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Title: Lonely Planet London (Lonely Planet London, 2nd Ed) by Steve Fallon, Pat Yale ISBN: 0-86442-793-X Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: January, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.37 (19 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: One Of the Top guides on London
Comment: There are many guides to London. From what I can see there are two good general guidebooks. These are the Eyewitness Travel (DK) guide which is the one that I personally prefer or Lonely Planet (the present book). These two books are both just around 500 pages and both are tremendous efforts. They are well balanced guides with lots of photos, maps, history, etc. Both are clearly 5 star guides.
I would rate both (and DK Eyewitness Travel and Lonely Planet) head and shoulders ahead of Frommers or similar books that are less well balanced, i.e.; fewer photos. Overall, the DK guide has better photos and visuals. In fact I am amazed every time I pick up and read that DK guide with the quality of the photos and technical detail. Those graphics make for a better souvenir so it gets the nod as the better book, but it is a close call.
The city has lots of fun things to see and do but time is usually limited and it is expensive - so these guides are good investments. This book is well balanced and like the DK guide it pulls a lot of things together such as history and culture, food, towns and lots of interesting information on London. The book brings it all to life with just magnificent photos and maps, including subway maps.
I have one suggestion, and that is to buy the guide before planning your trip. The guide has lots of information and tips on places to see.
Either case this is an excellent buy. 5 stars.
Jack in Toronto
Rating: 5
Summary: a great guide to a great city.
Comment: This is an excellent guide to London. the best way to travel is without a guidebook but often a good book can simplify thingsand make life easier- and this book does just that The book is organised by locations ( west end, north london, etc). For each sectiono the city there are extensive descriptions of places to visit, restaurants and other attractions. There are also useful chapters on getting sround using local transpotation and on places to stay(broken down by budget). Unlike other "tourist" guide books , this is not filled up with glossy photographs and hype.
As with the other Lonely planet books,the target audience are independant travellers who will find lots of essential information - such as locations of supermarkets, laundromats and other conveniences.
The maps at the back of the book are easy to read and accuratew butI would also recommend buying a pocket subway map ( easily available in london) because all travellers will need to refer to it very ofen and it is tedious to have to refer to the back of the book constantly.
only problem i had while using this book was that all attractions are listed with the name of the nearest underground station but there is no information on how to walk to the place from the stations.
Rating: 5
Summary: This One is All You Need
Comment: ~I checked out just about all the london travel books at the book store, and decided to purchase just one - this one - before my trip. This book is slim - about 4.25 inches X 7.75 inches X .33 of an inch - and will fit easily in a purse. It has very useful maps of London, including a subway map (or, as the English say, a map of the underground). It has all the information you'll need for your trip, including travel from the airport to the city, tipping, hotels, shopping, restaurants,~~ entertainment, and, of course, the sights. The book devotes 20 pages to "Highlights" - the major tourist attractions. If you want to bring only one travel book to London, this should be the one!~
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Title: Lonely Planet City Map London (City Maps Series) by Lonely Planet ISBN: 1864500085 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Paris (LONELY PLANET PARIS) by Steve Fallon ISBN: 1740593065 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Lonely Planet England (England, 2nd Ed) by David Else, Paul Bloomfield, Fionn Davenport, Abigail Hole, Martin Hughes ISBN: 1740593421 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Britain (Britain, 5th Ed) by David Else, Paul Bloomfield, Nicky Crowther, Fionn Davenport, Abigail Hole, Martin Hughes, Alan Murphy, Lonely Planet ISBN: 1740593383 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: The London Mapguide: The Essential Guide to Experience London by Michael Middleditch ISBN: 0140279482 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 05 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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