Pacific Coast Highway: Traveler's Guide (Photographic Tour) | 
 enlarge | Author: Tom Snyder
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 70597
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 4.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0312263708
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.950444
EAN: 9780312263706
ASIN: 0312263708
Publication Date: July 21, 2000
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Product Description
Pacific Coast HighwayBefore gridlocked freeways and jumbo jets, the West Coast was a region of friendly towns and secluded coves, with 1,800 miles of winding and scenic roadway. It still is!Join Tom Snyder for another two-land adventure--from California's strands and the tumbled shoreline of Oregon, through Washington's lush rain forests. Detailed directions make traveling either up or down the coast easy.Explore more than 390 special plaes, like Port Townsend, where Snow Falling on Cedars and An Officer and a Gentleman were filmed.Discover over 100 restaurants and romantic hideaways, from pizza parlors to a cozy inn with a wine list of 2,000 vintages.Find near-secret beaches, where you can still park free right along the old highway and wade straight into the ocean.
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 book: Pacific Coast Highway March 27, 2008
I was very happy with my purchase. The book was like brand new, just as it was described and the price was more than reasonable.
 Disappointed March 15, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased this book because it said it was a photographic tour -- it's anything but that! I expected pictures of places all along the coast and the entire book is in black & white with hardly any pictures.
 Pretty good tool if you get a companion guide with it November 1, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The one quibble I have with this book is that Amazon shows it as "(Photographic Tour)" but the book doesn't reflect that in any way other than having a few so-so black and white photos. It's true; the book doesn't have much in the way of phone numbers or hours of operation information but it is a great descriptive guide of places you don't want to miss, giving you background information and other details you probably won't find anywhere else. It also guides you to more detailed sources of information about many of the areas. I found it to be very useful in planning a honeymoon trip, and having lived in Southern California, I also found it to be an accurate depiction of the area.
Coast Starlight dream trip down the West Coast March 9, 2006
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
Wow. I've read the reviews below and wondered if we were talking about the same book. Contrary to other opinions, this book does have an index, does make recommendations for unique and interesting lodging options, and is just packed with little bits of history about each area along the way. And the title of the book does say "Travelers Guide (Photographic Tour)" so do expect some stunning photographs along with the suggestions for enjoying the trip. If you're looking for phone numbers, prices and hours of operation, I would suggest a local phone book or a AAA road atlas rather than this engagingly written little guidebook. I would recommend it to anyone, actually everyone, who is interested in exploring the coast at their leisure and in their own style. Being a single woman and not having a huge amount of money to spend on vacations, I found that taking the Amtrak train, as suggested in this book, from rainy Seattle to sunny California was simply enchanting. For one thing, the Amtrak method of travel is relatively inexpensive, very safe and leaves a lot of time for thoughts and musings along the way (much preferable to being focused on traffic and searching out gas stations when driving). And the scenery can't be beat! It brings to mind bygone times when the trip was the destination - the little historical notes and anecdotes peppered throughout the book are a wonderful backdrop for experiencing the full flavor and character of each area. If you go exploring the beautiful and ever changing west coast with only one guide book, this should be it!
Too hard to use. August 24, 2005
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
With no index and no maps, it's hard to find information in this book. Consequently, it's a waste of money.
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