lonely planet v rough guide

kittykarate

If you have an e-reader then you can also buy chapters of the Lonely Planet books in PDF format. I've used this when I've been travelling to a city for business for a couple of days, and just bought the chapter from appropriate USA or Europe guide.

To be honest, it really does depend on your destination, how recently/thoroughly the book has been updated and how *you* like the book to be organized. Would you prefer all the information about a part of a city to be in one place e.g. accomodation, food, interesting things or do you prefer accomodation to be listed separately?

I've also had good experiences with Let's Go guides http://www.letsgo.com/. It's a US brand, but their Italy guidebook was very good, as was their Hawaii.

elanadventures

This are the guides but it is very required which satisfy our need of travelling from all over the search.

Mr_Wang

elanadventures wrote: »

This are the guides but it is very required which satisfy our need of travelling from all over the search.

Not even 3pm and you're on it already! Bet you look forward to Fridays

want2bmortgage3

hi all nice to see this post still going. i had a short trip to france and learned a few things that have put me off travelling slightly.

-one is that the train is my only real option, cycling long distance isnt for me ( bad knee). so would have to budget for the long train journeys.
-two europe appears very expensive, in france water was £2 a small bottle, coffee £3 and a pint £5+.
-three- accomodation, really not sure i'm prepared to rough it, i've got used to a comfortable bed and privacy. also a light sleeper. not sure if i'd be happy in hostels with people 10 years younger partying every night!

anyway... just thought i'd update and let you know my thoughts.