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Title: Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan (LONELY PLANET GEORGIA, ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN) by N. Wilson, D. Rowson, B. Potter, Keti Japaridze ISBN: 0-86442-680-1 Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 1.71 (21 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Uneven and not the best option for any of the 3 countries
Comment: It seems likely that the reason people buy this book is simply because it's Lonely Planet and because the much better travel guide options for individual countries don't seem to pop up easily when you search this site. However it's worth persevering. For Georgia the Roger Rosen book "Georgia: A Sovereign Country of the Caucasus" is good on architecture and photos, but Tim Burford's recently updated Bradt Guide is more practical. For Azerbaijan Mark Elliott's Azerbaijan with Georgia book (Trailblazer) gets great reviews (see also Amazon.co.uk) but for some reason is hidden around 75th when you search Amazon.com with the key word Azerbaijan. It has about 140 maps and loads of practical detail. For Armenia the best resource is altogether free (Rediscover Armenia Guidebook - download in sections from [website]) though you can buy the whole thing pre printed via Amazon or in situ.
Rating: 1
Summary: Last Lonely Planet publication I have bought
Comment: I purchase travel guides for work and have been regular buyer of Lonely Planet publications and Discovery channel's Insight Guides for virtually all Western European countries. Recent addition to the area of responsibility forced me to start looking for a guide for Azerbaijan and this was one of the items I tested.
As I am quite knowledgeable about this region, having read this guide I was seriously concerned about the inaccuracies in wording, translations, geographic references. Like that sloppiness was not bad enough, the authors go on to "sneak in" some political statements by putting Nagorno Karabakh under Armenia (I assume LP would not be a part of this, had they know). While this is a disputed region, neither party to the conflict believes it is apart of Armenia, so the authors are taking a bit of a political license, by doing what would be similar to listing Taiwan under United States.
This is an eye-opener. Travel guides, by their nature, require that the reader had faith in the publisher's reputation. With this book I have a benefit of an insider knowledge...and if this is the standard, then I have permanently lost all faith...LP failed miserably... my rating is Zero. You are better off picking up a local tourist board publication at the Baku International, at least it will tell you of all the cheap hotels that have mushroomed over the last few years.
Rating: 1
Summary: Another dent in LP's reputation
Comment: Very poor from start to finish ! The last 10 years LP has published several very average books. I used to like LP a lot but I now prefer Rough Guide, Trailblazer or Footprint. I think LP's main mistake with this book was that they wanted to publish a guide to this region at all costs, just to fill the blank spots on their world map. How were these authors selected ? Many would do a better job. LP books used to be written by fellow travellers who knew what other travellers were looking for when travelling. Why are there e.g. so few (cheap)hotels listed ? I found an affordable place to stay in every town I visited. With a little bit of effort, the practical information would have been much better. Leave this book at home, better buy Mark Elliot's book for Azerbaijan (and Georgia) or the Bradt guide to Georgia (Burford) or consult Raffi Kojian's excellent website for Armenia.
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Title: Travel Map of Armenia and Azerbaijan by Roland W. Hardt ISBN: 0921463030 Publisher: Itmb Publications Inc Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Azerbaijani-English English-Azerbaijani Dictionary and Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebook) by Nicholas Awde, Nicholas Ande, Famil Ismailov ISBN: 0781806844 Publisher: Hippocrene Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Georgia with Armenia, 2nd: The Bradt Travel Guide by Tim Burford ISBN: 184162053X Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Central Asia (2nd Edition) by Bradley Mayhew, Richard Plunkett, Simon Richmond ISBN: 0864426739 Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Georgia: A Sovereign Country of the Caucasus by Roger Rosen, Jeffrey Jay Foxx, Jeffrey J. Foxx ISBN: 9622175023 Publisher: Odyssey Publications, Ltd. Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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