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Title: Lonely Planet Greek Islands (Greek Islands, 2002) by David Willett, Carolyn Bain, Brigitte Barta, Kate Daly, Rosemary Hall, Paul Hellander ISBN: 1-74059-050-3 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: March, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (10 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Love Lonely Planet, but...
Comment: While usually a great fan of Lonely Planet guides, I found other Greek Islands guides to top this one. I found The Rough Guide to contain more (and better) information and detail on a greater number of villages. Some island villages which looked interesting to me would not be even mentioned in the Lonely Planet guide, yet would be in The Rough Guide. As well, I found the Cadogan (Dana Facaros) Greek Islands guide, while not completely written for the backpacker to be more helpful, with all of the basic information needed, fantastic writing and a satisfactory Athens chapter. I hope they improve the Lonely Planet Greek Islands guide as they're a wonderful outfit, but I'd pass on this one.
Rating: 5
Summary: Two main rivals
Comment: Amongst books for budget travellers going independently to the smaller islands its two competitors are "Greek Islands, the Rough Guide" and "Greek Island Hopping". They're all good. Of course if you're going on a cruise to Mykonos, Delos, Santorini and Rhodes you don't need these books and you'd be as well off with Frommer, Fodor or Eyewitness. It doesn't have as much detail as Greek Island Hopping (my favorite for taking with me, now that Grock's Candid Guides are out of print)but unlike that book it covers the whole of Crete. Some stuff is obviously lifted from the same authors' book on Mainland Greece. For example there's a page on the Greek railroad system which is not going to help you much on the islands.
Rating: 5
Summary: Extremely useful book during my 3 month Greek Isle trek
Comment: I spent the entire summer of 2000 backpacking the Greek Isles. This book was an indispensable tool over the course of 15 different islands and Athens. Most of the travelers I encountered (a few Americans and loads of Aussies, Kiwis, Brits, Swedes, and more) had this exact book. The lodging details, maps, recommendations, and descriptions were very accurate- as accurate as you can be in a compact package such as this. I entered my journey relatively unprepared and this book was truly a lifesaver. I was living in Italy when I started and just "winged it" from there. With this LP Guide, I was able to be quite spontaneous and just look up details of upcoming islands as I needed. The other travelers I encountered who used this book were also universal in their praise. Any travel guide that can help me this much for 3 months is, I repeat, indispensable. Now do yourself a favor and don't do what the typical American traveler does which is i)staying just a day on each island, ii)only seeing Athens, Santorini and Mykonos, and iii)trying too hard to cram 10 European destinations into 10 days. Take some time off and appreciate the cultures! Enjoy.
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Title: Lonely Planet Greece (Greece, 5th Ed) by David Willett, Carolyn Bain, Brigitte Barta, Kate Daly, Rosemary Hall, Paul Hellander ISBN: 1864503343 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Greek Phrasebook: With Two-Way Dictionary (Phrasebooks) by Markella A. Callimassia, Markella Mikkelsen ISBN: 0864426836 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: August, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Independent Travellers Greek Island Hopping 2003: The Budget Travel Guide by Thomas Cook Publishing ISBN: 076272451X Publisher: Thomas Cook Pubns Pub. Date: 01 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Rough Guide to Greek Islands by Mark Ellingham, Marc Dublin, John Fisher ISBN: 1858288673 Publisher: Rough Guides Pub. Date: 28 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Greek Islands (Eyewitness Travel Guides) by Marc S. Dubin ISBN: 0789494256 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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