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Title: Rick Steves' Venice 2004 by Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw ISBN: 1-56691-537-6 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: September, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 1 (1 review)
Rating: 1
Summary: Awful!
Comment: I bought this book because I had seen (and suffered through) Steves' amateurish and infantile videos on visiting Italy. I was curious to see if his books were as bad as his videos. The verdict: they are equally as bad. The problem is, Steves isn't an innate or talented traveler, though he apparently has performed a miracle and makes money fooling others that he *is* a great traveler. The Arthur Frommer Guides are much better than these Steves offerings.
Problems abound. Steves concentrates most of his time on typical tourist destinations in Venice. Of course it's interesting to read about St. Mark's Sqaure, but does he provide information on how to catch a taxi or streetcar? Of course not. What about hotels? His advice is universally bad. He hasn't a clue on how to locate a low-cost Pensions and opts for dingy tents on the outskirts of town. His suggestions on eating are obtuse. Snacking in Italy is a cinch: go to a bakery in the morning, buy your rolls, cheese and coffee and be on your way. His suggestions of hanging around railway stations and saving a few pennies are insulting and poorly rendered.
Similarly wretched is his advice on getting about the city and Venice's environs. Forget the gondola, Venice is a walking city, not that Steves bothers to tell you this. Another weakness is Steves' opinions of the city, which basically consists of 10 pages advising you to frequent the cheapest and most touris-ridden spots. If that's all there is to see and do in Venice, then we're in trouble. Truly, this is a terrible book written in plodding, patronizing style, guaranteed to set your nerves a-jangle. Venice is a sublime place: the people, the food, the sights and sounds are fantastic! This book will steer you to the worst tourist traps. Avoid it.
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Title: Rick Steves' Florence and Tuscany 2004 by Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw ISBN: 1566915384 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Rick Steves' Rome 2004 by Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw ISBN: 1566915236 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book and Dictionary by Rick Steves ISBN: 1566915201 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Rick Steves' Italy 2004 by Rick Steves ISBN: 1566915333 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: December, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Streetwise Venice by Streetwise Maps, Michael Brown ISBN: 0935039783 Publisher: Streetwise Maps Pub. Date: 01 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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