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Summary: Good for lazy travellers
Review: I am never the type of hard working traveller who would dig into lengthy travel books to find out everything. I found this book very useful for me. It's all in color (so, it's a pleasure to read, though that makes it heavy), and it has great maps which highlights all attractions in addition to detailed maps in the end of the book. That keeps me focus on what I want in a very easy way, instead of searching for where that particular attraction is.I went to San Francisco, and places as far as 3 hours driving to north, and 4 hours driving to south. For San Francisco part, this book even included different architecture style, which greatly enhanced my experience. As for others, most of the places they describe, they include pictures also. This helps me to know what to expect. Though I don't like it to be so heavy, it's my favorite among my collection.
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Summary: The Book to Buy - With Beautiful Photographs
Review: I first came across these books traveling to Europe and I own almost 20 of these guides. This is a massive 630 page guide suitable to the large State of California, a state that has many places to explore and visit. It has a comprehensive description of almost every area of California. An alternate book to consider is something like the Frommer guide that is about 700 pages. I prefer this book. Both have excellent maps and guides including street maps of San Francisco. They give lots of local information. But many guides including the Frommer guide are a disappointment because they have almost no photographs. A picture is worth a 1000 words. So if you are buying just one book, then buy this book. The photos are in bright stunning color and leap from the pages. There are history time lines, references to historical and political development, architecture, museums, surfing, culture, restaurants, places to stay. Very complete. Just a great book. Highly recommend and makes for a good souvenir. Jack in Toronto
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