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Title: The People's Guide to Mexico (PEOPLES GUIDE TO MEXICO) by Carl Franz, Lorena Havens, Steve Rogers, Glen Strock ISBN: 1-56691-434-5 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Mexico in the Midwest
Comment: There are many books on Mexico and Mexican travel. There are two books worth the weight of carrying them while traveling (or living) in Mexico. The People's Guide to Mexico is the key book on Mexican travel and culture. Harvard student written Let's Go Mexico fills in with particulars like hotel suggestions, bus schedules, and detailed travel info to sites of interest.
From as common as a day border crossing to an experience as exotic as happening into a pre-Columbian religious ritual high in the Sierra of indigenous speaking southern Mexico you can deduce enough from Franz's cultural insights to save you from being off balance. Even his cooking and recipes are on target.
With the rising Mexican population in the USA, I recommend that The People's Guide to Mexico is now useful reading for everyday life north of the border; businesspersons and politicians could benefit from reading it. The dream traveler need not dream longer. He can read Franz's book and use the insight to experience Mexican culture in almost every state in the USA.
Everyone (including Mexican Americans) traveling in Mexico for as little as a few days to those living in Mexico permanently should have a copy. I know of no other place where this much Mexican travel technique and cultural understanding is packed into one book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Get this book and go!
Comment: The People's Guide is a pure delight, a labor of love about Mexico. It's a travel book that is actually fun to read. It's also full of useful information about just about everything; how to travel, where to stay, how to stay healthy, how to deal with the law, some basics on the language, and much more. And every bit of it feels like advice from someone who has learned it all through years of experience, some of it painful, most of it joyful.
What it is not is a book listing all the hotels, restaurants, stores, museums, and so forth. (There is a short section - The Best of Mexico - with specific suggestions, but it's just a starting point.) If your approach to travel is as footloose and unplanned as the authors, this may be the only book you need. If you like a little more structure, you will want to supplement it with traditional guidebooks for the areas you plan to visit.
Rating: 5
Summary: Been There. Done That Best With People's Guide!
Comment: If you're headed south of the border, down Mexico way - then pack a suitcase and be sure to include "The People's Guide to Mexico." Celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary edition, this is the travel book to take along if you want the real lowdown on Mexico. Every important travel topic is covered here - From: how to get to Mexico; when you arrive, how to get around (bus/driving, etc); the best of Mexico - the regions - where to travel in Mexico and when (weather/climate, etc.); best hotels/pensiones/accomodoations; restaurants and local food; markets and shopping; local fairs; and speaking Spanish - To: exchanging money; necessary vaccinations and preventative healthcare; tourist information; safety and the law...and so much more. Also included are black & white illustrations, charts, maps, and an English/Spanish dictionary.
If you are looking for a standardized, purely factual guide to a five star stay and 4-5 star resorts, and only like to travel first class, THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR YOU. If you enjoy colorful stories, personal experience and gaining real insight into the culture of our neighbor to the south, then this IS your book! Written in an entertaining style, it offers many practical tips and personal anecdotes. I have traveled back and forth between the US and Mexico for years and this is the only book I take. Even as a seasoned traveler to the country, I learn new and interesting things about Mexico all the time from "The People's Guide."
Winner of the "best travel book" award from the Independent Publisher Association, this is one of the most popular guides on the market. Highly recommended!
JANA
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