Fodor's California 2010 (Full-color Travel Guide) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: Full-color Travel Guide | Publication Date: November 3, 2009

California is one of America’s most popular vacation destinations, and for good reason — the state is so diverse that it draws every type of traveler, from shopaholics and spa junkies to mountain bikers and surfers. Whether you plan to tour wineries in Sonoma County, hike the Southern Sierra, or max out your credit cards on Rodeo Drive, Fodor’s California 2010 is there every step of the way, with savvy recommendations and helpful tips. Now in full color, it covers the state with both substance and style. Features include:

•More than 300 color photographs and easy-to-read color maps that illustrate the beauty of California and help you choose what to see
•Evocative, photo-filled features on quintessential California experiences, including road-tripping on the Pacific Coast Highway, touring the Wine Country, and experiencing the real Hollywood
•In-depth coverage of California’s eight national parks, from Joshua Tree to Redwood
•Up-to-date restaurant reviews for every part of the state, and extensive coverage of the dining scene in California’s cities
•Orientation maps and planning pages at the beginning of each chapter to help you get your bearings, pick your destinations, and plan your trips

Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.

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Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by resident experts. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 956 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's; Pap/Map edition (November 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 140000859X
• ISBN-13: 978-1400008599
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #528,352 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Make your vacation wonderful, September 19, 2010

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crew cut "crew cut" (Sunnyvale, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fodor's California 2010 (Full-color Travel Guide) (Paperback)

If you are spending thousands of dollars on your trip, it is worthwhile to spend a few dollars on this excellent book and plan your trip so much better. When we plan a vacation, the first thing we ask ourselves is- what are we going to do there. Then we get on the Internet and try to make sense of what people are suggesting. This book tells you all without the hassle of browsing the internet and still not being sure of what to do. They mark interesting things with something called "Fodor's choice" and they have never disappointed.

Very strongly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars California 2011, October 14, 2011

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Is an very good overall travel guide. Gave my wife and I some excellent suggestions on what to see while visiting Californai

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Something's Missing!, July 28, 2010

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Laura G (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fodor's California 2010 (Full-color Travel Guide) (Paperback)

My husband and I moved to California last fall and I recently bought this guidebook in preparation for a drive we took up the coast from LA to Monterey. The book was fine for that, but then we took a day trip to San Jose and there was almost NOTHING in this book about San Jose. San Jose is one of the biggest cities in the entire US and all we could find in the book was a single tiny paragraph that mentioned a couple museums--no restaurant suggestions, no sights to see, no lodging info. I couldn't believe it. We'll be heading to San Francisco in a couple months and so far the section on SF seems to be sufficient, but I still can't get over the lack of even the most basic info on San Jose. What a disappointment!