2/12/2012

Travel Smart: Oregon Review

Travel Smart: Oregon
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Finally a travel/guide book that reveals the secrets and true beauty of Oregon! Gordon Coffin has done an excellent job of covering the entire state. The "Special Interest Tours" are well planned and have something for everyone. As a "local", the book is a great reference for our many visitors. We use the "Calendar of Events" section to schedule out-of-town guest's visits to coincide with fun events such as Portland's Waterfront Blues Festival. The writing is colorful, descriptions are enticing. This book makes planning and organizing a trip in Oregon so easy. Gordon Coffin stayed away from the overvisited tourist attractions and shared his private collection of Oregon gems. This is a book for anyone planning a trip to Oregon and a must for all Oregonians.

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With Travel Smart: Oregon, venture to miles of unspoiled beaches, deep evergreen forests, tumbleweed deserts, and alpine lakes framed by snow-capped mountains. Learn where you can fish, swim, bike, hike, snowboard, ski, surf, or just lie in the sun. Plus, find a wide variety of options-but only the best-for dining and lodging. Travel Smart: Oregon even has an easy-to-use rating system that quickly shows which places you really shouldn't miss, which are good to see, and which you should see only if you have extra time.

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2/11/2012

Travel Smart: Arizona Review

Travel Smart: Arizona
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This book was really good in helping to plan my trip to the southwest. I really liked the suggested schedules listed in the back. It gave a rough idea of just how much time one should allow. The descriptions were accurate and that helped a lot. I only found 1 thing that didn't match up and that was only a difference in a few miles. Overall this book was really good and I would use it again.

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2/10/2012

How To Travel America Review

How To Travel America
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Yes, this book is a must for any foreign traveler planning to visit the USA. But the value of the book goes far
beyond this audience. It is a storehouse of information presented in an entertaining style that will capture
the attention of American citizens as well. I was amazed at how the details of American life are so clearly organized. This book covers ALL of the day to day idiosyncracies we Americans take for granted. Read it yourself and send one to a friend.

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How To Travel America is a guide to traveling to and within U.S. Designed for international visitors to the U.S.A., it also provides excellent information for Americans traveling within their own country. How To Travel America provides just about everything "how to" about traveling in the U.S.A.

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2/09/2012

Fodor's Guatemala, 1st Edition (Fodor's Gold Guides) Review

Fodor's Guatemala, 1st Edition (Fodor's Gold Guides)
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We usually go with Lonely Planet guides (used them in India, Thailand and Japan so far) but the one for Guatemala got not so good reviews so we decided to try this one.
big mistake.
we planned our trip based on advice from friends that visited Guatemala and were counting on the guidebook for the little things, like places to eat, sleep, what to see and how to get there.
throughout the trip we got the feeling that the writers just chose the first place they say off the bus station and reviewed it. they never ventured far from the center to show you places or things that are less known.
the thing all places in this book have in common is the average high price.
all the reviewed restaurants, hotels and such were of the highest prices we could find, and usually unjustified.
we were able to find better accommodation and food for sometimes half the price!
this book might be more suitable for people who are limited in time, like to see the main tourist attractions when they travel and dont really care to spend a little more $ to stay close to the center and be comfortable.
if you like to explore, see things that not everyone see, eat with the locals in the market, meet interesting people - skip this book.

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Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Guatemala!•Updated frequently, Fodor’s Guatemala provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guide book.•Fodor’s Guatemala features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Guatemala.•Experience Guatemala like a local! Fodor’s Guatemala features information from local experts.•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include "Top Reasons to Go,” "Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.

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2/08/2012

Best Places Central California Coast: Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara Review

Best Places Central California Coast: Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara
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This guide is for the experienced traveler. Judith Wylie is a good writer and she makes the places and attractions she describes come alive. On a recent trip to the West Coast I bought this book and found its recommendations which I followed to be accurate.
However, the Best Places series' emphasis on selectivity means an awful lot of choices as far as lodging and dining are concerned are left out. For someone beginning to explore an area a more inclusive guidebook might be a better choice. Also this book has no illustrations or photographs (save for the cover), which lessens both its attractiveness and usefulness.

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With near-perfect weather all year, the stunning coastline between Los Angeles and San Francisco features rolling hills, sweeping coastal views, and almost 300 scenic and historic miles with something for every interest, budget, or taste. From Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara -- and including the Channel Islands -- this new Best Places guide leads travelers and locals to the region's finest spots. Readers will find details on such main attractions as Hearst's Castle, the Monterey Aquarium, and Big Sur, as well as insider tips on little-known gems such as where to go foraging in tide pools, or see elephant seals living in the wild. A foldout map is included.

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2/07/2012

Hidden New Mexico: Including Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos and the Enchanted Circle Review

Hidden New Mexico: Including Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos and the Enchanted Circle
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We live in New Mexico, and every holiday or free weekend we use this guide to lead us to new exciting and beautiful places. This book is the perfect travel companion for anyone interested in smaller, off the beaten path places. This book led us to discover Las Vegas, NM, a (yet) not so touristy place unlike Taos or Sante Fe. Thanks to this guide, we enjoyed the free road side Hot Springs located in a pristine alpine valley, and delicious restaurants that put the more known places to shame. It has small eateries and interesting museums, parks like the little known Three Rivers Petroglyph National Monument with thousands of drawings, on the way from Socorro to Alamogordo. Yet again, this is a place not mentioned in other tourist maps or books. I would recommend for anyone really interested in traveling through New Mexico to also have DeLorme Topographic Map of New Mexico with them for references and the smaller roads. The general RandMcNally or AAA maps just don't cut it. Those topo maps are only about 16 dollars and will work great with the Hidden New Mexico book or any travelguide. Check out Chaco Canyon National Monument as well, and stay in El Rancho Hotel in Gallup, you will not believe your eyes! That was also a tip from the Hidden New Mexico book. Enjoy the most beautiful state in the nation (I am biased, I know)!

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Combining unique travel choices, outdoor adventures, and little-known locales into guides where vacations meet adventures, each title in the Hidden series offers readers the comfort of detailed maps, internet information for each listing, suggested itineraries, and walking and driving tours. A resident of Santa Fe for over twenty years, travel writer Richard Harris has come to know New Mexico's attractions well. A strong believer in eco-tourism, Harris guides travelers to the natural and cultural attractions that have made New Mexico world-renowned, while helping readers understand how to both enjoy and preserve them. Complete details on campgrounds, hiking trails, biking paths, ski resorts, and whitewater runs are included. Hidden New Mexico offers reviews of locally run hotels and recommendations of over sixty restaurants serving Mexican, new Mexican, and Nouveau Southwestern cuisine, as well as information on cooking classes where visitors can learn to make their own hot and spicy favorites. With eight pages of full-color maps, this is the perfect insider's guide for visitors from near or far.

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2/06/2012

Travel Smart: Illinois/Indiana Review

Travel Smart: Illinois/Indiana
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This is indeed not your typical travel book. Poorly organized and very selective in terms of landmarks and points of interest. I was very frustrated by it.

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From the museums, exciting sporting events, and deep-dish pizzas of Chicago to the isolated cabins and historic bed-and-breakfast inns of Indiana's Amish country, this guide offers savvy tips for sightseeing and activities, complete with driving guides, scenic routes, plenty of easy-to-read maps, and a mileage chart.

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