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Title: Lonely Planet Croatia (Croatia, 2nd Ed) by Jeanne Oliver ISBN: 1-86450-332-7 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: November, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.83 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Good, But Already Dated
Comment: For a first edition travel guide, this book is excellent. Full of useful travel information and historical context. However, Croatia is changing massively and rapidly. It went from communism to authoritarianism to... maybe democracy this year. It went through wars and occupation and is rebuilding every day. It experienced massive migrations and refugee flows. Some of the information in this book (particularly in Eastern Slavonia) was already dated as the book went to press, there needs to be an annual update.
Rating: 4
Summary: Finally!
Comment: Finally a travel guide for Croatia. For several years, Croatia was left out of the various larger, multiple-country guidebooks; somehow it wasn't considered a part of Eastern Europe or Central Europe! I have worked in this country for about two years, and recently had the opportunity to explore the coast with the help of this book. The information was excellent and quite accurate, considering a year or more has passed since the publication and much has changed in that time. The only quibbles: some mistakes in the pronunciation guide, and the suggestion that people try swimming in the Drava River, which is polluted--a friend of mine wound up in the hospital for a week after taking a dip. My colleagues and I had to laugh at that recommendation! Like most tourist information on Croatia, the book is strong on the Adriatic and weak on the rest of the country--admittedly, not quite as spectacular, but with some places of interest nonetheless. The book is compact, the perfect size for toting around, and includes lots of intriguing historical sidebars. It will need updating soon, as the country is going through considerable change.
Rating: 2
Summary: Uncomplete and dated
Comment: Shortly: this is the worst ever Lonely Planet Guide that I bought. I have just returned home from Croatia and this book didn't help me at all. I could have had a 5-pound stone in my pocket and it could have helped me more.
Explained: the book is absolutely incomplete because it simply doesn't cover the north half of the country (about half the territory of Croatia). It misses towns like Sisak, Virovitica, Cakovec and it doesn't contain anything about the Osijek castle. I don't know why the writer ignored this part of the country, I suppose she might have liked the beautiful sea-shore better but this doesn't make an excuse at all.
Then: it ignores some significant towns near the Bosnian border, like Knin and Sinj, I know these places aren't the most likeable ones but they have a historical significance - these were the cities most affected by the civil war and these places are a part of Croatian history and quite an important one.
Moreover: even though she spent most of her time on the shore, what about Novi Vinodolski, Senj, Karlobag, Umag, Porec and the inner Istria? These places are worth discovering and there isn't a single word about them in the book.
It is dated, because it doesn't contain up-to-date information about the country. For example: if you drive a car (having a picnic in the countryside) or walking around you should be prepared for mine fields - there are still many of them in the country. These fields aren't on the map and they are near main roads, too. The section on driving is incomplete in another aspects, too. There are also other failures and mistakes that I don't want to list, it would be too long to fit into a review.
So I don't suggest anyone buying this book. Try something else. This time Lonely Planet is your worst choice.
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Title: Croatia (Eyewitness Travel Guides) by Dorling Kindersley Publishing ISBN: 0789493306 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Rough Guide to Croatia (Rough Guide. Croatia) by Jonathan Bousfield ISBN: 1843530848 Publisher: Rough Guides Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Slovenia (Slovenia, 3rd Ed) by Steve Fallon, Neil Wilson ISBN: 186450160X Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Michelin Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnie-Herzegovina, Rfederal Republic of Yugoslavia, Former Yug. Rep. of Macedonia by Michelin Travel Publications, Michelin Staff, Michelin ISBN: 2061006426 Publisher: Michelin Travel Publications Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Insight Pocket Guide with map Croatia (Insight Guides) by Jane Foster, Insight Pocket Guides ISBN: 0887291171 Publisher: Insight Guides Pub. Date: December, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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