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.Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage: A Cultural Journey Through the Mediterranean from Venice to Istanbul
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by: Francesco Da Mosto

July 10, 2008
This is a wonderful journey, with a man that enjoys life, it made me want to do the exact same thing as him, read, relax and travel with Frankie.
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.Turkey (Lonely Planet Country Guide)
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by: Verity Campbell

April 01, 2007
I have visited Istanbul around nine times and Izmir about seven. This guide will really take you to the wrong hotels and restaurants. The cultural guide is ok despite a rather boring layout, esp. maps. But the restaurant suggestions are disasterous: where do you find Istanbul's best gourmet, Corne d'Or, or the intellectual bastion Yakup 2, or the best chicken and mezes in Istanbul (Hanedan), or the nostalgic charm of Istanbul's 1930's belle epoque (Rejans)? Instead mediocre places are recommended which will give the dogmatic reader a mediocre holiday. Also, Lonely Planet does not mention the new hotel in Izmir (Crowne Plaza Izmir) which receives raving critics. Does it not know of it yet? And no mention of restaurants like Bonjour, British Grill ... Read More:
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.Istanbul: Memories of a City
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by: Orhan Pamuk

April 06, 2006
An unusual and insightful guide to what remains for many a mysterious city. At the same time, a personal memoir that is wry, moving, and original. I feel as though I now have a good friend to whisper in my ear as I navigate the streets of Istanbul, no longer clueless.
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.Turkey (Eyewitness Travel Guide)
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by: Suzanne Swan

February 01, 2008
As an introduction to Turkey, I feel that this is the best all-round guide available. Not too heavy, visually inspiring and with honest and sensible text. Independant travellers may find Lonely Planet more useful as it is more comprehensive. This guide contains accurate and useful info on all the essential sites to be seen in Turkey.
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.Istanbul (Eyewitness Travel Guide)
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from: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd

February 01, 2007
Invaluable, had information even the locals we were staying with didn't know: and was so good they asked if they could have it after we left Istanbul. Didn't leave my side the whole time. Isaw this thing in the hands of so many tourists in several different languages, especially on the Bosphorus trip. The maps were very useful for us and so should be for most, provided you know how to read a map. Forget contact lenses and emergency money; if you only bring one thing with you make it this travel guide.
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.Istanbul (Lonely Planet City Guides)
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by: Virginia Maxwell

April 01, 2008
Until now we have always rated Lonely Planet guide books highly. However this one on Istanbul is very disappointing and misleading. Although the description of places and buildings is good, the layout is very irritating as you frequently have to change sections to find all the details you want. It is out of date as regards the times places are open and the entry prices charged. The index is far too complicated. Come on Lonley Planet you can do much better than this!
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.The Rough Guide to Turkey - Edition 6
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by: Marc S. Dubin, Rosie Ayliffe, John Gawthrop, Terry Richardson

January 25, 2007
Having just returned from my first visit to Turkey I can only agree with the negative comments voiced by other reviewers. The general tone veers between sneering at the reality of turkish society and derision of anything that remotely relates to the general tourist. All this would be bad enough were the text not hopelessly out of date. Selecting a couple of examples at random from an extraordinary list of errors; Descriptions of the Bodrum penisula include references to sailing schools in Bitez. Guys! - all the schools moved further round the peninsua at least 3 years ago. For Ephesus the visitor is instructed to walk from the lower to upper gates (insane if you've ever been there), no warning of the extreme heat everyone will experience - even in Spring. Riddled ... Read More:
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."Time Out" Istanbul (Time Out Istanbul)
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by: Time Out Guides Ltd

April 05, 2007
Time Out guides are the best single guides for city breaks and the Istanbul guide is a case in point. Accomodation and entertainment listings are critical and comprehensive and the information for tourists informative and helpful. However the maps at the back could be more useful. For a visual guide to the city look at DK. Anyone from a week-end tourist to a long term expat would find this invalubale.
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.The Lycian Way
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by: Kate Clow

2005-03
We walked part of this this summer but found that the section that we walked was very poorly described by the book and resulted in long delays due to poor directions. Kabak to Alunca optional waymarked route was particularly bad. All in all it was an amazing place but we found the book dissapointing.
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.Magic Bus: On the Hippie Trail from Istanbul to India
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by: Rory MacLean

July 05, 2007
To make a travelogue different from those that have gone before takes talent but to inject a sense of documentary evidence and current reportage takes great skill. Magic Bus by Rory Maclean gives us all of that by setting the Asia Overland phenomenon in context - with musical reference points from the 60's like Grateful Dead, Beatles and Pink Floyd sprinkled liberally through his work; great writers who encapsulated the moment like Siddharta, Richard Brautigan and Ginsberg but also by showing us the effects of conflict on those he meets.

Indeed it is a walk through a museum collection of that time - flip flops; beards, religious enlightenment, reverence for all things alternative and the desire to experience life through world travel.

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