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Moon Handbooks Vancouver and Victoria

Format: Paperback
Author: Andrew Hempstead
ReleaseDate: 10 March, 2005
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
Rating:

Not so good for VictoriaI
The Victoria section is quite short, and the only detailed street map focuses exclusively on the region around the Inner Harbor. This might be a good book for Vancouver as a whole, but if your vacation is limited to Victoria, you'll want to get a different book. Why is that bad, you ask? Because the author recommends that you get out of that area, and offers his best reviews of restaurants and other locations that aren't on the map. We also found those recommendations to be less than helpful -- restaurant reviews often told you very little about a place except that it exists -- not too helpful when you're trying to decide where to go. If you do get this book for a visit to Victoria, you're at least going to want to pick up another map. Better than that would be to get a book that focuses exclusively on that city.

Takes you deeper than just touristy areas!
However, I didn't get to see much past the beautiful Butcher gardens because those tours only take you so far. I visited Vancouver on one of those fast weekend tours years ago and loved it. I loved the Moon V & V book because it told me all the attractions I could want to see, but also the best restaurants and local entertainment that you wouldn't see on a guided tour. My second and third visits to the area were definitely more culturally fulfilling -- and cheaper too since I knew some bargain places from the book. If you want the full Vancouver and Victoria experience, get this guidebook because it will come in handy. .

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	Moon Handbooks British Columbia (Moon Handbooks : British Columbia)
	Lonely Planet Vancouver
	Frommer's Vancouver & Victoria 2005 (Frommer's Complete)
	Moon Handbooks Alberta: Including Banff, Jasper, and the Canadian Rockies (Moon Handbooks : Alberta and the the Northwest Territories)
	Hidden British Columbia: Including Vancouver, Victoria, and Whistler (Hidden British Columbia)