Product Description
From the best new hotspots in Todos Santos to the lush wine country of Valle de Guadalupe, Moon Handbooks Baja covers all the best destinations, both popular and hidden, on the Baja peninsula. Up-to-date, practical information includes useful maps, contacts, and insights into Baja's unique cuisine and culture, as well as a range of accommodation options to suite any budget. Complete with suggested driving loops including the historic mission route, tips on witnessing the annual grey whale migration, and coverage of the region's best surfing spots, this guidebook gives travellers the tools they need to create a unique and unforgettable trip.
About the Author
A good part of Joe Cummings' childhood was spent in San Antonio, Texas, and he ate his first taco in the 1960s in one of the Mexican border towns his family visited frequently. Joe is now the author of Moon Handbooks to Baja, Cabo, Mexico, Mexico City, Northern Mexico, and Texas. As a freelance journalist Joe has also contributed to dozens of periodicals, including BBC Holidays, Geographical, The Guardian, The Independent on Sunday, Los Angeles Times, The Nation, Outside Magazine, San Francisco Examiner, South China Morning Post, Via, and the Wall Street Journal. He has twice received the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Gold Award, and twice been a finalist in London's Thomas Cook Guidebook of the Year awards. In 2001 he received Mexico's Pluma de Plata award for outstanding foreign journalism, for his work on Moon Handbooks Mexico City.