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Title: Let's Go 2004: France by Inc. Let's Go ISBN: 0-312-31985-1 Publisher: Let's Go Travel Pubns Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: What happened to Let's Go?
Comment: I mean that in a good way.
When I was in college (I plead the Fifth on when that might have been), Let's Go ___ (insert country/continent of your choice) was known as the Bible of budget travel. It also provided little secrets that Fodor's and others didn't which helped my friends and I forge backroads and have more contact with local culture and people....while saving us money at the same time.
But 2 years ago, when I planned a return trip to Provence, I was heavily disappointed at France 2002. Prices were way off, descriptions of sites in Provencal towns didn't give myself or my hosts (an American and her French-born husband) enough information to decide what day trips to take or even what sites to see in Avignon, their hometown. Luckily, I had purchased Doring Kindersley's "Provence & the Cote D'Azur", which has the advantage of pictures and fine maps, before I left. We found that very helpful
Back to the book at hand, Let's Go 2004: I almost didn't look for it when I made plans to return to France this year to visit Flanders and Normandy. But after dissatisfaction with a number of other books, I decided to give it a chance.
I'm very glad I did. There have been a number of improvements. Prices were right on (almost a miracle considering the climb of the Euro)and descriptions of accomodations, etc. were highly accurate. The sites described made me change my mind about where I wanted to go in some instances; for example stopping to see the Bayeux tapestry after all when I had determined to focus only on the D-Day sites. Let's Go also frequently includes walking maps this year of various cities, such as Lille, as a way of getting oriented but also as a free site-seeing tour. (In Lille it helps, because the town is laid out like a maze).
Another very charming thing about this edition is the sidebars and special reports from the authors, with titles such as "From the Road", "Local Legend", "In Recent News" and "On the Menu". Most of those I read in the Paris, Flanders and Normandy sections were helpful, and if not, they were interesting.
I would have liked to see other D-Day sites, such as St. Mere Eglise, discussed, but I also recognize that at 806 pages it's imposssible to put everything in. Thanks to Let's Go for getting the get up & go back!
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Guide, Although Maps Could Have Been Better
Comment: By and large, this is a wonderful book, especially for young travelers on a tight budget. I was able to plan for and spend a wonderful 10-day vacation in France, visiting Bayeux, Paris, Annecy, and Nice, using only this guide. There is a tremendous amount of useful information, the vast majority of which was thankfully up-to-date. The commentary is lively and interesting, and although their recommendations for accommodations, food, sights, etc. at times appear a tad inexplicable, even arbitrary, they are usually on the nose.
The only major flaw, which stood out rather starkly given the overall excellent nature of the guide, was that its stinginess when it comes to maps. Why, for example, would they only include detailed maps of half of Paris' 20 districts (unless they were trying to drum up business for "Let's Go: Paris")? Would it have been so hard or costly to tack another 10 or 20 pages onto the book, allowing them to add more maps and increase the size of those already included? I can't say that this oversight wasn't annoying, because when you're short on time and money the last thing you want to do is worry about is reacquiring your bearings.
Nevertheless, I still heartily recommend this book.
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Title: Let's Go 2004: Paris by Inc. Let's Go ISBN: 0312319959 Publisher: Let's Go Travel Pubns Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Let's Go 2004: Italy by Inc. Let's Go ISBN: 0312319916 Publisher: Let's Go Travel Pubns Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
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Title: Let's Go 2004: Spain & Portugal by Inc. Let's Go ISBN: 0312319991 Publisher: Let's Go Travel Pubns Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
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Title: Let's Go 2004: Austria & Switzerland by Inc. Let's Go ISBN: 0312319789 Publisher: Let's Go Travel Pubns Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Let's Go 2004: Germany by Inc. Let's Go ISBN: 031231986X Publisher: Let's Go Travel Pubns Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
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