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Summary: We used this guidebook constantly!
Review: After many years traveling and camping througout Mexico, using various camping guides, Traveler's Guide to Mexican Camping is by far the most informative and usefull book written!! This book has all the information on how to cross the border into Mexico, what paperwork is needed, where to get tourist visas, what insurance is needed, where to get maps and many other helpful tips on Mexico travel. Also in the book are samples of road signs and their translations. The Churches have done an excellent job in researching each campground and include easy to follow directions with maps of the areas. This is a must, as signs for campgrounds are very often missing or non-existent in Mexico. Any and all information about driving and camping in Mexico, Belize and the Baja is included in this book! A MUST FOR MEXICO TRAVEL!!!!
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Summary: A Must If Traveling In Mexico!!!
Review: After many years traveling and camping througout Mexico, using various camping guides, Traveler's Guide to Mexican Camping is by far the most informative and usefull book written!! This book has all the information on how to cross the border into Mexico, what paperwork is needed, where to get tourist visas, what insurance is needed, where to get maps and many other helpful tips on Mexico travel. Also in the book are samples of road signs and their translations. The Churches have done an excellent job in researching each campground and include easy to follow directions with maps of the areas. This is a must, as signs for campgrounds are very often missing or non-existent in Mexico. Any and all information about driving and camping in Mexico, Belize and the Baja is included in this book! A MUST FOR MEXICO TRAVEL!!!!
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Summary: mise a jour
Review: C'est effectivement une aide précieuse pour certains voyageurs qui recherchent absolument le camping sécuritaire.Toutefois même si la 2eme edition n'a encore que deux ans, elle devrait déjà être à jour car plusieurs trailer park n'existent plus. De plus dans la version vendue au Canada il manque les pages 320 à 353...Erreur a l'assemblage sans doute...Myke et Terri pourrait aussi signaler les Pemex possédant espace et services pour arrêt d'urgence(une nuit...) lorsque necessaire...
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Summary: Probably a good book for the right reader
Review: I bought this book because I was planning a climb to Orizaba and Iztaccihuatl. I was hoping to find more information about camping than I found in R.J.Secor "Mexico's Volcanoes, A Climbing Guide" (a "must have" if your are going to climb there). "The Travelers Guide..." is geared towards people driving Winnebagos through Mexico. I'm sure it's a great book for that purpose. However it is extremely lacking on any detail regarding these volcanos. If you are planning to climb there, don't waste you time with book. If I was going to pack up the Holiday Rambler and head south of the border, I would make sure I had this book. It does seem to answer the questions that you would have about crossing the border, insurance, fuel, etc. and it provides a lot of detail about the various camp grounds through out Mexico. It may be worth more than 3 stars. To me it was worth 0. But, don't let that stop you from buying the book (unless you were going to buy it to climb Orizaba and Iztaccihuatl).
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Summary: Probably a good book for the right reader
Review: I bought this book because I was planning a climb to Orizaba and Iztaccihuatl. I was hoping to find more information about camping than I found in R.J.Secor "Mexico's Volcanoes, A Climbing Guide" (a "must have" if your are going to climb there). "The Travelers Guide..." is geared towards people driving Winnebagos through Mexico. I'm sure it's a great book for that purpose. However it is extremely lacking on any detail regarding these volcanos. If you are planning to climb there, don't waste you time with book. If I was going to pack up the Holiday Rambler and head south of the border, I would make sure I had this book. It does seem to answer the questions that you would have about crossing the border, insurance, fuel, etc. and it provides a lot of detail about the various camp grounds through out Mexico. It may be worth more than 3 stars. To me it was worth 0. But, don't let that stop you from buying the book (unless you were going to buy it to climb Orizaba and Iztaccihuatl).
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Summary: Great for RVers, Okay for tent campers
Review: I bought this book for a backpacking trip I am planning along the Maya Riveria. I am a tent camper. Although the title implies that this book was written for those travelling with an RV or tent, it is primarily for the RVer. It does mention when tent camping is an option but gives little or no information beyond that fact. The writers do give RVers a good idea of what to expect, providing decent descriptions of campground setup, condition, and facilities. They go so far as to tell you what part of the campground you will likely find a spot and whether shady sites are available. They give very little detailed information regarding tenting conditions. If you are planning tenting trip to Mexico, this may be a very usual guide simpy to locate the campgrounds but for little else. If you are planning a RVing trip to Mexico, I would not go without this book.
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Summary: ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS FOR RVers
Review: I have purchased both the first and second editions of this book
and have found it extremely helpful. Coupled with a travel book that gives more details on things to see and do, it is perfect for RVers. Improvements I'd suggest are:
1. PLEASE review rules of punctuation before the next edition. Either break two separate (but related) thoughts into two separate sentences or use a semicolon (not a comma)in the middle.
2. The basic info on cities and sites is good, but it would be nice to see more options for itineraries. What's on that other highway? Are there alternate ways to get from Point A to Point B? What are the differences in miles, road conditions, campgrounds, etc.? Are there roads to avoid?
Keep up the good work!
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Summary: Best Source Book for Mexican Camping
Review: This is the best book that I have found for traveling in Mexico, both in an RV and on a motorcycle. Excellent presentation for planning listing campgrounds and associated motels, mileage, and GPS coordinates. As wagon master of the Mexican Connection Chapter 8 of the Escapee RV Club, I would highly recommend this as a source book for travel in Mexico. I won't leave home without it.
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Summary: Best Mexico RV Book
Review: Traveler's Guide To Mexican Camping is the best book ever written for RV travelers in Mexico. I've had other books intended as Mexico camping guides which contained sketchy information and confusing directions; those have now been disposed of and the Traveler's Guide To Mexican Camping is my bible for RVing in Mexico. This book is the complete reference for RVers. I used the suggested itineraries for planning my vacation; these show daily driving distances, estimated driving times, and descriptions of the routes and sites along the way, which I found to be very accurate. Over 60 pages of detailed information cover everything from safety, insurance, fuel, food and money to health issues and pets. The information on crossing the border was very helpful in preparing me for this sometimes confusing process and the detailed descriptions of each crossing point, including hours of operation and suitability of RV access, enabled me to select good places to enter Mexico. This section also contains helpful suggestions for nearby campgrounds to use before entering Mexico. The information on how to deal with corrupt cops and to be avoid being cheated at gas stations was also especially useful. The nine chapters which cover every region of Mexico are what set this book apart from all others. I found the key maps, indices and distance tables convenient and easy to use. The detailed description of each campground includes a listing of amenities, a detailed map showing not only the campground location but also many times nearby gas stations and stores, detailed directions to the campground including distances and reference points, a description of the facilities and the price range. I found this information to be objective and accurate, and I liked being able to know what the campground offers and the approximate cost before deciding to stop there. While not the primary focus of this book, many interesting tourist attractions are also described, which I found very useful. The detailed information on driving in the Mexico City area helped me avoid many potential problems there. For those venturing beyond Mexico, an entire chapter covers Belize. While traveling in Mexico I've met many people who spent the night parked in potentially unsafe locations because they did not know of a nearby campground, who did not know how to use the telephones, who had difficulty crossing the border, who spent hours searching for a campground, who got lost while trying to drive through cities, and who did not know where they would spend the next night. One thing all these people had in common was that they did not have a copy of this book. Traveler's Guide To Mexican Camping is an easy to use reference covering all aspects of RV travel and camping, from trip planning and preparation to returning to the US. It is well indexed and cross referenced, packed full of advice and information, and the maps and campground listing are easy to read and understand. The book uses quality paper and binding, not newsprint and stapled covers, and my copy has survived many months of rough handling. There are no advertisements in this book, which would have affected the objectivity of the authors. Every RV traveler to Mexico should have this book.
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Summary: We used this guidebook constantly!
Review: We recently spent 6 weeks roaming in a small Toyota camper, off the beaten tourist paths, down the Gulf Coast to Veracruz, then inland to Teotihuacan and back via various cities. This book led us to a number of delightful (umm... and otherwise, but hey they worked) campgrounds we wouldn't have otherwise found, and I appreciated its directions for bypassing Mexico City and Tampico. We were somewhat more adventurous than the Churches recommend about finding places to boondock, but we do speak enough Spanish to ask the locals, which we always did. I have a list of resources in an ebook I've written about Mexico, and this one literally tops the list -- for RVers.
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