California Marco Polo Spiral Guide

by Marco Polo Travel

For advice you can trust, look no further than Marco Polo. California Marco Polo Spiral Guide is a compact travel guide for people who have little time to prepare for a trip, don't want to miss anything, like to be inspired by great ideas for exciting days out and love all things ultra-practical and easy to use. Inside the California Marco Polo Spiral Top 10 We highlight the most important sights and sites of The Golden State which you won't want to miss! The California Feeling gives tips to help you experience the essence of this glorious state. From riding the oldest cable car in the world in San Francisco to hiking through a palm grove in Palm Canyon, let Marco Polo help you get under the skin of California to see what makes it tick. The Magazine section provides an interesting and entertaining account of life in the Golden State. From the glorious sun-kissed beaches, to the film stars, the palm trees and beyond these well-known images of California, this guides digs deep into the history looking at the gold rush that shaped the state. Don't Each chapter highlights the absolute must-sees for each area and what to do at your leisure if time permits. In the five chapters organised by region and city, each chapter provides restaurant recommendations, the best shopping streets and the hottest places to go for a night out. Perfectly planned itineraries take you for a walk through Santa Barbara or on a driving tour along the famous coastal highway where you can enjoy this sun-drenched state on your own private road trip. All you need to do is decide whether you want to travel on foot, by bike, car or public transport for perfect days in California. Detailed 3D graphics take you into the Getty Center in Los Angeles and the Golden Gate Bridge giving you a real flavour of the amazing architecture. Street Atlas & pull out The best of both worlds! Some people prefer an atlas while others prefer a separate map - Marco Polo Spiral Guides have both. Top 10 reasons to come For those undecided about a return visit... there is a list of Top 10 reasons to come back again!

Genres: Travel

220 pages, Spiral-bound

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Marco Polo is a division of the German publishing house MairDumont, who also produce the Baedeker & Lonely Planet travel guides.

Reviews

[Andrew Smith · Rating 2 out of 5]

On the upside this book is cheap. It also has a very good map which acts as a stand alone item, complete with its own plastic pocket. In fact, the map is the only reason I bought the book. I'm planning a trip and wanted a map of about the size and scale offered up here; there was nothing else in the bookshop to temp me and no other place in town likely to stock a map of California.

On the downside it's a very small book and therefore holds little information. It's not something you could use to plan a big trip as there's only what I'd call 'teaser' pieces on each location. It's really an appetite whetter, so I guess it does fulfil some kind of function. There are some photographs, a few places of interest to see and a quick summary of each area. On top of that there is very limited information on potential accommodation and eateries. There's not much else, which is why I also bought a bigger, more expensive book to aid my planning. The bigger book, of course, had no decent sized map.

[Book · Rating 5 out of 5]

Using this guide you will be able to experience all that California offers, you can be sure in that.

Places to stay, places to eat, trendy places to visit, tourist meccas, best places to visit during the night, shopping centers, places to visit when with kids, links, blogs, festivals and much more.

The guide is up-to-date and the nicest add-on is Insider tips – for me, at least, one of the main reasons you will carry this guide anywhere you go.

Convenient, lightweight, yet full of information and with detailed pull-out map, this guide from known UK publisher Marco Polo is something not to be missed if you are visiting The Golden State.