Oregon Tips & articles

Tips & articles

  1. Top 10 reasons to visit Portland, Oregon

    23 April 2012

    Lonely Planet has produced this article for JetBlue. All editorial views are those of Lonely Planet alone and reflect our...

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  2. America’s best North-South roads

    13 April 2012

    Go west, young man! This historic cliché still resonates when it comes to road trips. But whether it’s bombing to...

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  3. Riding the rails: classic train journeys of the world

    20 March 2012

    Hand the porter your luggage, climb aboard and relive the golden days of railroading on these spectacular journeys.Copper Canyon Railway, MexicoThe...

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  4. America’s legendary drives

    06 February 2012

    With over four million miles of highway, the USA offers more road trips than anyone could tackle in one lifetime....

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  5. 50 best US presidential sites

    01 February 2012

    Presidents’ Day: that strategic February Monday holiday in the US that’s situated at arm’s length between George Washington’s birthday (February...

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  6. Adventure playground USA: the top 10 adrenalin rushes

    17 January 2012

    No matter what type of outdoor enthusiast you might be – curious first-timer, recent convert or seasoned pro – you’ve...

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  7. Beer, coffee, wine and spirits of the Pacific Northwest

    05 April 2011

    Pacific Northwesterners like to say that surviving the long, gray, rainy winters hinges on two things: beer and coffee. But...

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  8. Loving the eccentric Pacific Northwest

    01 April 2011

    The USA’s Pacific Northwest is known for its magnificent landscape, its cities of progressive thought and innovation, its music and...

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  9. Forget Paris, what’s the Timbuktu of the USA?

    21 September 2010

    This just in: ‘Paris of the…’ is going to be an Olympic event in London in 2012. Travel writers of...

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  10. Road trip rules for Labor Day weekend

    31 August 2010

    Labor Day in the US signals two major things – the last-bash of summer travel when, the AAA estimates,...

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  11. Favorite US & UK fairs

    20 July 2010

    Right up there with parades as one of the great simple timeless joys are fairs, state and county, little and...

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  12. Ice & fire: the Pacific Northwest's volcano trail

    28 March 2010

    Take the scenic route from Seattle to Portland and tiptoe around sleeping giants on this trip down the exquisite volcanic...

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  13. Top 10 scenic drives - USA

    22 June 2009

    They don’t call it America the Beautiful for nothing. Roll down that car window and feast your eyes.A road trip...

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