Lonely Planet Boston Encounter Review

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Lonely Planet Boston Encounter ReviewThe LP Boston guide is fine. It's encyclopedic in nature with all the detail you'll ever need ... and more. Everything in it is accurate and quite interesting, and the restaurant suggestions are all quite good. It's clearly written by people who know and love the city. But, and here's the reason for my 3-star rating, I find it a bit overwhelming and without a sense of prioritization. If you know the city already, hey, the extra stuff is a bonus. But if you're visiting and not intending on becoming a scholar on Beantown, I'm not sure you need everything in this book. And it's hard to sift through what you need to know and what you don't. So bottom line: if you are looking for more of a reference-type guide book on Boston, this one's for you. If you're looking for a single-volume I'm-going-to-take-it-with-me-everywhere book to bring while visiting Boston, I'd look at Frommer's or Michelin first.Lonely Planet Boston Encounter Overview

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Mobil Travel Guide 2008 Southern Great Lakes: Illinois - Indiana - Ohio (Forbes Travel Guide Southern Great Lakes) Review

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Mobil Travel Guide 2008 Southern Great Lakes: Illinois - Indiana - Ohio (Forbes Travel Guide Southern Great Lakes) ReviewThis is an example of how the internet and travel information sources directly from service providers have led to the degradation of this once venerable source of travel information. I would rate these guides as useless and will not in the future refer to them.
In this particular case I was fairly well familiar with the area. As a resident of a Chicago suburb I could rate my personal experience with that given in the Guide. In one case, Northbrook, IL, the Guide rated a restaurant with which we are very familiar for a period of over 40 years, only one of two for the town, which is soon to close. Many other suburban towns with excellent facilities were totally ignored. The downstate Illinois listings were totally inadequate. The Chicago listings could be equalled or bettered by purchasing a current issue of Chicago magazine.
I was overcharged by Amazon for this purchase (a billing error ?). I intend to donate the copy to our local public library who had always maintained current copies of these guides with the suggestion that they never purchase them again.Mobil Travel Guide 2008 Southern Great Lakes: Illinois - Indiana - Ohio (Forbes Travel Guide Southern Great Lakes) Overview

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Lonely Planet Taiwan (Lonely Planet Taiwan: Travel Survival Kit) Review

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Lonely Planet Taiwan (Lonely Planet Taiwan: Travel Survival Kit) ReviewI couldn't help but feel disapppointed in this book. It really seems to miss the point of foreign travel. For example, in the section on Taipei there are 23 listings for Western restaurants and only 13 for Chinese restaurants. Taipei is one of the best cities in the world for Chinese food, and the writer could only manage 13. This seems terribly unbalanced to me. To make it worse, some of the western restaurants introduced are Planet Hollywood (yeah, I went to Taipei to get the Hollywood experience), TGI Friday's, McDonald's and Subway (which in the author's own words, "needs no introduction" -- my point exactly). I went to Taiwan for the food, so this was a big shortcoming in my point of view. Another point , he only lists two teahouses and both are in (or near) a museum. He gives the excuse that teahouses are always closing all the time (of course that didn't stop him from listing a lot of nightclubs). It just seems like he wasn't interested in researching teahouses. He just couldn't be bothered. Also, he writes very little about the excellent night markets. In fact he devotes an equal amount of space to tell us about food courts. Come on!
It's sad, really. I've used a lot of Lonely Planet guides with good results before, which is why I bought this one without looking at it. However, I can't recommend this one unless your idea of a good vacation in Taipei is eating at TGI Friday's, having coffee at Starbucks, and going to a club (why are you going to Taipei? You can do that at home.) Well, to explain why I gave it two stars instead of one, the transportation and hotel information is useful, so I couldn't bring myself to trash it completely.Lonely Planet Taiwan (Lonely Planet Taiwan: Travel Survival Kit) Overview

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New Mexico and Arizona State Parks: A Complete Recreation Guide Review

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New Mexico and Arizona State Parks: A Complete Recreation Guide ReviewDon and Barbara Laine have done an outstanding job in this book. I live in New Mexico and we just bought a camper, so I went to the library to get some book on where to go camping. I borrowed a couple of guides for the Southwest, but this book is the only one that anybody ever needs. Every State Park is listed in detail, even little maps for each Park are included. Furthermore they tell you exactly what to expect from each park and what there is to do. This comes in handy when travelling with kids.Equipped with this book we already went to 2 State Parks and found exactly what the Laines had described. This book is a must have for anybody that wants to explore Arizona and New Mexico.New Mexico and Arizona State Parks: A Complete Recreation Guide Overview

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Lonely Planet Hiking in the Sierra Nevada (Walking) Review

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Lonely Planet Hiking in the Sierra Nevada (Walking) ReviewThis guidebook really is worthy of the award it won. It describes over 60 hikes in the Sierras the bulk of which are long day hikes or backpack trips. Each route has a topographical map included, detailed descriptions and alternative routes or side trips included. What makes this guide fairly unique are the many (very beautiful) color plates and some wonderful sidebars on local history, including a discussion of arborglyphs left by Basque sheepherders and the fight by the climbing community to save "Camp 4" in Yosemite Valley.
Nonetheless, I cannot give the book 5 stars. There are several minor errors in the book. Arrowheads have not been found atop Mt. Whitney: that is an apocryphal story that dates back to Clarence King. Similarly, the claim that Mt. Rose is the only 10,000 ft. peak with a trail to the summit in the Tahoe area is untrue. The Tahoe Rim Trail goes right over the summit of Relay Peak and this even appears on their own map of the Mt. Rose hike. The main drawback of this book, however, is that it really only covers the popular backcountry hikes in the range. The book lists only 8 hikes in Sequoia and Kings Canyon and these are the premier hiking parks in California. So, while this book is good if you really have no idea of what is available in the Sierras, hikers with some foreknowledge, or those seeking solitude, will need to supplement this book with other sources.Lonely Planet Hiking in the Sierra Nevada (Walking) Overview

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Lonely Planet Dominican Republic & Haiti Review

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Lonely Planet Dominican Republic & Haiti ReviewOnce more, Lonely Planet guidebooks set the standard, in providing essential advice, as well as wonderful insights on many issues, successfully targeting all kinds of travelers. Yet, as any first edition of a travel guidebook, this one could be substantially better than it is now - which, I am sure, will likely be achieved by the time the second edition comes out. Both sections on both countries are very good, though it must be remarked that the section on Haiti is - at least in my view - far less researched and refined than the impressive section on the Dominican Republic. The author of the Haiti section is obviously a real Haiti lover, and she provides plenty of wonderful facts about Haiti's history and present, culture and society, which she is eager to share with her readers. Yet, in my view, she fails to provide the best possible advice for travelers. Coverage on hotels and places to eat, and entertainment in general, is poor. On that, we add the fact that things are changing so rapidly in Haiti, which is beyond her control. The section on the Dominican Republic, in contrast, provides just-about any information and avice a traveler could desire when traveling to the country. Coverage of what to see and do in Santo Domingo, on hotels and restaurants, the many tips on how to behave (do's and dont's) etc, is truly excellent. All in all, once more, this is a guidebook you should not take off without.Lonely Planet Dominican Republic & Haiti Overview

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Moon Spotlight North Carolina Coast Review

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Moon Spotlight North Carolina Coast ReviewI was hoping for a secret scoop on the coast. All the info in this book you could get for free by using the book the N.C. chamber of commerce will send you for free.Moon Spotlight North Carolina Coast Overview

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Moon New York State (Moon Handbooks) Review

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Moon New York State (Moon Handbooks) ReviewThe book contained info about the small towns as well as the large towns. It was easy to navigate through the book and find the right sections. New York state is very large and so much more than NYC. I only wished it had a some more info about the hiking and other outdoor activities in the Adirondaks.Moon New York State (Moon Handbooks) Overview

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Scenic Driving New England Review

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Scenic Driving New England ReviewIn 320 pages and 28 scenic drives Stewart Green leaves no stone (or should I say rock) unturned in describing each drive.
With this book, you'll not only get directions from one town to another along the route but everything that's in-between, and a fair dose of area history and stories. Stewart takes his role seriously in being your guide, and not just a "tour driver" regurgitating memorized facts.
I'm very familiar with many of the drives he describes and confess to discovering places and information even new to me.
This isn't a book to read cover to cover in one sitting. It's too dense, and the drives are much too varied as well. My suggestion is to have an idea where you'll visit and then read those scenic drives related to those areas. It'll provide insights and planning material for your trip as well.
The smaller format of the book begs for it to be taken on each trip with you. Many of the pages in my copy quickly became "dog-eared" and full of sticky notes.
I was a little disappointed with many of the pictures in my paperback edition. I found myself staring at photos of non-descript riverbeds with rocks. I'm sure in full color and glossy format they looked great, but in black and white on non-glossy paper many looked flat and over-indulgent.
But I didn't purchase the book for the photography.
If you're looking for a New England scenic drive book with all the directions and details to make sure you don't miss a thing along the way, then look no further than this book.Scenic Driving New England Overview

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Frommer's Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard 2011 (Frommer's Complete Guides) Review

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Frommer's Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard 2011 (Frommer's Complete Guides) ReviewI bought this at the last minute when I realized the people I was going with hadn't been there in 10-20 yrs! I benefitted from the restaurant reviews & detailed descriptions of several towns, with accompanying one-page maps for most of them AND: a pull-out map (main reason I bought the book!) that had at least the major highways numbered for the whole Cape (although some were shown but were not numbered which was confusing!) and included lighthouses, ferry routes and beaches.
I've used Frommer's books for other trips and have been pleased as well.
I supplement all my travel guides with a look at TripAdvisor.com because (contrary to what Arthur Frommer says) I value opinions from travelers like me and if you use some common sense when evaluating the legitimacy of the reviews, the reward is there. By looking at TA, I compared the reviews to those in this book and they proved to be spot on. Also, I found several great restaurants (& not new ones, either) that were totally omitted from this book...or I would give the Frommer's 5*'s.
I didn't miss the lack of photos one bit.Frommer's Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard 2011 (Frommer's Complete Guides) Overview

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Explorer's Guide Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket (Ninth Edition) (Explorer's Complete) Review

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Explorer's Guide Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket (Ninth Edition) (Explorer's Complete) ReviewJust returned today from Cape Cod. This book was very useful. Great lists of events, activities, restaurants, beaches, etc. Book was in excellent condition, just as the seller had described it. Wish we would have had more time to tour Cape Cod and go to Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket, but Hurrican Irene put a damper on a lot of our plans... not so much rain, but high winds made for very rough waters. Will definitely use this book if I get a chance to go again...Explorer's Guide Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket (Ninth Edition) (Explorer's Complete) Overview

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Lonely Planet New England (Regional Guide) Review

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Lonely Planet New England (Regional Guide) ReviewI have the 2008 edition of this guide book. As a lonely planet guidebook, it is not very good. As a guidebook in general, it is not the worst.
I have frequently used lonely planet guides in the past when traveling and have generally liked them but this one is lacking. As several other reviewers have mentioned, the hotels, places and even towns mentioned are predictable. Also, unlike most lonely planet guides, this one is not geared to the budget traveler or backpacker at all unless you consider a hotel around $150 to be "budget". Certainly, the writers could have done more research to seek out unique places to stay. If I wanted a travel book written for my parents, I would buy Frommers. This is practically the same thing. This book is good if you are driving through somewhere for a few hours and need a place (restaurant/pub) to stop and don't know the town at all. For instance, it pointed us to an excellent pub with lots of microbreweries in Portland, Maine that we otherwise would not have found since we were just passing through. But any guide should be able to do the same thing. Overall, the writing does not add much general insight to the regions being reviewed nor does it point out many unusual finds or destinations. You don't get the sense that the writer really explored the region.Lonely Planet New England (Regional Guide) Overview

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Moon New England Hiking: The Complete Guide to More Than 400 of the Best Hikes in New England (Moon Outdoors) Review

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Moon New England Hiking: The Complete Guide to More Than 400 of the Best Hikes in New England (Moon Outdoors) ReviewThis is an excellent guide. All the classic hikes are in there. The best part is that all the hikes are rated, and I have found that they are very accurately rated for both difficulty and scenic value.
There are no hiking maps in the book though, so be warned about that. For about 300 of the 400 trails, that's totally fine and you likely will not get lost. You should get a separate map for any of the longer-distance or above-treeline hikes. I highly recommend buying a separate map for the White Mountains and another for Acadia National Park.
Get out and enjoy this gorgeous region!
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Fodor's New England, 29th Edition (Full-color Travel Guide) Review

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Fodor's New England, 29th Edition (Full-color Travel Guide) ReviewBought this to cross-reference with the Frommers New England. I was surprised to discover there was no comparison between the two guides. The Fodors provided so much information that was absent from the Frommers.Fodor's New England, 29th Edition (Full-color Travel Guide) Overview

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Lonely Planet Chicago Review

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Lonely Planet Chicago ReviewI moved to Chicago a few months ago, and so I was able to road-test this book extensively. I found it to be an invaluable resource to just about anything going on in the Windy City. You can feel that the author lived here for an extensive period of time. As with most big cities, things change fast in Chicago, so I am eagerly awaiting the second edition!Lonely Planet Chicago Overview

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Fodor's Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard, 28th Edition (Travel Guide) Review

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Fodor's Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard, 28th Edition (Travel Guide) ReviewMy family used this book as we planned our trip to Cape Cod and Nantuckett. We were delighted with all of the recommendations. Though we stayed in Hyannis we traveled and visited towns across the Cape and took a day trip to Nantuckett. We visited several (4-5) 'Fodor's Choice' restaurants of various price levels and were delighted with what we found! We also tried out several beaches based on Fodor's recomendations and our four year old had an excellent time. I would suggest this book for anyone traveling and visiting the area.Fodor's Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard, 28th Edition (Travel Guide) Overview

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Lonely Planet Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island (Regional Travel Guide) Review

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Lonely Planet Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island (Regional Travel Guide) ReviewThis thing saved my butt last year.
I took a trip to Boston, and drove from Boston to Inverness, Nova Scotia on Cape Breton Island.
I went the scenic route, cutting through Maine to Calais / St Stephen, where I crossed the border into New Brunswick.
I had an atlas, I had maps, I had been studying maps of the entire Eastern seaboard for months and months. This was a solo journey so I wanted to be prepared. I decided to get the Lonely Planet guide on a whim. I figured I couldn't have too much information!
The thing about the Maritime Provinces that outsiders don't know, is that it's nearly impossible to get any good information on them from the conventional sources (internet, etc). Enter Lonely Planet guides.
The biggest way this book helped me was when I was in Saint John, NB which is where I stayed overnight between Boston and Cape Breton.
First of all, Saint John was surprisingly cute. I wish I would have had more time there. Secondly and more importantly, on the way through to CB, I stayed at a slightly crappy motel just outside of town which while not terrible, was not fantastic and I didn't feel entirely safe (just paranoia I think, but still...) That motel was NOT listed in the book, FYI. So on the way back, I decided to look elsewhere - in my book! Lo and behold, I find in the book the contact info for the summer dorm rental program at the University. Why yes, I'll gladly shell out $20 for a safe, clean room! I just needed a place to sleep after all, and it was perfect.
The book also gave me some great info on tiny little St Stephen, where I had a few minutes to stop before crossing the border, and I hit a chocolate shop recommended in the book. Divine. Wouldn't have had a clue without my guide book.
I'm quite sure my journey would have been entirely different, and less enjoyable without this thing.
Lonely Planet books are priceless. Get one.Lonely Planet Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island (Regional Travel Guide) Overview

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