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Title: Lonely Planet Greek Islands (Lonely Planet. Greek Islands, 2004) by David Willett, Carolyn Bain, Michael Clark, Des Hannigan, Paul Hellander, Jeanne Oliver ISBN: 1-74059-473-8 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: March, 2004 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (10 reviews)
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.
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: 4
Summary: Buy this book!
Comment: This is a great guide book for a trip to the islands. It offers good information on Athens and great background information on Greek culture and history. Beware: the Flying Dolphin office no longer exists in Athens and avoid Hotel Pelican. I also would not recommend the Art Gallery Hotel in Athens. Try Acropolis House instead.
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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 Callimassia ISBN: 0864426836 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: August, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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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: 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: Lonely Planet Athens: City Map (City Maps) by Lonely Planet Publications ISBN: 1740593200 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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