FamilyFun Vacation Guide: California & Hawaii [Paperback]

Carole Terwilliger Meyers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2, 2003 | Series: Familyfun Vacation Guides

Visit a cell block in Alcatraz, San Francisco, Calif. Walk on a volcano in Hawaii. Pan for gold in Jamestown, Calif. Watch a whale in Maui, Hawaii. Play in the snow at Yosemite, Calif.

Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: Disney Editions (February 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786853034
• ISBN-13: 978-0786853038
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,770,392 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Award-winning travel writer Carole Terwilliger Meyers is a native San Franciscan. She holds a B.A. degree in anthropology from San Francisco State University and an elementary teaching credential from Fresno State College. Carole is the author of 17 books, including MILES OF SMILES: 101 GREAT CAR GAMES & ACTIVITIES and WEEKEND ADVENTURES IN SAN FRANCISCO & NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. She is the founding publisher of Carousel Press and the editor of DREAM SLEEPS: CASTLE & PALACE HOTELS OF EUROPE. Also an active freelance writer, she has written for Family Fun, Sunset, and numerous other magazines, as well as for the travel sections of many newspapers. She has also been both a movie and restaurant critic. Carole has been quoted in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, has been a featured guest on the Today Show, is an extra in Mick Jagger's 'Visions of Paradise' music video, and is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers. Ms. Meyers resides in Berkeley, California.

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Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars California here we come, right back where dad started from..., July 27, 2007

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Colleen "If it's not fun, what's the point?" (Rocky Mountains, Fly Over Country) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: FamilyFun Vacation Guide: California & Hawaii (Paperback)

I purchased this book for a family road trip we took in 2004. I was really impressed with all it had to offer. It had a section on ways to make the time in the car more enjoyable, what to bring, what to plan for, how to cut down costs, etc. And then it had all of California mapped out so you could quickly look up things to do in every area you planned to visit. There are ratings for what things will cost (admission fees to attractions, lists of hotels and their prices and ratings, camping places and costs and ratings, restaurants ratings and prices, etc.) and Family Fun also rated things on a fun scale (from "fine" to "Family Fun Recommended"), which really helped us to weed out the so-so from the don't miss since we had limited time and money.

We just wanted to get the most out of our vacation. We didn't want to drive by something and miss out because we didn't know it was there. We also needed to plan our budget and research places to stay and things to do. This book was invaluable. I still have it earmarked with little sticky notes for everything we wanted to see. Now it is an historical record of our vacation.

I highly recommend this book and all the Family Fun vacation guides. Their ratings are right on, and they know everything there is to do in the parts of the country that you want to see. Grab a book and hit the road, Jack!

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay, may be better for out-of-state people, January 16, 2007

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John Falone "Only the Truth...always." (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: FamilyFun Vacation Guide: California & Hawaii (Paperback)

We live in California, and bought this to for information on Hawaii. Seems to have some good info, as the California portion seems to be right on the mark with what we like to see and do in California.

The information is very good, but we already knew a lot of the California stuff already. We are looking forward to trying out the Hawaii information soon!

If you are not from California, and need to plan a trip here, this is a good tool to have in your planning kit!