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I thought this book was awesome and have recommended it to many people. Living in Vancouver, I used this book many times to impress various women and have to say that although the places this book digs up are not inexpensive they are certainly romantic. Without it, I would never have found the most amazing on hill house in Whistler where I was able to propose to my wife to be.
Overall the book would still be pretty useful. Other listings appeared to be fairly accurate but not very well researched. Title should be changed to *Good Places.* because the Best Places aren't listed. On checking the local listings, I had already been to every place listed in this book and the winery listings are very out of date. The Jewel this book listed for Prosser, ,WA is probably the ugliest winery in the Yakima Valley.
And come up with true romance that doesn't cost a fortune. Check it out at the library, but don't waste your hard-earned cash. Don't buy it.
Many of the same locales are covered, but the author chooses to stick to the same term throughout: "romantic." Seldom does she choose another adjective. I don't know about the rest of the US, but my honey and I can't go to $$$ or $$$$ places. If you read Best Places: Northwest you do NOT need to buy this book, which is far inferior.
Re-write the book to include real people who want to know things we haven't already read in your other books. That should be the focus. It didn't inspire me to kiss my new husband any more; it angered me that I had bought a dumbed down version of the Northwest books I already have.Looking for less expensive places to have a "romantic" interlude in the NW.
Don't look here.
It is very journalistic, without any real personal stories. 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. Ladner comes after West/North Vancouver, which is followed by Tsawwassen, then Point Roberts. 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.
As the contributing editor for "Oregon" on Suite101,com, I'm always on the lookout for great books about Oregon. I really wanted to know why each spot was chosen.What's there is good and even great for some areas. It took me longer than it should have to find what I was looking for.The write-ups are fair and show little bias. 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.
Within each section, (e.g., Vancouver and environs) towns are listed all higgledy piggledy. It's too bad there are gaps. 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. Neither were included.
A great companion book to take along is The Romantic's Guide: Hundreds of Creative Tips for a Lifetime of Love. This is a terrific travel guide for true romantics. I have used it on many trips and have never been disappointed.
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