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Title: The Unofficial Guide to London by Lesley Logan ISBN: 0-7645-6449-8 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: December, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (6 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Careful using the voltage converter recommendation!
Comment: Page 67 of the book tells you to buy a voltage converter and that the input to the converter should be 110 and output is 220.'
WRONG. The input voltage INTO the converter from the plug is 220 volts, OUTPUT, into the US device, is 110 volts. Be CAREFUL with that recommendation.
Otherwise, a fairly typical unoffical guide - these City guides are useless for restaurants and hotels, there are so many dozens of nice local restaurants and hotels in every city in the world [except NYC which has maybe 20 decent hotels] thast I find you can save ALOT of money and get a nicer place just looking around a little.
As for prices, BE CAREFUL to check prices for things in the USA. PAY in POUNDS and use a credit card- example is the Heathrow-London train - EurRail Same thing applies to London tube, ...
Also, use your credit card to get cash in London, even with charges for cash advances and interest for a month, you'll save on getting ripped off at airport currency bootths or banks, esp. in the USA.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great guide!
Comment: I just purchased this book after checking out 10 different London guide books at the library. This was by far my favorite! I have never been to London before and this has been the most helpful book I have used in planning my trip. It provides the very basic information, such as what line is the correct line at customs and currency information. Additionaly, it has tons of info, such as the exact cost of an attraction, restaurant, or hotel (no vague words or symbols), nearest tube stop, what time of day to go to the site to avoid crowds, lots of insider tips (ie. to avoid lengthy security checks, leave your bags homes when visiting Houses of Parliament), and approx time you should allow to see the site (I couldn't find this info in any other book and I was specifically looking for this tidbit). It also has ratings of appeal for each age group in addition to the authors own personal rating. For example, for Site X, it might give it 2 stars for preschooler, 2 stars for grade school, 3 stars for teens, 3 stars for young adults, 4 stars for adults over 30, and 4 stars for seniors. This is perfect for family planning. There are two minor reasons I did not give this book 5 stars: the author uses its own "zone" system (zones 1-12) to group together attractions, hotels, etc. This might work perfect for other cities and is a good idea, but since London has its own official Zone system for public transportation, this can be confusing for London firsttimers like myself who are still trying to figure out London's transportation system...you have to constantly remember when the author says zone 2, he doesn't mean London's official Zone 2. I wish the author had chosen a different word than "zone" for his own groupings. Also, I could not find any info about the changing of the guards nor about the Horse Guards (perhaps I just missed it?). No tourist guide book can be considered complete without this information. Nonetheless, this is my favorite guide book thus far and will definetly be with me on my trip to London in a few weeks.
Rating: 4
Summary: Unofficial Guide
Comment: Not quite up to the standards set by Unofficial Guides to Disney World. This reads more like a regular travel book with a bit more honest criticism than other books in the Unofficial series. The sections on museums and attractions for children are useful, but I felt that this book could have been a lot more critical and less descriptive.
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Title: The Unofficial Guide to Paris by David Applefield, Bob Sehlinger ISBN: 0764564455 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: December, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Rick Steves' London 2003 by Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw ISBN: 1566914558 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: November, 1902 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: London For Dummies® by Donald Olson ISBN: 0764554166 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Streetwise London by Michael Brown, Streetwise Maps ISBN: 0935039279 Publisher: Streetwise Maps Pub. Date: 01 March, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: London (Eyewitness Travel Guides) by Michael Leapman ISBN: 0789493837 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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