Frommer's California 2008 (Frommer's Complete) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Harry Basch, Mark Hiss, Erika Lenkert, Matthew Richard Poole
Publisher: Frommers
Category: Book
List Price: $21.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 121303
Media: Paperback
Edition: Pap/Map
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 786
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5 x 1.8
ISBN: 0470137347
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.970453
EAN: 9780470137345
ASIN: 0470137347
Publication Date: December 5, 2007
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Product Description
Frommer's. The best trips start here. Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. - Explore the bounty of the Golden State-from its cosmopolitan cities to its ancient redwood forests, beaches, deserts, and mountains.
- Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not.
- Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget.
- Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.
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 Great Book August 27, 2008
I have lived in CA all my life and this book helps me find new great things! I highly recommend this book for those who love to find the best things about our great state.
 Mixed-bag August 12, 2008
I also purchased Frommer's San Francisco 2008 and I tend to have similar tastes with those authors. Since the San Francisco excerpt of this California guide was written by those authors, I highly recommend that section. However, my tastes greatly diverged from those of the author/authors of the Monterey and Carmel-By-the-Sea sections of the book. Their reviews of attractions and restaurants did not lead me to fun excursions or delicious meals.
Not "Complete" - but still pretty good June 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was born and raised in California and live here with my 2 school-age kids. I bought this book for ideas for summer day trips and longer weekend excursions. Somewhat favors Northern California in its thoroughness, and it does cover No. Calif. very well. Good coverage of Los Angeles and surrounding area, with a lot of good notes on places a little more off the beaten path, as well as the "must-sees". Orange County is completely glossed-over -- as if it consisted solely of Disneyland and the beach, with trite references to out-dated stereotypes. Coverage of San Diego and the So. Calif. Desert are covered, but definitely not with the same level of attention devoted to No. Calif. areas. Still a good overview of the state, but if your trip is solely within Southern California, this probably isn't the book for you.
Excellent Guide for Trip to San Francisco Area February 10, 2008
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I needed to plan a 3-day visit to the San Francisco area, and this book proved to be perfect for that. Far better than random information available on the web. I chose a wonderful small hotel from the book and loved it. Also chose restaraunts, grand and small, with excellent results. Chose a variety of sites to visit as a tourist from the book's descriptions. Also charted a 1-day trip through Sonoma valley from the guide, ending up at the Point Reyes Pacific coast and beautiful views. The book also provides site addresses (wineries, for example) useful for tapping into the GPS navigator in the rent car. Too large to carry on a walking trip, but otherwise absolutely a perfect guide for my needs.
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