In article <[email protected]>, Mike Azzopardi
<[email protected]> wrote:

    > Hi
    >
    > I'm wondering if anyone has any recomendations on which travel guide series
    > are any good?
    >
    > I'm thinking about the eyewitness account ones since they combine many
    > cities in one book.

The Eyewitness City Guides are even better, the 3-D renderings of
museum floors, neighborhoods and other attractions are very good...
what it is short on is hotel listings and to a lesser extent,
restaurants... but I always prebook hotels these days.

I see this series in the hands of tourists more than any other... by
far.

jay
Fri Jun 10, 2005
mailto:[email protected]


    > I sometimes get the feeling that one book on one city
    > may be too much if only going away for a short break..
    >
    > Are there any guides in particular that folks here swear by?
    >
    > Any help appriciated before I buy one.
    >
    > Best Regards
    > Mike
    >
    > http://www.soundclick.com/bluemenagerie
    > "We are the music makers, we are the dreamers of dreams"
    >

Go Fig <[email protected]> wrote in news:100620051841530830%[email protected]:

    > In article <[email protected]>, Mike Azzopardi
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >> Hi
    >>
    >> I'm wondering if anyone has any recomendations on which travel guide
    >> series are any good?
    >>
    >> I'm thinking about the eyewitness account ones since they combine
    >> many cities in one book.
    >
    > The Eyewitness City Guides are even better, the 3-D renderings of
    > museum floors, neighborhoods and other attractions are very good...
    > what it is short on is hotel listings and to a lesser extent,
    > restaurants... but I always prebook hotels these days.
    >
    > I see this series in the hands of tourists more than any other... by
    > far.
    >
    > jay
    > Fri Jun 10, 2005
    > mailto:[email protected]
    >
    >
    >> I sometimes get the feeling that one book on one city
    >> may be too much if only going away for a short break..
    >>
    >> Are there any guides in particular that folks here swear by?
    >>
    >> Any help appriciated before I buy one.
    >>
    >> Best Regards
    >> Mike
    >>
    >> http://www.soundclick.com/bluemenagerie
    >> "We are the music makers, we are the dreamers of dreams"
    >>
    >

I second eyewitness. My clients get a better idea of where they are
headed and the money and transport tips in the back really make the
first timers feel like they have a chance.

--
Joseph Coulter
Cruises and Vacations
http://www.josephcoulter.com/

"Zichu" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > "Des Small" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    >> [email protected] writes:
    > << r.t.e Italy guru Barbara Vaughn speaks highly of the Italy one, at
    > least, for finding reasonable (non-hostel) accommodation, backed up
    > with a Michelin Green for culture.>>
    > Don't know where you got that from. She's a pompous self opinionated net
    > nanny who doesn't seem to know much about Italy off the main touist trails
    > with the possible exception of the Marches where she now lives.

I, for one, greatly value Barbara's contributions. Who are you?

Marianne

"Mike Azzopardi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > I'm wondering if anyone has any recomendations on which travel guide
series
    > are any good?

I think it's a personal thing, which one you think is better. My personal
preference is for the Dorling Kindersley (a.k.a. Eye Witness) books. I
believe that the photos and 3-D perspective views add a great deal. In other
words, "One picture is worth a thousand words." Other people may like the
copious detail found in Blue Guides, or Rough Guides. It comes down to
personal preference. Go sit down at the library and look through several.

--
Donald Newcomb
DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net

"Mimi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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<< I, for one, greatly value Barbara's contributions. Who are you?

Marianne >>

What's that old saying, "Birds of a feather"?

Zichu wrote:

    > "Mimi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >
    > << I, for one, greatly value Barbara's contributions. Who are you?
    >
    > Marianne >>
    >
    > What's that old saying, "Birds of a feather"?
    >
    >



If so go find another nest.

"Frank F. Matthews" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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<<What's that old saying, "Birds of a feather"?

If so go find another nest.>>


Something ruffled you feathers then, Frank?

Anzov wrote:

    > "Frank F. Matthews" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >
    > <<What's that old saying, "Birds of a feather"?
    >
    > If so go find another nest.>>
    >
    >
    > Something ruffled you feathers then, Frank?
    >
    >

Yep. Dissing Barbara by someone who I haven't notices as contributing
did really get to me.

"Frank F. Matthews" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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<< Yep. Dissing Barbara by someone who I haven't notices as contributing
did really get to me.>>

Under a variety of pseudonyms, I have been contributing with information and
advice on Italy on this forum for several years.

On the other hand, here is just some of the crap you have been wasting
bandwidth with from recent postings. Non of which is of the slightest help
or interest to the people who ask questions in this forum. Sadly, you are
not in a minority. If you have nothing positive to contribute then don't. It
would shorten the audit trail for people posting genuine replys to questions
posed about travel.

Start of quotes//

1. Which is something that bothers me since the Subject usually isn't
changed as the discussion goes off on a tangent.


2. The problem is that folks keep morphing dumb threads into ones that are
interesting. Once they degenerate to exchanges of insults I do kill
them and just hope that good sense doesn't return.


3. It's a Cajun thing and actually quite interesting in the basic idea. An
excellent blend of textures and flavors. Look up the following:


4. Perhaps opinions should be limited to those under 35. Personally a
problem in 2040 isn't a problem.

5. Now I did say that opinions should be from folks who might be affected.

6. Unfortunately for the decendents the second option will probably be thru
extinction and replacement by another form of life. // End of quotes

I buy several guidebooks (why on earth would I spend thousands on a vacation,
then skimp on a $20 guidebook?). Usually I carry one, or cut them apart and
carry only where I'll be (dependant on how planned our trip is. Last year, to
Italy, I carried pieces, since the itinerary was totally set. This year, to
Germany in the fall, I'm just taking the book, as I'll likely have a relatively
free itinerary)


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On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:30:52 +0000 (UTC), Juliana L Holm
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >I buy several guidebooks (why on earth would I spend thousands on a vacation,
    >then skimp on a $20 guidebook?)

Weight?
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Deep Foiled Malls <deepfreudmoors@eitmisaactuallyireal!l.nu> wrote:
    > On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:30:52 +0000 (UTC), Juliana L Holm
    > <[email protected]> wrote:

    >>I buy several guidebooks (why on earth would I spend thousands on a vacation,
    >>then skimp on a $20 guidebook?)

    > Weight?

I don't carry them with me, I read them in advance. Then I either enter the
info into my PDA or tear out the important pages. I carry only one guidebook
in total with me, and usually only on an open-ended trip.

I actually said most of this on the oringial post, but you edited it out.

Thanks,

Julie
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Check out the blog of my 9 week Germany adventure at www.blurty.com/users/jholm
Check out my Travel Pages (non-commercial) at
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On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:46:53 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, Deep Foiled Malls
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
this :

... On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:30:52 +0000 (UTC), Juliana L Holm
... <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >I buy several guidebooks (why on earth would I spend thousands on a vacation,
... >then skimp on a $20 guidebook?)
...
... Weight?

I gather info on Internet, make a file, print it, and when the trip is over I simply throw
the pages in the bin.

Thanks for all the advice!

I ended up getting a DK one on Italy, since it has lots of good info on many
cities in Italy, and since I am planning to visit many of them in Italy for
a short stretch of time I thought this would be economical to get this
rather than spend £10 on a book for each city. It seems to have the main
parts from the city DK books pasted into this one and will do me for 2-3
days in each city.

Thanks again!
Mike

http://www.soundclick.com/bluemenagerie
"We are the music makers, we are the dreamers of dreams"

"Mike Azzopardi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Hi
    > I'm wondering if anyone has any recomendations on which travel guide
    > series are any good?
    > I'm thinking about the eyewitness account ones since they combine many
    > cities in one book. I sometimes get the feeling that one book on one city
    > may be too much if only going away for a short break..
    > Are there any guides in particular that folks here swear by?
    > Any help appriciated before I buy one.
    > Best Regards
    > Mike
    > http://www.soundclick.com/bluemenagerie
    > "We are the music makers, we are the dreamers of dreams"
    >

On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:52:26 +0000 (UTC), Juliana L Holm
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >Deep Foiled Malls <deepfreudmoors@eitmisaactuallyireal!l.nu> wrote:
    >> On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:30:52 +0000 (UTC), Juliana L Holm
    >> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>I buy several guidebooks (why on earth would I spend thousands on a vacation,
    >>>then skimp on a $20 guidebook?)
    >> Weight?
    >I don't carry them with me, I read them in advance. Then I either enter the
    >info into my PDA or tear out the important pages. I carry only one guidebook
    >in total with me, and usually only on an open-ended trip.
    >I actually said most of this on the oringial post, but you edited it out.

Fair enough!
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