| Insiders' Guide to Portland, Oregon, 5th: Including the Metro Area and Vancouver, Washington (Insiders' Guide Series) | 
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Sales Rank: 104660
Category: Book
Author: Rachel Dresbeck
Publisher: Insiders' Guide
Studio: Insiders' Guide
Manufacturer: Insiders' Guide
Label: Insiders' Guide
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 5th
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 392
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 1
ISBN: 0762741899
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.95490444
EAN: 9780762741892
ASIN: 0762741899
Publication Date: January 1, 2007
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Product Description
With more microbreweries than any other city, the nation's largest bookstore, and the most beautiful Japanese garden outside of Japan, Portland is an ideal place to live or visit.Highlighting the best ofthe city's arts, recreation, and dining, this guide is essential for anyone wishing to get the mostout of what Portland has to offer.
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 Highly Rated for Military Transfers! September 25, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
These books (there is a series) are the first resource we go to upon learning that it is, once again, time for us to transfer. They have all the information that most people could need and I recommend them to every military person I know that is in the process of transferring to make their move just a little bit easier. A look at the contents of this particular book:
Area Overview
Getting Here, Getting Around
History
Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
Hotels and Motels
Restaurants
Brewpubs
Coffeehouses
Nightlife
Shopping
Attractions
Kidstuff
Festivals and Annual Events
The Arts
Recreation and Spectator Sports
Portland Parks
Golf
Day Trips
Relocation
Child Care and Education
Health Care and Wellness
Retirement
Media
Worship
Index
No, there aren't a lot of pictures, but I can buy a coffee-table book for that. This is information and lots of it - including addresses, phone numbers, and websites when appropriate. Great for visitors and potential newcomers alike!
 Hard to interpret May 14, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book has lots of useful information, but fails to tie the information in to graphics for those of us who have trouble visualizing the locations from the text. The neighborhoods are described by their names, and rougly tied into the city as a whole. However, the maps are not specific enough.
Good For Info May 7, 2007
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I liked the information in this book, Even has school listings. I was purchasing it for tourism purposes and it covers that but doesn't have pictures or long descriptions and prices. Since that is what I was looking for I was a little disappointed. Good for info bad for tourists.
A Great Book About The Portland Metro Area December 28, 2006
5 out of 12 found this review helpful
INSIDERS' GUIDE TO PORTLAND, OREGON, 5TH is a great guide to the cities of Portland and Vancouver, as well as their surrounding suburbs. Besides such information as house values, attractions, and the quality of schools in the area, the book also features detailed listings of the radio stations in the area, as well as in-depth discussions of what types of healthy-eating ideas and ethnic cuisine you can find in this metroplex. The book lacks a deep discussion of shopping malls in the area, preferring instead to focus on the other types of stores where a guy can find things to keep his woman happy, including CDs to dance to with her and clothes to help him look his best for her, which seems to indicate that independent stores are often the way to go to keep such promises, especially in a high-culture area such as Portland/Vancouver. Despite the lack of information on local malls, however, it's a wonderful book.
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