Product Description

Since its creation in 1973, the award-winning Moon Handbooks series has become a top choice among travelers who want a unique experience, a new perspectiveand a few new stories to tell. Want to know about your destination's history, culture, and social issues? Looking for the lowdown on recreational opportunities, dining and accommodations options, and the most interesting regional sights and entertainment? No problem. Big or small, mainstream or obscure, every worthwhile detail is included in these books. Covering the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific, Moon Handbooks give you the tools to create a travel strategy that's yours alone. The result? A more personal, entirely uncommon, and ultimately more satisfying travel experience. Author David Wright has thoroughly updated this second edition with an eye toward 2003, which is the year in which Ohio marks its bicentennial as a state. Wright has also included more websites and contact information than can be found in any comparative title.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #815805 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01-23
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .1 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 350 pages

Review
"Moon Handbooks are solidly packed with practical information and full of significant cultural asides". -- Boston Globe

About the Author
Writer, editor, and photographer David K. Wright was born in one Midwestern state and has since lived in most of the rest. A native of Richmond, Indiana, he attended college in Ohio and was drafted into the Army in 1966, the day following graduation. After a meteoric newspaper career, Wright turned to freelance writing full time and has produced 38 nonfiction books in 20 hectic years. At the moment, he is the managing editor of a small press in Minnesota.