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Coming April, 2010
Northwest Kid Trips
By Lora Shinn
Price: $19.95
Paperback, 250 pages
ISBN: 978-0-9823454-3-6
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What do families really want when they travel? Maximum fun with minimum hassle. Northwest Kid Trips serves it up with humor, a sense of adventure, and sensitivity to family-budget issues, guiding travelers through four vibrant Northwest cities. Packed with ideas and itineraries that are uniquely geared for families with children in tow, this book offers the best options for sleeping, eating and sightseeing, then piles on fun facts about locations, including nicknames, movies and books, and famous locals and locales.
Shunning national chains, this book focuses on the quirky, intimate and kid-approved experiences that make for a memorable – and uniquely Northwest – family vacation.
Introduction: Planning Your Trip
- When to Go Where
- Saving Money
- Sample NW routes
- Facts at a Glance
Portland
- Suggested Itineraries
- Six Things You Must Do in Portland
- Travel Information
- Calendar of Events
- Getting There
- Getting Around
- Essentials
- Neighborhoods:
Downtown/Chinatown
Pearl/Northwest Portland
Sellwood
Alberta
Around Portland
- Getaway: Mt. Hood Loop
- Getaway: Cannon Beach
- Getaway: Astoria
Seattle
- Suggested Itineraries
- Five Things You Must Do in Seattle
- Travel Information
- Calendar of Events
- Getting There
- Getting Around
- Essentials
- Neighborhoods:
Downtown
Seattle Center and Queen Anne
Greenwood/Phinney
Ballard
Fremont
West Seattle
Around Seattle
- Getaway: Bainbridge Island
Vancouver
- Suggested Itineraries
- Six Things You Must Do in Vancouver
- Travel Information
- Calendar of Events
- Getting There
- Getting Around
- Essentials
- Neighborhoods:
Downtown, West End (Stanley Park)
Granville Island
Kitsilano
Riley Park
Chinatown
The Drive
Around Vancouver
- Getaway: Whistler
Victoria
- Suggested Itineraries
- Five Things You Must Do in Victoria
- Travel Information
- Calendar of Events
- Getting There
- Getting Around
- Essentials
- Neighborhoods:
Downtown
Inner Harbour and James Bay
Fort Street
Oak Bay
Around Victoria
- Getaway: San Juan Island
Index
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