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.Rick Steves' Best of Europe 1998 City Travel Guides > Books > Rick Steves by: Rick Steves 1998-01 I spent five months in Europe last year and used the Lonely Planet: Europe on a Shoestring guide. My travel companion brought the 2002 edition of the Rick Steves Europe guide and swore at the beginning of the trip that it had been recommended to him as "the bible of travel". After using both books extensively over the course of the trip, I've concluded that the Rick Steve's guides generally recommend eateries and accomodations that are far too expensive for the mediocre quality you get. Every single place we ate that was noted in the RS guide was disappointing. Some of the places we stayed in were just as shabby as any backpacker's hovel, yet we were paying non-budget prices. The hand-drawn maps are hokey and too specific to very small ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Rick Steves' Best of Europe 1998 |
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.Rick Steves' Germany, Austria & Switzerland 1997 City Travel Guides > Books > Rick Steves by: Rick Steves 1997-02 I spent five months in Europe last year and used the Lonely Planet: Europe on a Shoestring guide. My travel companion brought the 2002 edition of the Rick Steves Europe guide and swore at the beginning of the trip that it had been recommended to him as "the bible of travel". After using both books extensively over the course of the trip, I've concluded that the Rick Steve's guides generally recommend eateries and accomodations that are far too expensive for the mediocre quality you get. Every single place we ate that was noted in the RS guide was disappointing. Some of the places we stayed in were just as shabby as any backpacker's hovel, yet we were paying non-budget prices. The hand-drawn maps are hokey and too specific to very small ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Rick Steves' Germany, Austria & Switzerland 1997 |
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.Rick Steves' Rome: Features the Best Museums, St. Peter's, the Sistine Chapel, and the Coliseum City Travel Guides > Books > Rick Steves by: Rick Steves January 03, 2002 I spent five months in Europe last year and used the Lonely Planet: Europe on a Shoestring guide. My travel companion brought the 2002 edition of the Rick Steves Europe guide and swore at the beginning of the trip that it had been recommended to him as "the bible of travel". After using both books extensively over the course of the trip, I've concluded that the Rick Steve's guides generally recommend eateries and accomodations that are far too expensive for the mediocre quality you get. Every single place we ate that was noted in the RS guide was disappointing. Some of the places we stayed in were just as shabby as any backpacker's hovel, yet we were paying non-budget prices. The hand-drawn maps are hokey and too specific to very small ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Rick Steves' Rome: Features the Best Museums, St. Peter's, the Sistine Chapel, and the Coliseum |
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.Rick Steves' Best of Italy/1995: Make the Most Out of Every Day and Every Dollar City Travel Guides > Books > Rick Steves by: Rick Steves 1995-01 I spent five months in Europe last year and used the Lonely Planet: Europe on a Shoestring guide. My travel companion brought the 2002 edition of the Rick Steves Europe guide and swore at the beginning of the trip that it had been recommended to him as "the bible of travel". After using both books extensively over the course of the trip, I've concluded that the Rick Steve's guides generally recommend eateries and accomodations that are far too expensive for the mediocre quality you get. Every single place we ate that was noted in the RS guide was disappointing. Some of the places we stayed in were just as shabby as any backpacker's hovel, yet we were paying non-budget prices. The hand-drawn maps are hokey and too specific to very small ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Rick Steves' Best of Italy/1995: Make the Most Out of Every Day and Every Dollar |
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.Rick Steves' Spain & Portugal 1999 City Travel Guides > Books > Rick Steves by: Rick Steves February 01, 1999 I spent five months in Europe last year and used the Lonely Planet: Europe on a Shoestring guide. My travel companion brought the 2002 edition of the Rick Steves Europe guide and swore at the beginning of the trip that it had been recommended to him as "the bible of travel". After using both books extensively over the course of the trip, I've concluded that the Rick Steve's guides generally recommend eateries and accomodations that are far too expensive for the mediocre quality you get. Every single place we ate that was noted in the RS guide was disappointing. Some of the places we stayed in were just as shabby as any backpacker's hovel, yet we were paying non-budget prices. The hand-drawn maps are hokey and too specific to very small ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Rick Steves' Spain & Portugal 1999 |
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.Rick Steves' Spain City Travel Guides > Books > Rick Steves by: Rick Steves November 25, 2005 I spent five months in Europe last year and used the Lonely Planet: Europe on a Shoestring guide. My travel companion brought the 2002 edition of the Rick Steves Europe guide and swore at the beginning of the trip that it had been recommended to him as "the bible of travel". After using both books extensively over the course of the trip, I've concluded that the Rick Steve's guides generally recommend eateries and accomodations that are far too expensive for the mediocre quality you get. Every single place we ate that was noted in the RS guide was disappointing. Some of the places we stayed in were just as shabby as any backpacker's hovel, yet we were paying non-budget prices. The hand-drawn maps are hokey and too specific to very small ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Rick Steves' Spain |
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.Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door 2003: The Travel Skills Handbook for Independent Travelers City Travel Guides > Books > Rick Steves by: Rick Steves November 07, 2002 I bought this book in preparation for my first trip to Europe last summer. Two of us were going to be traveling around Europe for approximately three weeks. We're students so we were clearly on a budget but not incredibly limited. This book was a God send! I used it to structure my budget, itinerary, everything. While I can't discount the help of online resources (particularly http://www.guideforeurope.com) I couldn't have planned the trip without this book. I recommend this book to people planning a first trip to Europe or a first independent trip to Europe. Now as a caveat I think you should use parts of this book but not treat it like a Bible. It's a starting point and then the rest of up to you - but as a starting ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door 2003: The Travel Skills Handbook for Independent Travelers |
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.Rick Steves' Venice 2004 City Travel Guides > Books > Rick Steves by: Rick Steves August 22, 2003 I just returned from Venice and depended upon this guide for general information, sightseeing guidance, and choosing my hotel. (I also used J.G. Links' Venice for Pleasure for sightseeing advice. Don't go to Venice without it!) I found Steves' book excellent. I stayed at a recommended hotel (Hotel Campiello) and it was just as described. The walks and museum tours are uniformly excellent. Only once did I have trouble and that is because a street named in the Rialto to Frari Church walk is either wrong or the sign identifying it is no longer there. However, the map in the book makes the route clear so that problem was cleared up in about thirty seconds. The writing is breezy, a bit irreverent, and easy to follow. The supplementary information is great. I used Steves' ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Rick Steves' Venice 2004 |
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.Rick Steves' Germany, Austria & Switzerland 1998 City Travel Guides > Books > Rick Steves by: Rick Steves 1998-01 I just returned from Venice and depended upon this guide for general information, sightseeing guidance, and choosing my hotel. (I also used J.G. Links' Venice for Pleasure for sightseeing advice. Don't go to Venice without it!) I found Steves' book excellent. I stayed at a recommended hotel (Hotel Campiello) and it was just as described. The walks and museum tours are uniformly excellent. Only once did I have trouble and that is because a street named in the Rialto to Frari Church walk is either wrong or the sign identifying it is no longer there. However, the map in the book makes the route clear so that problem was cleared up in about thirty seconds. The writing is breezy, a bit irreverent, and easy to follow. The supplementary information is great. I used Steves' ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Rick Steves' Germany, Austria & Switzerland 1998 |