Entertaining, opinionated, and thorough, The Best of Phoenix and Tucson features the best attractions, restaurants, and lodgings in Arizona's two largest cities. Beginning with an introduction to these popular Sunbelt cities, the guide continues with unauthorized histories, and then moves on to offer the authors' 250 ten-best selections for each city. These comprehensive, detailed lists cover the best tourist spots, hidden attractions, desert hikes and bike routes, hotels, desert resorts, and watering holes. A "Proud Paupers" chapter points out the ten best free attractions and the cheapest sleeps and eats.
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What I Want In a Travel Guide,
By A.Trendl HungarianBookstore.com "What should ... (Glen Ellyn, IL USA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)
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This is what I want from a travel guide. As I'm considering a lengthy trip to Arizona, and to Phoenix specifically, I want to know the what's what on the what-to-see. "The Best of Phoenix and Tucson: The Ten Best" has that, with a hearty dash of personality.
Lots of travel guides take a similar tack: list the top ten of the usual categories. What makes this one different is that the writers have avoided becoming lackeys to the hotel of entertainment industry. Instead of being crammed with corporate logos, they focus on their opinion. I like that. No one will be surprised to read most of the lists: dining, resorts, romantic vistas, but nice to see were lists like, "The Ten Best Other Ethnic Restaurants." Naturally, they have a number of general and Hispanic restaurant lists, but I was pleased to see the authors really did their homework. Now I know I can check out "Peter's European Cafe" and taste their Hungarian palacsintas (stuffed crepes). Phoenix and Tucson are neighbors. Anyone visiting one community is likely to visit the other, but they are not twin cities. Therefore, the writers wisely create separate sections for each city. Anyone willing to make the 110 mile drive will be ready. A tourist will love this book, but I suspect any local will discover things about his home city previously hidden deep in the phone book. I fully recommend "The Best of Phoenix and Tucson: The Ten Best" by Don W. Martin, Betty Woo Martin. Anthony Trendl editor, HungarianBookstore.com
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I wish i could rate ZERO stars!,
By Joe (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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Bought this book before i moved out to phoenix, now i live in phoenix, what a waste. The authors who by the way live in Vegas, probably were here no more than a few months and rated places that either comped them or i dont even know. They rate the best pizza pizzeria unos in the Arizona Center (I was surprised to see they didn't rate McDonalds for the best hamburger). They rate victoria's secret at best lingerie place, anyone who's ever been on mill knows where the best place is for that stuff. This book was no more than an enlarged detailed yellow pages.
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Nice idea,
By 2many2read (United States) - See all my reviews
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This book is quite dated now. Restaurants are always opening and closing. (Try to find Mr. C's in Phoenix.)
May be only of historic interest; they need to do a new edition.
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By the time he gets to Phoenix, Glen Campbell once sang, she'll be risin'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lunch through dinner, full bar service, dollar sign codes, phones with dataports, north twelve miles, east briefly, west briefly, dinner nightly, drop lamps, north briefly, photo angles, large food court, local foodies, honor bars, major credit cards, desert flora, east less, spa tubs, logo items, desert resorts, swimming complex, desert museum, best attractions, swimming lagoon, desert gardens Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Valley of the Sun, Scottsdale Road, Squaw Peak Freeway, Tanque Verde, Santa Catalinas, Arizona Center, Sabino Canyon, State Route, Van Buren, Hyatt Regency, University of Arizona, Bell Road, Grant Road, Campbell Avenue, Kolb Road, Saguaro National Park, Old Pueblo, Oracle Road, Camelback Road, Speedway Boulevard, Fourth Avenue, Phillips Plaza, South Mountain, Indian School Road, Salt River New!
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lunch through dinner, full bar service, dollar sign codes, phones with dataports, north twelve miles, east briefly, west briefly, dinner nightly, drop lamps, north briefly, photo angles, large food court, local foodies, honor bars, major credit cards, desert flora, east less, spa tubs, logo items, desert resorts, swimming complex, desert museum, best attractions, swimming lagoon, desert gardens Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Valley of the Sun, Scottsdale Road, Squaw Peak Freeway, Tanque Verde, Santa Catalinas, Arizona Center, Sabino Canyon, State Route, Van Buren, Hyatt Regency, University of Arizona, Bell Road, Grant Road, Campbell Avenue, Kolb Road, Saguaro National Park, Old Pueblo, Oracle Road, Camelback Road, Speedway Boulevard, Fourth Avenue, Phillips Plaza, South Mountain, Indian School Road, Salt River New!
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- Saguaro National Park by Doris Evans on page 207, and page 244
- Las Vegas: The Best of Glitter City: The Ten Best Casino Resorts and Gaming Areas, "Big Room" and Cabaret Shows, Restaurants, Cafes and Buffets, ... and Much More ("Best of . . ." City Series) by Don W. Martin in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- American City by Rh Value Publishing on page 257
- Herman Melville by Robert A. Lee on page 221
- The Best of San Francisco: An Impertinent Insiders' Guide to Everybody's Favorite City by Don W. Martin in Front Matter
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