Southern California: A Multimedia Travel Guide to Los Angeles, San Diego and Santa Barbara

Rating:
Summary: Just a gimmick
Review: Excellent guide full of pictures and tons of things to do and see around Los Angeles. In addition to phone numbers and maps, it also has buttons connecting you directly to web sites of hotels etc. My only gripe: it would be nice to be able to transfer addresses from the CD to my Palm.

I was recently offered a promotion with transfer to our LA office. This guide, a 'gift' (a Trojan horse?) from our HR, convinced my hesitant family to accept a move across the country. We are using the guide every weekend now to explore the area. The weather beats snow any time (it's January ;)

Rating:
Summary: This guide made me accept a job transfer to LA
Review: Excellent guide full of pictures and tons of things to do and see around Los Angeles. In addition to phone numbers and maps, it also has buttons connecting you directly to web sites of hotels etc. My only gripe: it would be nice to be able to transfer addresses from the CD to my Palm.

I was recently offered a promotion with transfer to our LA office. This guide, a 'gift' (a Trojan horse?) from our HR, convinced my hesitant family to accept a move across the country. We are using the guide every weekend now to explore the area. The weather beats snow any time (it's January ;)

Rating:
Summary: Just a gimmick
Review: The Gaia Guides' Southern California Multimedia Travel Guide is a waste of time and money. The few restaurants, places to stay, and list of activities can more easily be found in Frommer's or the Mobil Guides. There are no critical messages and I never would have purchased the disc if I knew it was made four years ago in 1999. Now I have to buy another Guide for our coming trip to Santa Barbara.