Product Description This completely rewritten and reorganized guide explores the wide-open spaces, bustling cities, and backroad country of the Southwest--from Phoenix to Hopi and Navajo territory. Photos. 32 maps & charts.
Amazon.com Review The Travel Smart series from John Muir Publications features a "different kind of guidebook" that includes the author's choices of only the best restaurants, hotels, and sites. In American Southwest Travel Smart, author Daniel Gibson--born and raised in New Mexico--provides the insider information that can make the difference between a good trip and a great one. Itineraries geared to your special interests are another standout feature of these guides. This book includes handcrafted tours for the "Best of the American Southwest," "Nature Lovers," "Art Lovers," "Family Fun," "Indian, Hispanic and Mormon History and Culture," and "Outdoor Recreation."
In addition to user-friendly maps listing recommended sites, restaurants, and accommodations, each chapter includes the useful "A Perfect Day" listing--a rundown of how the author would spend his time if he had just one day in that destination. This personalized section includes ideas such as where to find super shopping, sublime skiing, delicious dining, as well as where to have a perfect picnic lunch. Chapters also feature sightseeing highlights rated by degree of importance, selected restaurants, lodging and camping recommendations, and helpful hints. "Practical Tips" offer help in estimating trip costs, the best times to visit, transportation, a lodging and dining overview, recommended reading, and additional resources. --Kathryn True
Customer Reviews:
Take-along Travel Guide March 15, 2001 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I can't say enough about how useful this Travel Smart guide was on our recent trip to the Southwest. As Daniel Gibson claims, he only includes the best of what there is to see and do, only the best places to eat and stay. All this info is rated 1-4 stars and we found the ratings to be surprisingly accurate compared with our own opinions. The book is so organized that it's easy to find what you're looking for; places are cross referenced for easy research. We kept the book with us and read ahead about what was coming up as we traveled. Prices were either right on or close to present charges. Descriptions were interesting and fun to read, and detailed enough to help us decide whether or not we wanted to stop at each attraction. If you only want to take one book along on your next trip to the southwest, you won't go wrong with this one.
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