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.Rick Steves' Florence City Travel Guides > Books > Rick Steves by: Rick Steves 2002-12 We just got back from a trip to Lucca, Pisa, Florence, and Siena and we used this book to plan most of the trip. Wow, Rick was almost invariably smack-on on everything. Of the hotels we stayed in, all were from his recommendations and only one of them was unsatisfactory. (Two of the others were terrific.) The restaurants he suggested were all great and his guide to the sights helped us enormously. If you're going to Tuscany, you should really invest in this book. You'll be glad that you did. >>See More Reviews & Details on Rick Steves' Florence |
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.Rick Steves' Amsterdam, Bruges & Brussels City Travel Guides > Books > Rick Steves by: Rick Steves August 28, 2003 Rick Steves gives no-nonsense advice on the things you really need to see. He's a little more enthusiastic than warranted when it comes to Brussels (blecch!), but his other recommendations are spot on. We used this book so often on our Low Countries trip that we started referring to it as "the Bible." One caveat: expect to see other Rick Steves-toting tourists wherever you go. >>See More Reviews & Details on Rick Steves' Amsterdam, Bruges & Brussels |
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.Rick Steves' Great Britain 2004 City Travel Guides > Books > Rick Steves by: Rick Steves December 20, 2003 My boyfriend James and I just got back from Britain. We took this guide with us and were very disappointed with it. Mr. Steves claims that the information in his guide is updated yearly. Which information, I wonder? We initially used the guide to choose B&Bs, and the prices listed were consistently lower than the actual prices. One could assume that all the B&Bs coincidentally raised their prices after the 2005 edition went to press. Except that one of our hosts told me, "We haven't heard from Rick Steves or his representative in a few years." I can only assume that this statement in the introduction, "I guarantee you're using the most up-to-date information available in print," is nothing more than a marketing ploy. Supplementing ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Rick Steves' Great Britain 2004 |
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.Rick Steves' Best of Eastern Europe City Travel Guides > Books > Rick Steves by: Rick Steves 2003-12 I'm a 'tweener when it comes to travel: Too old for the hostel racket, but not rich enough to hit every 5-star. So when I travel, I generally take two guidebooks -- Fodor's, the old reliable when it comes to hotel and restaurant recs, and Rick Steves, for practical stuff like the best way to getting from airport to hotel and discount passes and such. I like Rick Steves' attitude toward travel, which is to be as local as possible. I also like that he has definite opinions and that he prioritizes his listings. Even when you don't agree (and I don't a lot of the time) it still helps the planning when you have only a limited amount of time. Well, I bought this guide because I was hitting 3 cities in it -- Berlin, Prague, and Budapest -- and was ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Rick Steves' Best of Eastern Europe |
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.Rick Steves' Italy City Travel Guides > Books > Rick Steves by: Rick Steves November 25, 2005 I find that Rick Steves' "back door" philosophy and his general tips are sound, so I bought Italy 2006. The book is promoted as a guidebook to the whole country. Surprise! It only covers selected tourist centers, and concentrates on the big cities. Most of the towns of southern Italy aren't mentioned. Sicily is not even in the index! >>See More Reviews & Details on Rick Steves' Italy |
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.Rick Steves' Great Britain & Ireland 1999 City Travel Guides > Books > Rick Steves by: Rick Steves February 01, 1999 I find that Rick Steves' "back door" philosophy and his general tips are sound, so I bought Italy 2006. The book is promoted as a guidebook to the whole country. Surprise! It only covers selected tourist centers, and concentrates on the big cities. Most of the towns of southern Italy aren't mentioned. Sicily is not even in the index! >>See More Reviews & Details on Rick Steves' Great Britain & Ireland 1999 |
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.Rick Steves' Germany & Austria City Travel Guides > Books > Rick Steves by: Rick Steves November 25, 2005 I used this guide for a one week trip to Germany - primarily around Frankfurt. (This review is similar but slightly better than my Prague guide review) I enjoyed Rick's casual writing style and his philosophy behind traveling. What I expected was an opinionated guide that clearly told me what to see and what to steer clear of. Instead I found it was fairly typical (vs. lonely planet or rough guide) - with some side notes that were helpful (luge ride near Neuschwanstein). However I found that the opinionated advice and diamonds in the rough were few and far between - and did not cover some coverage gaps. Negative: Heidelberg - a must on most tours of germany was casually cast aside by steve's as "too touristy and not worth the time" - had this ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Rick Steves' Germany & Austria |
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.Rick Steves' France City Travel Guides > Books > Rick Steves by: Rick Steves November 03, 2003 I brought this book with me on a recent trip to Paris, the Loire valley and Brittany. Whenever we could, we used the recommendations for places to go and stay and eat from the book and never came away dissapointed. The book does a great job of getting you to the best sights and avoiding the crowds. The only bad thing I can say about it is the coverage is not very good. There are many cities that there is no information on making this not a good resource for answering the question "Gee, I wonder what is in this little out of the way town we are driving thru". If you stick to the big sights however, this is not a problem. You can also use this book to determine what the big sights are. >>See More Reviews & Details on Rick Steves' France |
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.Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door: The Travel Skills Handbook for Independent Travelers City Travel Guides > Books > Rick Steves by: Rick Steves January 15, 2002 Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door presents a philosophy that many tourists seem to lack: When in Europe, ACT like you're in Europe! This book is aimed towards those travelers that just can't quite seem to ever escape the U.S. no matter where they travel. Rick presents a whole host of tips for seeing a Europe beyond the standard guided bus tours and airline deals. His years of experience go into his writing, giving often insightful and funny tips from sleeping overnight in the train station (he reccomends sleeping in the first-class lounge to be among a higher class of hobo) to the best way to wash your clothes in the hotel sink. This book is not all about travelers caught in a pinch, however. There's also great advice for finding accomodations ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door: The Travel Skills Handbook for Independent Travelers |