Insiders' Guide to Texas Coastal Bend

and still there is no newer guide dedicated to Corpus Christi itself. Sure, it gets coverage in the various Texas guides (Moon, Frommer's, Fodor's) and sometimes gets a small chapter in a "Texas Gulf Coast" guidebook (like Great Destinations), but still - this is the only guide to Corpus. And is it still worth it after all these years? Actually it is. Sure, the restaurant information is dated, so if you want it for that section don't buy it (though some restaurants haven't changes), however the sections on attractions, parts of the city, relocation, festivals and beasically everything else are still very useful. Yes, it's time for a new edition, but as Insider's hasn't done one for 8 years (and doesn't have it in plans at least untill mid-2010) I don't think they'll do a new edition of this title, so while this is still in press, it's really a good idea to buy it.

I'll be visiting Corpus Christi for the first time in May, and if I like it, will be moving there within the next couple of years. I've never wanted to move cross-country on a whim before, but the way this book describes the Coastal Bend area, it makes me want to! It provides information that you wouldn't normally find in a travel guide, everyday info that the normal tourist wouldn't care about (lists of radio stations, television channels, describes the library systems, newspapers, weekly & monthly magazines, etc.), though someone who is relocating would. It would appear, to my un-schooled eye, to be about as complete as it could get.