Moon Costa Rica
Review
Earlier this fall Moon released two updated guides to Costa Rica. The 6th edition of the handbook to Costa Rica was written by veteran travel writer Christoper P. Baker, an expert on both Costa Rica and Cuba. Baker won the 2006 Lowell Thomas Award for best guidebook for a previous edition of this book. At 650 pages, the latest version is bursting with valuable tips about traveling through this tropical jewel. — Gadling, October 29, 2007
Product Description
Award-winning travel writer Christopher P. Baker knows the best way to experience Costa Rica, from surfing the beaches of Golfo Dulce to hiking in Corcovado National Park and dining in upscale Escazú in San Jose. Baker includes unique trip ideas like The 21-Day Best of Costa Rica, The Offbeat Experience, and Seven Days for Active Vacationers. Packed with information on dining, transportation, and accommodations, Moon Costa Rica has lots of options for a range of travel budgets. Every Moon guidebook includes recommendations for must-see sights and many regional, area, and city-centered maps. Complete with details on the best beaches for surfing and a variety of opportunities to get outdoors, Moon Costa Rica gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience. With expert writers, first-rate strategic advice, and an essential dose of humor, Moon guidebooks are the cure for the common trip.
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This review is from: Moon Costa Rica (Moon Handbooks) (Paperback) usually buy Lonely Planet guides, but Costa Rica's LP was too old. Moon was recently published, and I am very happy that I was able to try a different series. I was very impressed with the Moon Costa Rica Moon series and will definitely be one to check first when looking for a guide in the future.
The similarities with LP come mainly from the tone in which it was written, as it was written by a Brit (like most books I've used LP in the past). And this author has a tremendous amount of knowledge of Costa Rica and Latin America. The layout was logical and easy to navigate.
Of all the tourist guides of Costa Rica on the platform it had the most, and more detailed maps. In small towns where there are no traffic signals and "intestinal" roads that make getting around and very easy to confuse these detailed maps and expanded wine very, very handy.
Of all the guides who also devoted more pages to areas where they were visiting (the beaches of the Pacific / Nicoya Peninsula and the Arenal volcano area).
I liked this guide, especially since I got the feeling that nothing was left out. For example, while driving through the smallest city I realized that it would be mentioned in the guide, although very little written about it.
This review is from: Moon Costa Rica (Moon Handbooks) (Paperback) As a faithful reader of Lonely Planet, I thought the moon would be as good or better, taking into account the revisions for both. This book is written by the ideals of the author only – anyone who is actually in the fishing and exclusively expatriates do while traveling. It does a poor job of including more budget-minded accommodations and restaurants, and has little or no mention of information to suit someone with cultural interest. All restaurants and lodging are "to prevent the Ticos, the book of here" or "Chuck expatriate try and pace of Susan, here." It would help someone complete a travel book to see other passengers who travel, and to go fishing. Disappointed, I went to the bookstore and flipped over LP's book, the more concise guide, and was excited to see better descriptions, color images, and a more cultural. Book of the Moon also contains an extra 100 pages of the history of Costa Rica – something that is nice but not necessary to have a backpack with me walking across the country.
Finally, the author's excessive use of superlatives absurd! "This beach is the best in the country" and "wildlife in this park is unrivaled" – are good descriptions, but when applied to all parks and all the beaches, since there are dozens, it becomes difficult for the travelers make an informed decision to organize your trip to Costa Rica.
Overall I was disappointed, and buy a different guide to take with me.
This review is from: Moon Costa Rica (Moon Handbooks) (Paperback) Christopher Baker makes this one of the most versatile guides for Costa Rica are in the market! You get a lot of information to a book, historical, nature, accommodation, restaurants, things to see and do, my favorite! Thank you!