Cultured Travel Guide Books - Let's Go Mexico 22nd Edition (Let's Go Mexico)

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.204834
EAN: 9780312374525
ISBN: 0312374526
Label: Let's Go Publications
Manufacturer: Let's Go Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 736
Publication Date: 2007-11-27
Publisher: Let's Go Publications
Release Date: 2007-11-27
Studio: Let's Go Publications

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Summary: Not Thorough or Up to Date
Comment: As a white, early 30's couple who are experienced off-the-beaten-path travelers, we've used Lets Go in the past for travel through Europe and Asia and have been mostly satisfied. However, we were very unsatisfied with the Mexico book.
1) The Mexico book was particularly bad for smaller Mexican cities/towns. The chapter on Oaxaca was lacking in details, specifically regarding transportation options. Even for Mexico City, the number of listings seemed small in comparison to the number of options.
2) We are slightly older travelers (30 years old) and this book is focused on late night parties and bars. While I understand that Lets Go is oriented to younger travelers (post-college), we found the lack of nice bars, authentic cheap food (barely discussed street food), and local activities (not gringo bars or non-tourist circuit things).
3) Hotel descriptions were unfailingly positive. While the hotels we stayed in were sparse, but fine, to say things like 'spotless bathroom' when the bathroom was adequate and not spotless, is far-fetched and misleading.
4) Prices were significantly off - 15-20%. Even if no one from Lets Go travels to Mexico every year, it cannot be difficult to call these places to verify prices, especially when Lets Go lists the telephone number and publishes a new edition every year.
5) we are not fluent, but speak an intermediate level of Spanish. We didn't feel that Lets Go adequately prepared us for the lack of English spoken, especially in non-beach or non-Mexico City areas of the country.

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