Synopses & Reviews
Frommer's Portable Guides offer all the detailed information and insider advice of a Frommer's Complete Guide but in a concise, pocket-sized format. Perfect for the short-term traveler who insists on value and doesn't want to wade through or carry a full-size guidebook, this series selects the very best choices in all price categories and takes you straight to the top sights. Get the latest on hotels, restaurants, sightseeing, sports, shopping, and nightlife in a nutshell in these lightweight, inexpensive guides.
Written by an American journalist who lives in Puerto Vallarta, this concise guide is clearly the work of an author who knows her destination inside and out. You'll find candid reviews of the best resorts, inns, restaurants, and nightspots, all sprinkled with valuable tips on local culture, etiquette, bargaining, potential pitfalls, and much more. Enjoy the best beaches and outdoor adventures, then come along with us as we explore the cultural treasures and fantastic shopping in the intriguing city of Guadalajara. With accurate maps and a glossary of handy Spanish phrases, this concise guide puts the best of Mexico's Pacific coast at your fingertips!
Other pocket-sized guides to Mexico's leading resort areas include Frommer's Portable Cancun, Frommer's Portable Los Cabos & Baja and Frommer's Portable Acapulco, Ixtapa & Zihuatanejo. Full-sized, more in-depth guides include Frommer's Mexico and Frommer's Cancun, Cozumel & the Yucatan.
Synopsis
Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. And avoid tourist traps. At Frommers, we use 150 outspoken travel experts around the world to help you make the right choices. Frommers. Your guide to a world of travel experience.
Put the Best of Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo & Guadalajara in Your Pocket
- Plenty of activities to keep you busyboth on and off the beach.
- Outspoken opinions on whats worth your time and whats not.
- Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip no matter what your budget.
- Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.
- The best hotels and restaurants in every price range, with candid reviews.
Excerpted from Frommers Mexico
About the Author
David Baird is a writer, editor, and translator who doesn’t much like writing about himself in the third person (too close to being an obituary). Texan by birth, Mexican by disposition, he has lived several years in different parts of Mexico following his interests, which include food, drink, and the afternoon siesta. Now based in Austin, Texas, he spends as much time in Mexico as possible. At home, his hobbies include painting, scraping, mowing, patching dry wall, and extemporaneous engineering.
For Lynne Bairstow, Mexico has become more home than her native United States. After living in Puerto Vallarta for most of the past 11 years, she’s developed an appreciation and a true love of this country and its complex, colorful culture. Her travel articles on Mexico have appeared in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Los Angeles Times, Frommer’s Budget Travel magazine, and Alaska Airlines Magazine. In 2000, Lynne was awarded the Pluma de Plata, a top honor granted by the Mexican government to foreign writers, for her work in the Frommer’s guidebook to Puerto Vallarta.
Table of Contents
List of Maps.1. Planning Your Trip to Mid-Pacific Mexico.
1 The Region in Brief.
2 Visitor Information.
3 Entry Requirements & Customs.
Destination Mid-Pacific Mexico: Red Alert Checklist.
4 Money.
5 When to Go.
Holidays & Special Events.
6 Travel Insurance.
7 Health & Safety.
What to Do If You Get Sick.
8 Specialized Travel Resources.
9 Planning Your Trip Online.
10 The 21st-Century Traveler.
Frommers.com: The Complete Travel Resource.
Online Traveler’s Toolbox.
11 Getting There.
12 Packages for the Independent Traveler.
13 Special-Interest Trips.
14 Getting Around.
15 Tips on Accommodations.
Fast Facts: Mexico.
2. Settling into Puerto Vallarta.
1 Puerto Vallarta Essentials.
Fast Facts: Puerto Vallarta.
2 Where To Stay.
3 Where To Dine.
3. Exploring Puerto Vallarta & Beyond.
1 Beaches, Activities & Excursions.
Art Along the Malecón.
2 Shopping.
A Huichol Art Primer: Shopping Tips.
3 Puerto Vallarta After Dark.
4 Side Trips from Puerto Vallarta.
4. Costa Alegre: From Puerto Vallarta to Barra de Navidad.
1 Along Costa Alegre (from North to South).
2 Barra de Navidad & Melaque.
5. Manzanillo.
1 Manzanillo Essentials.
Fast Facts: Manzanillo.
2 Activities On & Off the Beach.
3 Where to Stay
4 Where to Dine.
5 Manzanillo After Dark.
6. Settling into Guadalajara.
1 Guadalajara Essentials.
Guadalajara Neighborhoods in Brief.
Fast Facts: Guadalajara.
2 Where to Stay.
3 Where to Dine.
7. Exploring Guadalajara & Beyond.
1 What to See & Do in Guadalajara.
2 Shopping.
3 Guadalajara After Dark.
4 Side Trips from Guadalajara
Appendix.
1 Telephones & Mail.
2 Basic Vocabulary.
3 Menu Glossary.
Index.
General Index.
Accommodations Index.
Restaurant Index.