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Title: Insideout San Francisco City Guide: Popout Map (Insideout City Guide: San Francisco)
ISBN: 190476620X
Author:
Compass Maps
Publicate Date: 2003-05
Publish: 2003-05
List Price: $11.95
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Hardcover
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Amazon Lowest Used Price: $3.19
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1: The best guides!!!
A friend of mine had this guide for NYC during a trip together and I loved it!
Before traveling to San Francisco I decided to get it as it is very easy to use and has everything you need!
I traveled by myself and I did get lost once but it was my own fault. With the attached compass is very easy to find your way, specially when the guide even has bus routes! By following the guide I was able to enjoy most major attractions in only 3 days!
It also comes with a pen and a light in case you find yourself in need of those. Great little (it's tiny!) book that I'll definitely look for everytime I travel.
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2: Compact Functional AdventurePark in your Hand
I bought this book for my girlfriend for Christmas when she first mentioned that she wanted to go to San Francisco some day. She loved it. I did too. The quality is great - crisp white paper, eye-popping color in the photos and handy gadgets builtin to the book - a small but working compass is built into the spine of the book. A pen slide neatly down the inside. And, coolest of all, a tiny LED flashlight is built into the other end of the pen. We used every one of the features of this book in the 3 days we were there. When we got turned around in Chinatown, the little compass pointed us in the right direction. The pen came in handy for making lists of what we wanted to see. And the tiny flashlight was the most useful of all when I was taking some pictures of the Golden Gate after dark and couldn't see the settings on the camera. So cool!
Of course, who buys a guidebook for the free pen? You want pictures. They're here. You want maps - the book is published by The Map Group and the maps are as good as you'd expect. Probably the neatest thing is the origami folding job that fits a 8 inch by 12 inch map behind the cover of a book that fits in your back pocket. It's really wild to see it pop out at you when you tug on the corner.
I own a whole shelf of guidebooks and this one really stands out for the small size, paper and photo quality and the cool gadgets and maps. The content is good, plenty of ideas to browse looking for one that grabs you. Of course it is limited by the small size of the book so if you're looking for city history or a comprehensive list of attactions, you'll need to supplement with a larger companion guide. But take this one with you as you walk. You'll be happy you did.
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3: Comes in handy!
I've purchased several Inside Out maps in the past, and finally picked up the San Francisco one. I'm a San Francisco resident, and know my way around this city fairly well, so didn't really need it. However, I find it is a timesaver. I keep it handy just in case friends from out of town visit, and I need to take them sight-seeing. Instead of having to think of places to go, I just lend them this guide, and let them pick their own destinations!
My only complaint would be that this guide doesn't do the city of San Francisco justice. There are just too many jewels to list!
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4: The Most Intelligent Design
I bought this pocket sized guide while visiting San Francisco for the first time and it has been the most helpful useful map i have ever used. The popout maps are convenient and easy to read and understand. The overall size of the book is perfect for my small pockets and I used the included pen to write out the details of a fabulous Chinese restaurant i found in the city, using the notepages in the back. The guide part of the book includes some interesting facts about the city as well as a selection of the most popular tourist sites and a selection of restaurants and buisnesses. I would say this is a must have for any city it is available for. Especially for people like me who have no sense of direction.
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5: Everything we needed
This guide is great. Now whenever we go somewhere, I look for the InsideOut Guide for that city. The suggested itineraries and restaurant recommendations were right on target. The maps are easy to read and nice and small. The whole book fit in my smallest purse - so handy. This book made exploring the city seem more manageable.
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