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Pocket Adventures: The Alps (Hunter Travel Guides)
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Review
An avid skier and hiker, the author has explored terrain ranging from Switzerland's Matterhorn to South Korea's Muju Mountain. The author of more than 800 travel features, hotel reviews and destination guides, she shares her vast knowledge of ski and adventure travel in the Alps and Europe. --Ingram Advance Magazine
As portable as they are helpful and heavily illustrated in color as well, the volumes in this series remain very reliable in making certain that adventure is a major ingredient of your trip. --Booklist
About the Author
A native of southern California, Krista followed the sun to residencies in Europe, Asia and Salt Lake City, Utah. Along the way she wrestled cocktails from thieving primates in Kenya, drifted on a broken-down boat among the Indonesian Islands, and raced Chinese school children to the top of The Great Wall. An avid skier and hiker, she has explored terrain ranging from Switzerland's Matterhorn to South Korea's Muju Mountain. When not basking in the glow of her computer monitor, Krista now plays in the dirt and snow near her current home in southern Germany.
Krista has written over 800 travel features, hotel reviews and destination guides. She specializes in ski and adventure travel in Europe and the Alps. Krista holds a master's degree in Cross-Cultural Human Relations.
28/09/2009
I have been searching for a book on the Alps for years and finally there is one, a book solely dedicated to the European Alps. I'm an avid skier and wanted practical information on the various and numerous skiing regions of the Alps. The book describes all countries that border the Alps and gives you all the information you need whether it be for skiing, bushwalking or just plain sightseeing. It's a fantastic resource which I highly recommend.
26/02/2008
This book is a great general guide to all the skiing areas in the Alps. Better than any other book I looked at. One bone to pick: It doesn't include Verbier, Switzerland. The authors had to cut the book off somewhere, I guess...
The book is paperback and small -- easy to carry with you while you travel. Since I was unfamiliar with the Alps, I referred to it often on my ski trip to Switzerland and France. It gave the perfect amount of background info to each location and then had good, concise sections re: where to eat, where to party and where to stay.
Bravo to the authors for obviously putting effort into creating an easy-to-read, consice and informative resource.
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