Costa Rica Travel Pack (Globetrotter Travel Packs) [Paperback]

Globetrotter (Author)

Book Description

Series: Globetrotter Travel Packs | Publication Date: December 1, 2001

Globetrotter Travel Packs offer exceptional value for money by combining Guide and Map in a pocket-sized plastic wallet.
-- Fresh new series look
-- All the information you need on a destination in one handy pack
-- Exceptional value for money

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

All the information you need on Costa Rica in one handy pack. This exciting new addition to the Globetrotter range offers exceptional value for money by combining Guide and Map in a pocket-sized, plastic wallet. Each pack contains the relevant Globetrotter Travel Guide and a full-size Travel Map folded to fit the wallet. (7 1/2' x 5 1/4' x 5/8')

About the Author

After an academic career, Rowland Mead has been a full-time writer for the last 10 years. He writes on wildlife and travel topics, specializing in the Spanish-speaking countries. His latest books include the Globetrotter Guide to Iceland and two volumes on English Cathedral Cities. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Globetrotter; 1st edition (December 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1859748031
• ISBN-13: 978-1859748039
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,239,101 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars little to no detail, December 18, 2008

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kgh624 (Seattle WA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Costa Rica Travel Map (Globetrotter Travel: Costa Rica) (Map)

We drove from San Jose, to Arenal, to Punta Islita, to Tamarido, to Liberia. I bought this map as well as the Waterproof Travel Map of Costa Rica, based on reviews I read that each gave important/different type of info and both would be useful. I ended up using the Waterproof Travel Map of Costa Rica about 99% of the time - it does an excellent job of detail on roads/landmarks/hotels/restaurants, and is for the most part up-to-date. This Globetrotter map however lacks in significant, updated detail. I would have been disappointed to have only had this map. The only 1% of the time that it was useful was that it labeled the bridge onto the Nicoya Peninsula as the 'Bridge of Friendship' (this actually wasn't labeled on the other map) and we looked forward to crossing it the entire trip (we were traveling with friends).

Now that I've told you about the Bridge of Friendship...skip this map.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars By Bus, not driving, January 20, 2008

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David J. Campbell (Faribault, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Costa Rica Travel Map (Globetrotter Travel Map) (Map)

We took busses and planes while in Costa Rica. This was a good map for planning our itenerary and making final decisions. You still need to converse with locals and bus schedules etc while there. taxi drivers were good sources as well.

Look for a better map of San Jose if you plan to stay more than a couple of days. Lots to see there if you want. We rode the busses all over and the drivers were good at dropping you at odd places or picking you up if you flagged them down.

4.0 out of 5 stars Really good Costa Rica Map, February 12, 2008

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Craig Ramsey (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Costa Rica Travel Map (Globetrotter Travel: Costa Rica) (Map)

This map is very large and as such has a lot of detail on it. The map is well marked and very easy to read. It does not have as many tourist location marks on it (i.e. where things you want to see are located). For that I recommend the Insight FlexiMap. I would recommend getting both maps: one map for details and one for specific locations.