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Explorer's Guide Palm Springs & Desert Resorts: A Great Destination (Explorer's Great Destinations) Paperback – Illustrated, November 3, 2008

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"Consistently rated the best guides to the regions covered... Readable, tasteful, appealingly designed. Strong on dining, lodging, culture and history."―National Geographic Traveler

This book leaves no stone unturned. A complete guide that includes many wonderful sights not included in other travel books. The long history of celebrity association in Palm Springs is regaled in detail (including some juicy gossip)!

Distinctive for their accuracy, simplicity, and conversational tone, the diverse travel guides in our Explorer's Great Destinations series meet the conflicting demands of the modern traveler. They're packed full of up-to-date information to help plan the perfect gateway. And they're compact and light enough to come along for the ride. A tool you'll turn to before, during, and after your trip, these guides include these helpful features: chapters on lodging, dining, transportation, history, shopping, recreation and more; a section packed with practical information, such as lists of banks, hospitals, post offices, laundromats, numbers for police, fire, and rescue, and other relevant information; and maps of regions and locales.

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288 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Countryman Press
Publication date

November 3, 2008
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6 x 0.7 x 9 inches
ISBN-10

1581570481
ISBN-13

978-1581570489
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Christopher P. Baker is one of the world’s foremost travel writer/photographers. He is a leading authority on the Caribbean and Central America travel. Baker’s award-winning work has appeared in National Geographic Traveler, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, Saveur, Maxim, and Elle, and his many awards include the prestigious Lowell Thomas Award Travel Journalist of the Year. Baker lives in Palm Springs, CA.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Countryman Press; Illustrated edition (November 3, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1581570481
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1581570489
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches

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Christopher P. Baker (1955-) was born and educated in Yorkshire, England, studied at universities in London and Liverpool, and has lived in California since 1980. He has since established himself as one of the world's leading travel writers & photographers and is considered the world's foremost authority on travel and tourism to Cuba and Costa Rica. He has authored and illustrated more than 30 books for such publishers as Dorling Kindersley, Frommer's, Lonely Planet, Moon, and National Geographic, etc., including guidebooks, literary books, and his acclaimed coffee-table books "Cuba Classics: A Celebration of Vintage American Automobiles" and "Harley-Davidson: Engines & Evolution." His writing & photography have appeared in more than 200 international publications, from National Geographic to Newsweek. His literary travelog "Mi Moto Fidel: Motorcycling Through Castro's Cuba," won both the Lowell Thomas Award as 'Travel Book of the Year,' and the North American Travel Journalist Association Grand Prize. In 2008, he won the prestigious Lowell Thomas Award 'Travel Journalist of the Year,' and has also been named 'Travel Journalist of the Year' by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (2005) and Jamaica Tourist Board (1998). He is a National Geographic resident expert on Colombia, Costa Rica, and Cuba, and leads trips to those countries for National Geographic Expeditions and other tour companies. He has been profiled in USA Today, and has appeared on numerous TV and radio shows, including Al Jazeera, ABC, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, NBC, and PBS. He promotes himself through his website: www.christopherbaker.com

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John Onufrak

Fantastic blending of history and exploring your interests.

Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2020

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A very good travel methodology in enticing the traveler to understand the history, geography, ecology, and then plan an itinerary on path by highlighting what to see in whatever period of time is allowed or determining the time spent by invoking your curiosity and interest in the area and taking your time in learning about the area while you visit. Exceptionally well done and the amount of research was impeccable. Thank you for helping us plan our once and only visit to Palm Springs.

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Lloyd E. Siverns

Palm Springs: Great Help

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2013

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I've been to Palm Springs before and so I expected that this would not be very helpful. I was wrong; the suggestions for Palm Springs -the city and the greater Palm Springs area- were very helpful. My wife and I explored areas that were new to us yet close to where we were staying. Restaurants, hiking trails, things to do and all with contact information including telephone numbers and internet sites. We saved money, did more and planned better with this highly readable and gently opinionated book. The one problem is that the maps in the e-book version -which is what we had, are too small to read without a magnifying glass.

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Andrea Frabotta

Nice guide overall

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2013

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A good guide to have, but it's moderately outdated so it is more useful for folks who've never been to PS.

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Bill Priest

Excellent guide but outdated

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2013

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This book was a terrific guide to the Palm Springs of 2007, but the area changes quickly and this badly needs an updated edition.

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paganesque

Informative & inspired

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2010

Lively, objective, intelligent, and very helpful guidebook. I especially enjoyed Mr. Baker's survey of Palm Springs architecture, which inspired me to bike around to see some of the sights (love that midcentury modernism), and his description of local landscape & wildlife, which is at once factual and poetic. You need this info (about rattlesnakes, etc) if you're going to be hiking around! Book covers nearby towns if you must see them (they should be avoided altogether in my opinion). Was also helpful for a day trip to Joshua Tree National Monument.

I brought this book on a recent five-day vacation in Palm Springs, along with a couple others. If you must pick just one guide, this is your best bet.

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