California & West Coast USA - Deborah Bosley

This new edition of the three Pacific-coast states of California, Washington and Oregon has been expanded to make the book more detailed and comprehensive, with listings of accommodation and eating possibilities in the major towns and cities. The coverage of San Fransisco now fills more than 100 pages with information as well as delving into the background and characters of the city. The Los Angeles chapter, too, is expanded, and includes, for example, reviews of 87 different places to stay across the whole range of budgets from shoestring to expense-account indulgence.;Out of the city, the guide takes the reader into the deserts and up into the mountains, into the cool rainforests of Washington and the badlands of eastern Oregon, reaches across the Nevada border for a flutter in Las Vegas and gives the reader the rundown on visiting Mexico. The guide also includes an article on wildlife, another on cinema, a piece on the notorious LA gangs and a glossary of West Coast slang.