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.Rick Steves' Switzerland (Rick Steves)
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by: Rick Steves

March 28, 2008

I bought Rick Steve bcoz of the hype... apparently, this is a starter book, gives the basics. Rick Steve ignores Gstaad as a touristy town, but if you skip those few streets which are indeed touristy, this place has one of the most beautiful panoramic landscapes in Switzerland. Gstaad region is the main highlight of the Golden pass rail between Zweisimmen and Montreaux.

Gimmelwald depicts a true Swiss village, beautiful place portrayed well in his book.

I strongly suggest going over the forums on Trip Advisor for reviews and lodging information.


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.Top 10 Paris (EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDE)
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by: DK Publishing

February 04, 2008
Concise up to date guidebook. One for taking with you (nice and light and only contains the essentials.)
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.Great Britain (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE)
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by: DK Publishing

March 20, 2006
DK's "Eyewitness Travel Guide Great Britain" is another in a terrific series of regularly-revised, comprehensive travel books. This guide is a colorful, well-arranged, and fascinating source of just the kind of detailed infromation needed to plan to a good vacation or business trip to Great Britain.

"Great Britain" opens up with maps and a short history lesson, then proceeds to cover the country by region, beginning with London, the UK's great city and most frequently visited location. The guide then works its way around England, Wales, and Scotland before closing out with some practical general information on arriving in and traveling around Britain, along with suggestions for places to stay and eat.

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.A Year in the Merde
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by: Stephen Clarke

May 02, 2006
This book will have you laughing out loud. The adventures of a British man working in France, who knew this could be so comical. Along the way there are a few trysts, miscommunications, and tons of merde. LOL! Definitely exaggerated, but who is to say that some of it could not really happen.
Read it and you will see how funny it is.
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.Top 10 Athens (EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDE)
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by: DK Publishing

January 21, 2008
(I wanted to make it 4 stars, but goofed and now can't seem to change it.)

This sounds like a gimmick, but is a surprisingly useful guide, especially given its compact size and low price. The concept of the top 10 list is used to organize information on the most important or interesting things to see. For each item on the top 10 there is a brief paragraph and a marker on a tiny map.

The book is useful for two reasons. First the little paragraphs are well written, giving you key information in a small space. Secondly, they use the top-10 concept in creative ways, so you get the top 10 for Athens of which the Acropolis is number one. But then they give you a top-10 for the Acropolis that allows them to drill down to fairly ... Read More:
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.The North End Italian Cookbook, 5th
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by: Marguerite DiMino Buonopane

September 01, 2004
This cookbook is wonderful, I went onto Amazon looking for an Italian cookbook and found this one. It has everything I was looking for, every Italian recipe that I needed and more. Photographs are great and put you right in the old Italian setting. Love this item.
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.Spain (Country Guide)
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by: Damien Simonis

March 01, 2007
Looking for a guide by this author, would have liked to have gotten the newest edition, but I had to have it right away to give to my daughter who was leaving for Spain. She liked it!
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.Round Ireland with a Fridge
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by: Tony Hawks

March 07, 2001
I enjoyed this book about Tony's adventures in Ireland. Like the cover says--he made a drunken bet no one expected him to keep, kept it anyway, and ended up with this adventure.

I, and several others in my bookclub, have no desire to see the stand up comedian in person. He didn't really come off as a funny guy in the book, particularly because he bombed both times he had a chance to show his stuff, but the book is delightful because it is peopled with quirky unforgettable characters and there's a wry humor in the writing.

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Tony's success in getting around Ireland with the fridge was definitely due to the call-in radio show that followed him from the beginning. He hardly struggled to hitch. Or find a place to sleep. ... Read More:
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.Walks Through Lost Paris: A Journey Into the Heart of Historic Paris
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by: Leonard Pitt

May 24, 2006
Walks Through Lost Paris: A Journey Into the Heart of Historic Paris

This is a wonderful book, except for one thing. It is so small that the maps are almost unreadable, and the print is not so easy to read either. I've been to Paris twice and walked through all four areas in the book before, but the book opened my eyes to a lot of history and details I'm looking forward to seeing first hand. I am taking it to Paris in a couple weeks, and I'm looking forward to the walks, but I'm going to have to blow up the maps so I can read them without a magnifying glass. This book would be far more enjoyable in a larger format.
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.Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide to Venice (Eyewitness Travel Top 10)
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by: DK Publishing

February 01, 2006
This is a very thorough guide for when you have only a day or two to visit. It actually has way more in it than we could possibly see or do.
Giving the top ten things to see is great for your first visit. It is also great for probably your second or third.

Very helpful, lots of pictures and maps.
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