Best Places - Northern California Coast - Destinations (Paperback)

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Product Description

Northern California Coast Best Places is the first guidebook to the coast-from Monterey to Redwood-that rates retaurants and lodgings on a scale of zero to four stars. No other guidebook to the country's most popular coast gives you exactly what you want: restaurant and lodging reviews, outdoor activities, leisurely fun, and an insider's perspective. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Sasquatch Books; 2 edition (April 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570611734
• ISBN-13: 978-1570611735
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,275,794 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Tell Me Something I Don't Already Know...., July 22, 2003

By	Momof3 "kevliana" (Napa, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I was very disappointed in this book. I am a native to Northern California and wanted to learn more about our Coast, since I live within an hour's drive of many beaches. The author skipped over most of the smaller beaches and just gave incredibly short summaries of the most popular places - I did not need a book for this information! The authors majored on restaurants and lodgings, however, since they only gave listings for the more popular sites, none of the information was helpful to me. I was planning a trip to Pacifica, and there wasn't a single entry on that entire town!! There are probably 3 hotels (at least) and many, many restaurants and beaches there. But there was not even a paragraph about any of it.

I purchased the book because I wanted one dedicated to Northern California's unique beaches. However, I was much happier with another book that while it also listed the beaches in Southern California, at least I had access to a satisfactory amount of insight into the Northern California beaches. The book is named "Foghorn Outdoors California Beaches" - you can see my review under that book if you are interested.

As for this book, I wish I had not wasted my money.

3.0 out of 5 stars NOT TOO BAD OR PARTICULARLY GOOD, January 12, 2005

By	T. Hardin (seaside,oregon) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

as a VERY basic introduction to some of the more popular spots in northern california,this book does its job o.k. i felt that not enough information was given,i was craving more.the author writes with a sense of humor which is fun to read,but just barely touches on the different places,attractions,parks,etc..

5 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Northern California given justice, June 13, 2000

By	Jannette Britt (McKinleyville,ca) - See all my reviews

Finally, a book regarding the best places in Northern California! This book was easy to comprehend, delightful to read, and very informative. As a high-school student I am happy to know i have decades remaining to visit these places.