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Insiders' Guide to San Antonio, 3rd (Insiders' Guide Series)

Insiders' Guide to San Antonio, 3rd (Insiders' Guide Series)
By Paris Permenter, John Bigley

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This Insiders' Guide® to San Antonio details where to shop, eat, stay, and play in the home of the Alamo. Discover a no-frills diner, jazz on the River Walk, and antiques shopping in Galveston. Whether vistors are looking to plan a quick visit or to relocate to this beautiful south Texas city, this authoritative guide will show them everything they need to know.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #852850 in Books
  • Published on: 2006-07-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 336 pages

Editorial Reviews

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"These guides provide not only hours of interesting reading, but also the information you need to get the most out of your vacation."
--Southern Living


"Visitors will find this book a terrific resource; those who live there will definitely want to own it."
--Family Travel Times

From the Back Cover

For more than twenty years, the Insiders’ Guide® series has remained the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information. Each guide is written by locals and true insiders and offers a personal, practical perspective that readers everywhere have come to know and love.
Home to the world famous River Walk and many early eighteenth-century missions, San Antonio boasts a rich cultural heritage. But there’s more to the River City than the historic Alamo and La Villita: The Texas Air Museum, the rodeo, and the Longhorn Cavern are all nearby. This authoritative guide will show you how to navigate the numerous sights and activities of the Cradle of Texas Liberty. Inside you’ll find:
• countless details on how to live and thrive in the area, from the best shopping to  the lowdown on real estate and schools
• the inside scoop on popular attractions such as Mission San José and HemisFair   Park, as well as where to get a real cowboy breakfast
• comprehensive listings of restaurants, lodging, special events, and recreation    opportunities
• sections dedicated to children, retirement, and more
Whether you’re planning a vacation, already living in the area, or looking to relocate, Insiders’ Guide to San Antonio will show you everything you need
to know.

About the Author

Paris Permenter and John Bigley are a husband-and-wife team of freelance writers who specialize in travel. They reside in Leander, Texas.

Customer Reviews

A Mediocre Guide3
We bought this book for a trip we took to San Antonio last week. It's adequate at best. In no way should the prospective buyer be deceived into believing this is an "Insiders' Guide" in any meaningful way. Key restaurants favored by many locals we met were not even mentioned in the book and it's clear the authors hadn't even visited sites the book incorrectly describes; e.g. imagine my surprise after taking a taxi to the Japanese Tea Gardens to find that, despite the lovely description of it in the book, it had been completely drained of all the water it once surrounded (and that its many paths and bridges navigate around and over) for many, many years!

ALAMO CITY4
This is a very good guide to San Antonio, the author at least seems to know the city. The guide focuses on the things that make this city so special. The guide is easy to navigate, well thoughtout and thorough. San Antonio is one of the unique American cities, along with San Francisco, New Orleans, and New York City. I love this city, it is so layed back and friendly, it exudes that hill country charm. It's a big city, that does not feel like one. The German, Hispanic, and Anglo cultures melt together here and form a uniquely american city. This is a very good guide to one of America's urban treasures.