India (Lonely Planet Country Guide)
by Daniel McCrohan, Sarina Singh
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Author: Daniel McCrohan, Sarina SinghEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-10-01
ISBN: 1741791510
Number of pages: 1244
Publisher: Lonely Planet
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Book Review: the worst lonely planet i've ever used
Summary: 2 Stars
(This review is for the 2007 edition of this book.)
Let me start by saying it's possible that LP is still the best guidebook to use in India - it's my understanding that the other books have their shortcomings too. That being said...
I hated this travel guide. It weighs a million pounds, but it seems that 30% of its text could have been cut by a judicious editor. There is so much useless smugness, so much filler, and so many tired attempts at humor I was exasperated. I recommend you pick any page at random in the book and see for yourself all the sentences that could be cut out.
Furthermore, in many cities there were longer descriptions of the hotels than the actual sights. I'd really appreciate some information about what I went to India to see, rather than some cute commentary about the decorations in room 201 of whatever hotel. The guide invariably recommended restaurants that "serve all the backpacker favorites!!" - i.e. crappy restaurants for cheap tourists. Why on earth would you go to India--justifiably famous for its food--and eat a bad imitation of European and Israeli food? (And also why would a guidebook devote so much space to restaurants, period, at the expense of historical/cultural info, when no one is going to hunt down the tiny unmarked lanes that fill all Indian cities to find the mediocre LP-recommended place?)
The guide also had a number of errors and omissions - some really embarrassing. In Amritsar I went into a building LP said housed a museum to find bare lightbulbs hanging from the ceiling and people sleeping on the floor. Pretty sure that hadn't been a museum for years and years! I see in the new edition that this has been corrected.
The book had good basic information about sights but I can't recommend it for much else. Not sure if the other big guides (Rough Guides, Footprint) are any better.
Summary of India (Lonely Planet Country Guide)
Lonely Planet is the expert on India. Our 13th edition eases you through the spicy diversity of India - from the thrilling bustle of Delhi's bazaars, to the laid-back beaches of Goa, the serene beauty of Himalayan Sikkim, and the majesty of Jaisalmer's ancient fort.Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.
In This Guide:
Bonus activities chapter detailing camel treks, watersports and yoga
Tasty color feature reveals the best local food
Festive special section on India's most magical celebrations
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