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5 comments about Victoria and Vancouver Island.

1. As a Victoria transplant now living in the Silicon Valley, it was so refreshing to find this book. It is so accurate, even I learned things I didn't know before. I hadn't been home in about six years until last August when I had to attend my brother's wedding. I used the Hills guide to plan my week stay on the Island. Not only was I able to get some great tips regarding local restaurants which had popped up since I had moved, but I also found a number of interesting new points of interest. Maybe I had known of some of the neat things to do in Victoria, but I had totally forgotten until the Hills reminded me. My partner and I spent a few days driving and exploring the island. As the Hills recommended, we stopped by the Sook Harbour House for a delicious meal. What a treat. Regardless of what sparks your interest as you travel, the Hills' guide of Victoria and Vancouver Island truly reaches all ends of the most beautiful place on earth.



2. This guide is fairly hard to use. The authors take a street-by-street approach, but there are no maps to help one follow the descriptions. In addition, the majority of the neighborhood descriptions are lumped together in a single chapter without any sub-sections or sub-headers. This means that there is no easy way to locate a particular neighborhood such as Downtown or Chinatown. More maps interspersed in the descriptions and clearer headings would make this book easier to use.

   This book's tone can be annoying as well. The authors are justifiably proud of Victoria, but to the point that they unnecessarily take stabs at other cities ("Enjoy a stroll ... and bask in this rarefied atmosphere reminiscent of the banks of Paris' Seine, but with clean air" [p. 25]) and criticize out-of-town visitors. For example, there are a number of admonishments to tourists to behave properly: "Each offering is served to be tasted and digested, not to be chowed down" [p. 30]; "Modulate your voices, wait your turn, and tone down the clothes" [p. 6].




3. We spent two weeks in a condo in Victoria in May, and having read the Hill's Guide before we got there we felt right at home. We loved the way it was laid out by neighborhood, and were able tofind many of the shops and restaurants withoutany trouble.We also made use of the suggestions for travel out of the city. Thank you for making our visit so memorable!



4. Sorry but this book is a little thin on what to see and far too thick on what & where to eat. Almost half the book is all about food, recipies, and places to eat. OK there has to be some but half the book! Once the book does get going about the island itself there seems to be little detail and not much at all on what to see an do. The is a nice chapter at the end about the history of the island and a handy list of lists which sums up the first half of the book! Poor quality pictures and maps too.
   The problem are there don't seem to many books available on the island...



5. I know that the authors meant well...but, the anti-american comments were a complete turnoff to an otherwise, well organized, informative book. Not all Americans litter, speak loudly, wear tacky clothes or "expect everyone to be the same."

1 comments about A Traveller's History of Canada (Traveller's History).

1. I'm studying Canadian Literature and this book is great because it provided me with the interesting facts of Canada and its short but lively history. Anyone thinking about working and living there or just going there for a holiday can read this book and discover the amazing history behind Canada's diverse and mulitcultural population. It has many index resources for anyone wishing to know the 'hard facts'.
   The book is apart of a series of traveller's guides which seem to give readers interesting facts without boring them!! I was initially tempted to buy this book because it was written from a traveller's perspective. Having purchased it from Amazon I am delighted with its light and story-like style which makes it very enjoyable to read.

1 comments about How Old Is That Mountain?: A Visitor's Guide to the Geology of Banff and Yoho National Parks.

1. Now in a newly revised edition, How Old Is That Mountain?: A Visitor's Guide to the Geology of Banff and Yoho National Parks is about the Rocky Mountains and their adjacent areas in Banff and Yoho parks. Written for the lay reader and traveler, How Old Is That Mountain? keeps geological jargon to a minimum while describing how the mountains' glaciers, hot springs, and other geologic wonders came to be. How Old Is That Mountain? does not contain much in the way of highway maps or "how to get there/where to stay" information; rather, it focuses upon science and natural history for the lay reader, whether a vacationer seeking an enriched experience or an armchair traveler looking for the next best thing to being there. More than 60 black-and-white photographs and diagrams illustrate this enjoyable guide to the scientific forces at work shaping this unforgettable region.

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