Did you know that Portland has over 60 microbreweries, giving it the title of "Beer Capital of the World"? It has more breweries than any other city in the world, including Cologne, Germany (which has plenty).

Here you'll find a complete guide for everything you need to experience a great Long Weekend in Portland, whether your trip takes you to sample some of the plentiful brews or to enjoy the lush wonders of Portland's numerous green spaces or to enjoy a surging culinary boom that has made Portland home to some of the most heralded restaurants in the U.S.

"I'd heard about the breweries in Portland, but I had no idea they were in dozens of older historic buildings. I found this fascinating. I like my beer as well as the next man, but after visiting Portland, I'll never order another Budwesier or Miller again in my life! Life is too short to drink bad beer."

--- Sanford P., Boise

"Being from New York where people are blunt to the point of rudeness, I was bowled over by the hospitality of the people everywhere we went and the warm welcome we received."

--- Minnie C., Staten Island

"I'll say this: go through the restaurant list with a fine tooth comb if you're on a short visit the way we were. There are SO many good choices."

---Juan T., Miami

You'll save a lot of time using this concise guide. =Lodgings (in several parts of Portland) variously priced. =Fine & budget restaurants, more than enough listings to give you a sense of the variety to be found. =Principal attractions -- don't waste your precious time on the lesser ones. We've done all the work for you.

=A handful of enchanting shopping finds you'll love.

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Delaplaine lives on South Beach, Miami's Billion Dollar Sandbar.

He writes in widely varied fields: screenplays, novels (adult and juvenile) and journalism. He also has a series of Long Weekend Guides covering some 50 cities around the world.

Email: andrewdelaplaine@mac.com

He writes several series:

The "JACK HOUSTON ST. CLAIR" political thriller novels.

"THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES IV," a series of novels starring the great-great-grandson of the famous consulting detective.

"THE ANNALS OF SANTOPIA" series, an epic that follows a Santa born in 1900 through to his death 82 years later.

The AMOS FREEMAN police thrillers.

Other novels:

"The Trap Door" follows a boy who is taken back in time to 1594 and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.

"The Meter Maid Murders," a comic look at a detective trying to nab a serial killer on South Beach who only murders meter maids.

Has written and directed three features (one doc, two narrative features), as well as several short films and won several awards for his film work. (See imdb.com for details). His latest film, "Meeting Spencer," starring Jeffrey Tambor, won the prestigious Milan International Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay.

DELAPLAINE'S "LONG WEEKEND" GUIDES

These no-nonsense guides contain Delaplaine's recommendations and advice for travelers visiting these places for 3 or 4 days.

As "The Food Enthusiast," he writes a series of restaurants guides, updated annually.

He has no hobbies.