
Frommer's Irreverent Guide to San Francisco
Matthew R. Poole(Author)
Hungry Minds Inc,U.S. (Publisher)
5th Edition
Published on 9. April 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
258 pages
978-0-7645-4301-2 (ISBN)
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Description
Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination's sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider's perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You'll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. "Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world.
It's easy to leave your heart in one of America's most beautiful and visited cities, but you don't have to follow the crowds to do it. Go behind the scenes with Frommer's Irreverent Guide to San Francisco and experience the city as the local do. You'll discover how to get into the open morning rehearsals at the San Francisco Symphony, how to hop a cable car without waiting in line, and how to wrangle a seat at some of the city's best restaurants without reservations. You'll learn that uttering the word "Frisco" can actually make a local loco, and how to endear yourself to San Francisco cabbies. Frommer's Irreverent Guide to San Francisco give you all that, plus the inside scoop on the tastiest meals, the smartest clubs, and the coziest love nests.
It's easy to leave your heart in one of America's most beautiful and visited cities, but you don't have to follow the crowds to do it. Go behind the scenes with Frommer's Irreverent Guide to San Francisco and experience the city as the local do. You'll discover how to get into the open morning rehearsals at the San Francisco Symphony, how to hop a cable car without waiting in line, and how to wrangle a seat at some of the city's best restaurants without reservations. You'll learn that uttering the word "Frisco" can actually make a local loco, and how to endear yourself to San Francisco cabbies. Frommer's Irreverent Guide to San Francisco give you all that, plus the inside scoop on the tastiest meals, the smartest clubs, and the coziest love nests.
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Series
Edition
5., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
Foster City
United States
Publishing group
FrommerMedia
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 20.3 cm
Width: 11.3 cm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
198 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7645-4301-2 (9780764543012)
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Matthew Richard Poole
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Person
Matthew Richard Poole, a native Californian, has authored more than two dozen travel guides to California, Hawaii, and abroad. Before becoming a full-time travel writer and photographer, he worked as an English tutor in Prague, ski instructor in the Swiss Alps, and scuba instructor in Maui. Highly allergic to office buildings, he spends most of his time on the road doing research and avoiding commitments. Other guidebooks he authors include Frommer's Los Angeles, Frommer's California, Frommer's San Francisco from $70 a Day, and Frommer's Disneyland.
Content
INTRODUCTION.
Welcome to San Francisco.
A Bit of Recent History.
Maps.
Map 1 San Francisco Neighborhoods.
YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW.
1. ACCOMMODATIONS.
2. DINING.
3. DIVERSIONS.
4. GETTING OUTSIDE.
5. SHOPPING.
6. NIGHTLIFE.
7. ENTERTAINMENT.
HOTLINES & OTHER BASICS.
GENERAL INDEX.
Welcome to San Francisco.
A Bit of Recent History.
Maps.
Map 1 San Francisco Neighborhoods.
YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW.
1. ACCOMMODATIONS.
2. DINING.
3. DIVERSIONS.
4. GETTING OUTSIDE.
5. SHOPPING.
6. NIGHTLIFE.
7. ENTERTAINMENT.
HOTLINES & OTHER BASICS.
GENERAL INDEX.