, Wasington, and British Columcia can be featured.

I agree wholeheartedly with the picks included. There are just so many great restaurants and B abd B's that are missing.

An entry in Bend, Oregon states that Bend is known better for outdoors kissing spots than cozy restaurants, yet I can name Kayo's Dinner House, Le Bistro, and McGrath's Fish House right off the bat that are left out.

In addition, I don't know if this would be considered a best place to kiss in other people's books, but growing up in Bend, the two best kissing spots were on top of Pilot Butte (might be closed to cars now) and Pioneer Park. Neither were included.

In Washington, Centralia's got a very cozy B and B I'd love to go back to visit (no Centralis entries) and Ocean Shores isn't even mentioned.

That said, the most annoying factor of the book is its organization. Within each section, (e.g., Vancouver and environs) towns are listed all higgledy piggledy! Ladner comes after West/North Vancouver, which is followed by Tsawwassen, then Point Roberts. It took me longer than it should have to find what I was looking for.

The write-ups are fair and show little bias. It is very journalistic, without any real personal stories. I really wanted to know why each spot was chosen.

What's there is good and even great for some areas. It's too bad there are gaps.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Travel Guide, August 2, 2000

By A Customer

This is a terrific travel guide for true romantics. I have used it on many trips and have never been disappointed. A great companion book to take along is The Romantic's Guide: Hundreds of Creative Tips for a Lifetime of Love.