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.Canada (Lonely Planet Country Guide)

by: Karla Zimmerman, et al

April 01, 2008

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.The Rough Guide to USA (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

by: Greg Ward, Jeff Dickey, Sam Cook, Nick Edwards, Tim Perry

April 26, 2007
It would seem almost impossible to write a one-volume travel book on the USA but somehow Rough Guides has managed it in style.

I would usually hesitate to spend more than £15 on a paperback but this is so detailed and well-written I find myself returning to it again and again.

These days it's probably easier to use online resources when choosing accommodation but as a pithy guide to resorts and for planning trip itineries, this Rough Guide is invaluable.
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.Road Trip USA: Cross-country Adventures on America's Two-lane Highways (Moon Handbooks Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways)

by: Jamie Jensen

March 31, 2006
..which seems a difficult thing to do. What is good about it, is that it describes each town/city and provides a couple of ideas for places to stay/eat which is useful. What it doesn't provide is a good read. I think because it's written by an American, it's not quite right for a British audience - as it doesn't provide the outsider's point of view which I was looking for. I'm not interested in knowing where the best baseball games are in each state nor anything that smacks of patriotism, I want to know when is the best time to travel to each place, what I need to look out for, what are good things to take, car hire information, where will give me a real glimpse of America, the FEEL of the places. The other issue, is that it reads from West ... Read More:
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.Australia (Lonely Planet Country Guide)

by: Justine Vaisutis

November 01, 2007
Previous editions of this book have been criticised for focusing too much on mid range and expensive places to sleep and eat whilst leaving out cheaper, more budget-orientated options. This edition (14th) is aimed at restoring the balance slightly, and from what I can see it appears to be an improvement. There are a lot of guidebooks for Australia on the market so it is just a matter of finding one that is to your taste, but this one is definitely full of comprehensive information for your trip.
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.AMC US Atlas Large Format 2008 (AMC Maps & Atlases)

from: American Map Corporation,U.S.

October 17, 2007
Previous editions of this book have been criticised for focusing too much on mid range and expensive places to sleep and eat whilst leaving out cheaper, more budget-orientated options. This edition (14th) is aimed at restoring the balance slightly, and from what I can see it appears to be an improvement. There are a lot of guidebooks for Australia on the market so it is just a matter of finding one that is to your taste, but this one is definitely full of comprehensive information for your trip.
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.Big Road Atlas USA (AA Atlases and Maps) (AA Atlases and Maps)

by: AA Publishing

January 31, 2008
Previous editions of this book have been criticised for focusing too much on mid range and expensive places to sleep and eat whilst leaving out cheaper, more budget-orientated options. This edition (14th) is aimed at restoring the balance slightly, and from what I can see it appears to be an improvement. There are a lot of guidebooks for Australia on the market so it is just a matter of finding one that is to your taste, but this one is definitely full of comprehensive information for your trip.
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.New York City (Lonely Planet City Guide)

by: Ginger Otis, Beth Greenfield, Regis St. Louis, Robert Reid

September 01, 2008
found it much more useful then the time out NYC guidebook. Went to a couple of suggested bars which were fun. the pull out map is particularly useful.
However, NYC is a city you want to get lost in so don't get the guidebook out too often!


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.South America on a Shoestring (10th Edition/March 2007) : Big Trips on Small Budgets (Lonely Planet Shoestring Guides)

by: Danny Palmerlee

March 01, 2007
Whilst travelling through Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Paragruay and Brazil, I quickly realised that this book was not going to be much help 'in the field'. It is in urgent need of up dating; many of the hostels and hotels mentioned have either closed, renamed or vanished off the face of the earth. I used this guide to plan my trip, but upon arrival it did little more than fill up space in my rucksack. The maps are quite useful...to a point. Most of the restaurants, hostels etc are not in the right place on the map (which i found out to my cost when lugging my rucksack around Ascunsion). However, the layout is accurate and helps to orientate yourself around cities.
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.Collins USA Road Map

from: Collins

October 03, 2005
Whilst travelling through Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Paragruay and Brazil, I quickly realised that this book was not going to be much help 'in the field'. It is in urgent need of up dating; many of the hostels and hotels mentioned have either closed, renamed or vanished off the face of the earth. I used this guide to plan my trip, but upon arrival it did little more than fill up space in my rucksack. The maps are quite useful...to a point. Most of the restaurants, hostels etc are not in the right place on the map (which i found out to my cost when lugging my rucksack around Ascunsion). However, the layout is accurate and helps to orientate yourself around cities.
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.New Zealand (Lonely Planet Country Guide)

by: Carolyn Bain, George Dunford, Korina Miller, Sally O'Brien, Charles Rawlings-Way

September 01, 2006
Lonely Planet is in general known for not updating their books much and the kiwi version is tragic.
I got it when it was just 'updated' and none of the prices, the hostels and the attractions were updated. Half the placed had closed, had doubled in price or were in fact a completely different attraction, than what it says.
Going to NZ you don't need a travelguide. Buy a car (don't pay more than NZ$2500 for a old van) and just go. There are not many roads, you can't get lost.
Attractions are easy to review at local i-sites and they provide correct information.
Have a great trip!
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