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Title: Mexico's Lake Chapala and Ajijic: The Insiders Guide to the Northshore for International Travelers by Teresa A. Kendrick ISBN: 0-9675248-0-6 Publisher: Mexico Travelers Information Pub. Date: 30 April, 2000 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: An excellent guidebook for this area
Comment: I ordered this book from Amazon and took it with me to the Lake Chapala region and found it to be an excellent guidebook. It was as if I had a resident of the area at my elbow the whole time. The map was especially helpful. Because it was published over two years ago, a couple of the restaurants listed were no longer in business but otherwise, it was extremely helpful.
Rating: 5
Summary: I Live On The Northshore of Lake Chapala...
Comment: and I've been using this guide ever since it came out. As a matter of fact, I have two copies; one at home, and one in my truck for use when I'm out and about. In this area we refer to the guide as "the bible", and many of us refer to it quite frequently.
A previous reviewer may have left the impression that much of the information in this book came from the website "Mexconnect", and I must take issue with that assertion. Anyone who knows anything about the qualifications of the writers involved in this project can tell you that these are people of the highest integrity and scholarship. Their contributions to Teresa's book are based on their own experiences, their own explorations of the area, their own face-to-face interviews with local business owners and govermental officials, and their own familiarity with the services and providers who make living in this area such a pleasure. If, as the anonymous reviewer says, most of the information in this book can be found on "Mexconnect" (a site I'm very familiar with) I'd certainly be interested in where it's located, since I've been unable to find it.
I've read many of the city and area guides offered by the large publishing houses, and I've read the few local guides published by residents of the cities of which they write. Let me assure you that Mexico's Lake Chapala and Ajijic stands head and shoulders above any that you might choose for comparison. This guide is the most user friendly book I've ever seen. The table of contents and the index lead you quickly and easily to any subject in which you have an interest, and the content is first-rate, offering an incredibly complete listing of all the services you could ever need. I challenge anyone to find a listing or compilation that even comes close to the breadth and accuracy of this book. You could search "Mexconnect", along with every local Lakeside publication, and not be able to find even a small portion of the information contained within the 209 pages of Teresa's guide.
I've been in and out of Mexico since the early 60's, I've lived and worked in several cities down here, and I can truthfully say that I've never before seen a book that provides the area visitor such a complete and accurate guide to gracefully and easily moving about a specific place. In additional to an outstanding listing of places to eat, places to stay, and places to purchase any and all personal items you may need, the guide offers insights into local customs and mores, a bit of essential Spanish language, and a number of interesting and informative tidbits designed to make the traveler look and feel like a local resident, rather than a tourist. The vast majority of the information presented in this book has never before been published-in either English or Spanish.
Lest you think that I'm overly effusive in my opinion of this book and it's author, let me tell you that after seeing this classy book, the officials of the State Ministry of Tourism of the State of Colima approached her to write a guidebook for their area. She is also currently researching a book for another respected author, as well as editing a first effort of another area writer. I'd say those were pretty impressive endorsements of her abilities and knowledge.
Trust me on this folks, this is the rare book that delivers much more than the purchaser might expect. As you might be able to guess, I strongly urge you to buy The Insider's Guide. As a matter of fact a visiting couple that I ran into in one of our local bookstores bought a copy after I showed them how useful it was. Again, I suggest that you do the same.
Rating: 5
Summary: Don't Leave Home Without It!
Comment: I've lived in Ajijic for five years and although Teresa Kendrick's book was written for visitors, mine is dog-eared, well-used and sometimes abused...The wealth of information, easily organized, saves me hours of research in answering questions from my readers...At least twice a week, I check to see if a specific restaurant is open on that night, to check phone numbers and email addresses for B&B's...Kendrick doesn't accept advertising and her recommendations on doctors, vets and dentists can be trusted. She has done her research.
Want to know about Tequila? Banking? Car Rentals? How about local events and fiestas? Miss your local yoga classes or churches, or perhaps you're simply interested in relaxing at a nearby spa? If you come to the Lakeside armed with this book, you won't miss so many of the opportunities other visitors have.
I can unequivocably recommend this book and her website keeps it current for you. How many travel books can you say that about?
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Title: Live Well in Mexico: How to Relocate, Retire, and Increase Your Standard of Living (The Live Well Series) by Ken Luboff ISBN: 1562614320 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Live Better South of the Border in Mexico: Practical Advice for Living and Working by Mike Nelson, Mexico Mike Live Better South of the Border Nelson ISBN: 1555913946 Publisher: Fulcrum Pub Pub. Date: March, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Adapter Kit: Mexico: A Traveler's Tools for Living Like a Local by Ken Luboff ISBN: 1566913519 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: 09 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Choose Mexico, 8th: Travel, Investment, and Living Opportunities for Every Budget by John Howells, Don Merwin ISBN: 0762726032 Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Midlife Mavericks: Women reinventing their lives in Mexico by Karen Blue ISBN: 1581127197 Publisher: Universal Publishers Pub. Date: 02 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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