No comments about The Atom and Eve.

No comments about Santa Fe and Taos: Under a Coyote Moon.

No comments about In New Mexico Light.

No comments about Pecos Wilderness: Santa Fe and Carson National Forests (Hiking & Biking).

4 comments about 75 Hikes in New Mexico.

1. This publication has been my "Hikers Bible" for many years now. As some of you already know, there is not much information out there on this subject. Craig Martin has created a concise, easy to read list of places to the footpaths of New Mexico. Complete with maps and photos. A book I keep in my car!



2. This book, as the title states, lists 75 hikes that are in New Mexico. I found this book to be very useful in planning our family camping trips.

   I particularly liked the fact that at the start of each hike was some information that can help me rule out or count in a hike with very little reading. For example, it will provide: distance, elevation, elevation gain, interesting points of the hike, maps that I might want to have, the difficulty, the best season to hike this trail. THe maps also are very useful.

   My only comment would be that the pictures are black and white and many of them can be left out with very little loss since they don't add much to the text. (in otherwords, they are flowers, chipmunks etc.)

   An excellent resource for someone who might be interested in hiking New Mexico.




3. Well worth the money you'll pay for this book



4. Well worth the money you'll pay for this book

No comments about Ancient Treasures of the Southwest: A Guide to Archeological Sites and Museums in Arizona, Southern Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.

No comments about Las Cruces (NM) (Images of America).

No comments about Windows on the Past: Historic Lodgings of New Mexico.

1 comments about Historical Atlas of New Mexico.

1. A great reference for anyone wanting an historical and climatological synopsis of the state of New Mexico.

5 comments about Frommer's Mexico 2001.

1. Purports to be a comprehensive guide, but conveniently overlooks everything in the northern tier, including the entire states of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, and Durango. Can you imagine a U.S. travel guide that just "forgets to mention" whole regions like the southwest, or New England, or the east coast? You'd probably think such a guide was [bad]-- and that's pretty much how I view the Frommer's guide. Leaving out Monterrey (the third largest city in the country) is inexcusible given the huge range of attractions, hotels, and events that go on in that part of the country. To further overlook the whole border region, the northern Gulf coast, and the desert cities like Hermosillo is just plain ridiculous. If all you want is an overview of the beach resorts and Mexico City, and similar places that have already been covered by everyone else, then this guide will do in a pinch. If you want true comprehensive travel info and true insight to the country as a whole, look elsewhere.



2. This will be our last Frommer's. Left out info on some of the best markets in Mexico; Leon, Aguascalientes, others; and nothing on Monterrey. We found many inaccuracies as regards directions and locations given by authors. Some maps were in accurate and info was outdated on many of the cities we visited north of Mexico City. Had the same problems a few years back with Frommer's European guides. Don't waste your money like we did. Our last Frommer's!



3. Don't leave to Mexico without getting this guide. It's packed full of useful tips and by the end of our 3 week trip around Mexico it became well used, both by us and by other travellers frequently wanting to look something up (we ended up letting someone we met use the guidebook after we left as they were always asking to use it). It takes you into the little known details of Mexico, educates you on the cultures, guides you through different alleys to get to a destination and the map that comes with it was great to get an overall feel of where we were and where we were planning to go to. Prices were accurate and I liked the fact that this guide book caters to both the traveller that really wants to find out what Mexico is about and travel the back road as well as catering to the tourist in us all that ocassionally wants to step out of the back roads and just be... well... just be a tourist for a day. And as usual, restaurant reviews are top notch (catering for both those on a budget and those that have a bit of money to splurge). I recommend using this book for Mexico and if you plan on extending your travel after that to some of the other countries in the region for a shorter period of time to also have the Footprint guide to Mexico & Central America as it has good info on Belize, Guatemala, etc.



4. Like most Frommer's guidebooks, this one serves its target audience reasonably well. Frommer's are best for travellers going to tourist orientated areas with a moderate to high budget. For backpackers on the cheap or other people that want a more complete guide to Mexico, especially off the beaten path places, I would recommend either Lonely Planet or Moon. But for the convential tourist Frommer's is a perfectly good choice.



5. Do not buy this book! To make a long story short, the prices are not accurate, many attractions/hotels are not listed, and a few things in the book have since shut down. Not once on my 10 day trip did I actually stay at a hotel they listed... why? Because I EASILY found cheaper hotels which were just as nice! (yes, i looked at the hotels in their book). I was especially disappointed with the Mexico City section, which was not very accurate.
   
   For example, they listed a place called "Avalos Brothers" as one of their "finds", a glass blowing place in Mex. City. Guess what? Closed down over a year ago. Why is this in the 2005 book? Thanks for wasting a perfectly good afternoon. They mentioned that the Zocalo has live music every Sunday night after 6pm. TOTALLY WRONG.
   
   Don't get me started on the directions... the map is not very accurate and detailed and only shows the major cities. The map was so bad that I had to get another map of Mexico to reference.
   
   In short, this is a very terrible guide and should be avoided. I have traveled to all of Central America and much of Asia, mostly on Lonely Planet and Moon books, and had much more success.