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Best of Istanbul 1 (Lonely Planet Encounter) by: Lonely Planet Publications Ltd List Price: £6.99 City Travel Guides Price: £5.49 You Save: £1.50 (21%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 915 EAN: 9781741044928 ISBN: 1741044928 Label: Lonely Planet Publications Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 168 Publication Date: May 01, 2007 Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications Studio: Lonely Planet Publications Sales Rank: 260616 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Absolutely Ideal for a short stay in IstanbulWhile the 1 star review is a bit harsh - I do take some of the points on board - this is a pocket size (literally) book after all and so I didn't really expect pictures as this would greatly increase the size and usefulness to me. I used this book exclusively on my recent 3 day trip to Istanbul. I did only stay around Sultanahmet part so cannot comment on the surrounding areas it also covers, but that said, it is easy to use - nice colour coding on each area of Istanbul covered made it easy to flick to; red is Sultanahmet, orange is boglyu, green is the bazaar district and so on. It gave me all the key sights to see, places to shop at, places to eat and yes these are not alphabetically listed which is a bit of a criticism. ... Read More: Rating:  - LP has got it wrong this timeAs a guide from lonely planet, of which I have many copies for other countries, this one just isnt quite right. It doesnt quite follow the usual and sucessful format of the 'standard' lonely planets and is therefore a quite confusing and vague. The usual mine of info on hotels, restaurants and concise descriptions of the sights etc are either watered down or non existent or in alphabetical order so you dont know which is best or what is nearby.. Perhaps The worst aspect of this book is the photos and descriptions of the sights. The descriptions are so poor and long winded that I am left not really knowing what the sight actually is, let alone what there is to see there, what is good about it or where it is. Instead you have ... Read More: |
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