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Title: Lonely Planet Europe on a Shoestring (LONELY PLANET EUROPE ON A SHOESTRING) by Vivek Wagle, Lonley Planet ISBN: 1-74059-314-6 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: February, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.53 (30 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Solid but undercooked.
Comment: Lonely Planet is a great guidebook series, but their true worth shines only in their individual country guides, not in this massive tome. Sure it's got all of Europe in here, but Europe is a BIG place. If you only mean to go to major cities, this will be a great book to have, and the maps are well worth it. Spend 5 minutes off the beaten track and you'll need to do something else. I know where every English language bookstore is in every city in Europe now. I would find them and do additional reseach.
The basic problem with this book is that editorial concerns triumphed over real meaty information. I ended up buying :P Hungary for my time in that wonderful country, because this book skimped on any real information outside Budapest.
Trust me, if you're going rural than getting the individual guides is well worth it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Tops!
Comment: This book was my "Bible" for backpacking through Europe in '99 & '00. After having never stepped foot out of the US, i ventured to Europe alone w/ nothing but a backpack, some phone numbers & this book. I did not have the problems of out of date info as some have mentioned. In fact i came across some of the best & cheapest hotels i've ever been to, found very good inexpensive eats & learned how to read a map thanks to this book. Each chapter gives you some historical info on every country, city & town & even tells you what dangers to look out for, do's & dont's, train info & where to go if you need help. After 3 months crisscrossing 12 different European countries, my Lonely Planet Book was dog-eared, torn & severely worn-out...I highly recommend this book for long term travel on a buget.
Rating: 3
Summary: Good overview of Europe
Comment: I spent three months in Europe (England, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Belgium) last summer, and used this book as my primary guide.
It is good for finding the basics (hostels, train and bus stations, etc) but not much else, and with so much area to cover this should hardly be surprising.
As about 2/3 of my time was spent in Italy, I do wish I'd purchased an Italy specific guide... luckily I had access to various other books that were more in depth.
The maps and contact information were accurate. I don't think I ever used this guide for restaurant recommendations, though. It's much easier and more fun to go menu-shopping or ask locals. Hostel operators tend to know what's up too.
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Title: Hostels European Cities: The Only Comprehensive, Unofficial, Opinionated Guide by Paul Karr ISBN: 076271185X Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Read This First: Europe (Read This First, 1st Ed) by Paul Harding ISBN: 1864501367 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door 2004: The Travel Skills Handbook by Rick Steves, Avalon Travel Publishing ISBN: 1566915317 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Europe Phrasebook by Mikel Morris, Mar Cruz Pinol, Eric den Hertog ISBN: 186450224X Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: February, 2001 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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Title: Europe by Eurail 2004, 28th: Touring Europe by Train by LaVerne Ferguson-Kosinski ISBN: 0762728299 Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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