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Moon Handbooks: Baja 4 Ed: Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas [Paperback]

Joe Cummings (Author)
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Book Description

Baha Handbook 4th ed May 13, 2002
Covering Mexico from Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas, this Moon Handbook includes recommendations on hotels, resorts, and campgrounds, plus restaurant reviews, and extensive details on recreational activities. Illustrations and maps.

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  • Paperback: 520 pages
  • Publisher: Avalon Travel Pub; 4th edition (May 13, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1566912083
  • ISBN-13: 978-1566912082
  • Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,167,232 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Joe Cummings was born in New Orleans, and raised in California, France and Washington DC. In high school he developed a taste for rock guitar and subversive politics, playing in a succession of garage bands while publishing an underground newspaper. After he graduated from college, the Peace Corps granted his request to be posted to Thailand, where he served as an English lecturer at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology in Bang Mot, Thonburi. He later earned a master's degree in South Asian Civilization from the University of California at Berkeley, and was a scholar in residence at the East-West Center in Hawaii. His Thailand guide for Lonely Planet was the first guidebook to that country written in English since 1928. An instant success, it remains one of the bestselling guidebook ever published. He has authored over 35 other books, including coffeetable books, phrasebooks and travelogues. Joe has twice been honoured with the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Gold Award and is also a recipient of Mexico's Pluma de Plata (Silver Quill) for outstanding foreign journalism on Mexico. He never gave up the guitar, and continues to jam regularly at clubs in Thailand, where he makes his home.



 

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of inaccuracies, September 1, 2001
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Andrew Simpkins (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Baja 4 Ed: Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas (Paperback)
Although this book contains lots of good information, it has too many inaccuracies. It looks as though the author has not updated his database of accommodations. I found too many wrong phone numbers, wrong mailing addresses and wromg email addresses. I know these things change, but if they have all really changed this much, there should be a disclaimer or they should not be included at all.

There are two pages of what the author calls "Useful Web sites", but they are not very useful and he does not include any web sites for the many listed accommodations and resorts that have their own web sites.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for the Baja traveler, especially if driving., February 7, 2002
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This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Baja 4 Ed: Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas (Paperback)
First I want to compare the 4th edition of this book with the third. Most of the changes in the 4th edition are the color maps and updated info on the Cabo area. While the maps are nice, there are better sources for Baja maps.

Now back to the review of the book itself. I love this book, I have the 2nd and 3rd editions also, and they have been used extensively for Baja travel. While the road conditions and prices obviously will change they are good guidelines of what to expect. I think this book is most suited to travelers that are driving and offers great info on side trips off the beaten path. The road conditions regarding if 4wd is required is helpful, even if things could have changed since publication. Also great info for boaters especially concerning boat ramps, and fuel availability.

I found the hotel ratings to be pretty accurate about the conditions and facilities. In my opinion the best book published on general Baja travel.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars comprehensive but not selective, October 9, 2002
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Philip Greenspun (Cambridge, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Baja 4 Ed: Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas (Paperback)
If you're spending 2 months driving down and up, this would be a great book. But Cummings doesn't provide much advice for the person who only has a week or so to spend in Baja and must pick and choose. Even after reading the whole book you don't get a sense for what are the nicest destinations. This is important because a lot of Baja destinations are popular for people with a passion for a particular activity and if you don't enjoy that activity you'll probably feel trapped there.

Tip: If you must go to Cabo, avoid Cabo San Lucas and the Corridor and stay in San Jose del Cabo (a real Mexican town closer to the airport). Also rent the heaviest SUV that you can and drive the coast road (dirt) out to Los Frailes for snorkeling and camping on the beach (dogs are welcome).

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