AAA Mexico Travel Book.....Goin' To Mexico!
Written: Sep 05 '01
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Pros: Everything in it!!
Cons: None
The Bottom Line: An absolute must have if going to Mexico
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| seeker1's Full Review: AAA Travelbook Mexico 2001 Books |
When we decided to go to Mexico we headed for AAA. Why not? We've been members for ten years and we took our other trips through AAA. So we picked up an AAA Mexico Travel Book. What a wealth of information this is!! Some of the questions we had were:
1) What is their crime rate?
2) What is the exchange rate?
3) What food do we want to stay away from?
4) What are the best places to visit for the area we
will be visiting?
5) Where are the best scuba diving places?!!
This book not only answered these questions. It gave much more information than we ever needed to know!! In all fairness, it does cover every area of Mexico and we only needed to know about Cancun and Cozumel. We already knew that Cozumel was the best diving destination. So we went to 'the book'.
The first thing you'll notice about this book is that it's organized by regions. This makes it nice, as you can pick out the region you're going to visit and read about it without having to go through the whole book.
OTHER BENEFITS..............................................
*AAA Rated Lodgings and Restaurants
*Planning Guide - getting there and getting around (this section includes things like the best time of year to go, what the weather is like during certain times of year, hints on packing, what you can take into Mexico and what you can bring out, etc.
*Covers major beaches, tourist attractions and makes suggestions on what to visit, etc.
CONTENTS………………………………………....................................
This book is comprised of six major sections. I will list them and give a brief explanation of each of them.
1) PRACTICAL INFORMATION:
This includes how to use your travel book, talks about the country, Mexico, in general, tells how to plan your trip, and talks about what to do when you arrive and travel within Mexico.
2) SELECTED DESTINATIONS:
This covers five tourist attractions, which are Cancun, Acapulco, Puerta Vallarta, Mexico City, and Guadalajara.
3) FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
We used this section a lot. It gives you interesting facts about Mexico and covers everything from hotels, water temperatures, and even has metric equivalent charts!! The
titles listed are as follows:
a. Fast Facts
b. Mexico State Chart
c. About Lodgings and Restaurants
d. Sample Lodging Listing
e. Lodging Classifications
f. Temperature Chart
g. Speaking of Spanish
h. Fiestas and Holidays
i. Metric Equivalent Charts
j. Highway Signs Charts
k. About Campgrounds
l. Campground Listings
These titles were packed with great information which helped us immensely, to know how to greet people, read signs, etc.
4) REGIONS
This includes all the regions of Mexico, which are Yucatan Peninsula, Baja California, Northwestern Mexico, Northeastern Mexico, The Pacific Coast, Mexico City and vicinity, Central Mexico, and Southern Mexico.
Each region section gives an overview of the region, what areas and states it includes, shows a map, and gives history, geography, tourist attraction facts and just whatever you need to know!
5) MAPS
Included in this section are maps of cities, ruins, metro lines, and even gives driving distances. It's very helpful if driving around Mexico from place to place, something we didn't do since we stayed on the island of Cozumel. However, we did use the maps of the island and they were very helpful.
6) INDEXES
This included where to find items of interest, as follows:
a. Alphabetical listing of cities, towns, & places.
b. Points of interest.
c. Bed & breakfast lodgings
d. Country inns.
e. Historical lodgings and restaurants.
f. Resorts
If you're going to Mexico, you don't want to miss picking up a copy of this book. It helped us and made our trip more enjoyable and it will you!
Published by:
AAA Publishing
1000 AAA Drive
Heathrow, Fla.32746
Copyright AAA 2000
For advertising rates and circulation call: (407) 444-8280
Recommended:
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