Lonely Planet Europe On A Shoestring
by China Williams, Reuben Acciano, Sarah Johnstone
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Author: China Williams, Reuben Acciano, Sarah JohnstoneEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-02
ISBN: 1740597796
Number of pages: 1324
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
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Book Review: No guidebook is perfect...
Summary: 4 Stars
... but I find the Lonely Planet guides to be better than most. Obviously this book covers a very large area, so it goes for breadth rather than depth. If you want to explore a country outside the major cities, get a local guide. This book contains a good amount of details about major Western countries- specifically Britain, Germany, France, Spain and Italy. If you are planning on travelling through the Balkans, Eastern Central Europe, the Baltics or Scandinavia, you should know that this guide only provides information about the major cities and tourist centers, and will not guide you away from the beaten path. Also, be aware that the book does not include Belarus or the Ukraine.
Lonely Planet provides excellent maps, directions to attractions, and instructions for using the local transport (very useful), along with a language guide. Their advice regarding where to go and what to see, along with what to stay away from, is usually quite good.
The main problem with this book is price inaccuracies. Naturally, prices change, so it is to be expected that the restaraunt, hotel and attraction prices cited in the guide may not be entirely accurate, but a person should be able to take it as truth when a guide says that ________ is the cheapest place to get food/accomodation/internet access... Lonely Planet misses a lot of budget traveler's gems and focuses mainly on expensive things in city centers. If you take the metro/bus/whatever a few stops away from the center in most of these towns, you can find hostels/restaraunts/internet cafes which are much cheaper than those listed in the book. It's worth the 10 extra minutes of travel time if you truly need to travel "on a shoestring."
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A very comprehensive guide to Europe, covering 43 countries. Features an easy-to-use language chapter for 29 languages.Europe Books
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