Berkeley Guides: Central America: On the Loose, On the Cheap, Off the Beaten Path (Berkeley Guides: The Budget Traveller's Handbook) [Paperback]

Andrew Dean Nystrom (Editor), Wendy Smith (Editor), Fodor's (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 30, 1996 | Series: Berkeley Guides: The Budget Traveller's Handbook

Contains updated, comprehensive details on Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, with due consideration of current and past political trends. The guide includes candid information which aims to capture the excitement and adventure of budget travel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's; 2 edition (January 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679029796
• ISBN-13: 978-0679029793
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,844,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

For the past dozen years, I've worked full-time as a freelance writer, editor, photojournalist, bicycle messenger and adventure travel planning consultant.

I've contributed text and images to two dozen Fodor's and Lonely Planet travel guidebooks, and my writing has been translated into a dozen languages. For 2+ years, I was a regular contributor to the syndicated newspaper column, Travels with Lonely Planet. My main area of interest and expertise is adventure and responsible/sustainable travel with a purpose in the Americas.

I graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a BA in Geography and Education. Prior to launching my freelance writing career, I was the senior writer/producer of the Webby Award-winning travel site LonelyPlanet.com.

If I'm not scribbling or shooting photos, I'm probably out scouting new hiking trails, biking to a farmers' market, hunting sublime tacos, cooking up a storm or foraging for wild edibles.

When not out rambling, I advise the National Geographic Society's Sustainable Tourism Initiative and edit and produce the Los Angeles Times Travel website (http://travel.latimes.com), for Tribune Co. and Los Angeles Times Interactive.

I'm based just the other side of Dodger Stadium from Downtown LA, where I garden and inhabit a wild urban pocket with my wife and young son.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars older book yet still a valuable guide, February 23, 2001

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This review is from: Berkeley Guides: Central America: On the Loose, On the Cheap, Off the Beaten Path (Berkeley Guides: The Budget Traveller's Handbook) (Paperback)

the only reason this book does not get 5 stars is because it is not written this year. though written a few years ago it still holds much value as an incrediable guide book. allowing the traveller to look beyond the regular, average-joe, tourist things-to-do and really experience the country with a budget in mind.

i was completely impressed with the lack of attitude this book was written with. this book does not dictact like most other travel books. instead, you get the views of a group of university students, many thoughts, many opinions, which allows you to create your own opinion rather than being told.

it leaves you open to see all parts of the many countries listed in this book, not just the pricy hotels and tourist areas. i felt this book showed me a part of guatemala that i would not have seen if travelling with any other book. completely original in its way of travelling, and ideas about what to see and do. i would not doubt to reccomend this book to any of my friends, even though it is slightly dated.

i, once again, set my travelling sights toward central america and would not dream of being there without this book.

what more needs to be said??!@?!! it rules.

this book allows you to travel with value in mind. money does not dictate good times. the possibilities are endless with this book, regardless of the amount of money spent. definately ideal for the student or younger minded traveller with adventure in mind.

just wish they would continue to publish more of these perfect travel companions. last year i checked out the new york edition too. it was just as great. hope to see other similar publications in the future!!