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ORIGINAL: LadyHibiscus

Only San Francisco is REMOTELY like New York, fetish wise. Portland is indeed the land of the unusual, though!

I have some friends who are on Fetlife now who live in Seattle, and there are a few folks who post here that are from there... word has it that it is slow...

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ORIGINAL: ShaktiSama

Seattle is pretty nice, if you can handle the weather. There is a mid-size fetish community with a very positive spirit and some very nice local resources, including the Wet Spot.

The other nice thing about Seattle is that it is within driving distance of Vancouver, which is a pretty amazing fetish city. I have seen people from Germany fly in to Vancouver for the Sin City fetish ball with some regularity, and there are at least two or three monthly fetish parties, as well as additional semi-private events.

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ORIGINAL: undergroundsea

I used to visit Seattle on business regularly and was able to experience some of the scene there. Seattle has a dedicated sex positive space called The Wet Spot which hosts events on weekend and weekdays. At the time (my last visit was almost seven years ago), it had weekly pansexual parties, as well as other miscellaneous events (gender specific events, dance night on Thursday, potluck night on Wednesday, erotic drawing night, etc). Alanna Gabasch (I may not have spelled her name correctly), a speaker and educator at the national level, runs The Wet Spot and contributes energy to various sex positive events in Seattle like the erotic art festival.

I do not recall the names of the stores I visited but I recall three or four places with a good selection of either toys or clothes. I also enjoyed the goth clubs. I attended a few fetish events in Seattle and did not experience any odd moments because of how I was dressed near the clubs hosting the events.

I also looked forward to good food when I visited.

I visited Portland for just a night and attended a fetish night. There I did experience odd moments because of how I was dressed as I walked in the areas near the club. However, based on what I have heard from others I expect my experience was not a good representation of Portland. Still, between the two I consider Seattle a better place. And, yes, Seattle's proximity to Vancouver is a plus.

I think Seattle also has more natural beauty. It is, however, notorious for rain and traffic.

Cheers,

Sea

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ORIGINAL: RedMagic1

The positive comments on this thread about the Wet Spot are from out-of-state visitors. The people I know who live in Washington have, without exception, told me negative things about how it is run. Most (in)famous on these boards is Leatherist, and I always figured he just had a burr up his ass about the owner when he posted about the place, until I met a female bottom in real life who independently gave me the exact same list of complaints.

There are, however, many private play-parties, kinky kampouts, etc., in greater Seattle.

Food critics tend to say that Portland has better restaurants, though there is better Indian food in Seattle. Probably irrelevant to you, but not me, is that Portland is one of the most vegetarian-friendly cities in the nation. If you choose based on kink and scene, Seattle wins. If you choose based on lower cost of living that does not sacrifice culture, Portland wins.

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ORIGINAL: Coupleofwhats
I like the thought of a kinky kampout... fire??

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ORIGINAL: RedMagic1

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ORIGINAL: Coupleofwhats
I like the thought of a kinky kampout... fire??

...and outdoor bondage.

Sounds pretty boring, doesn't it?

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ORIGINAL: CoupleofwhatsI love Indian food, so that's definitely good to know. :)

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ORIGINAL: OttersSwim

Ah but Lady H, Denver has mountains!  And those are quite special in their own right.