Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: Rick Steves' London 2004 by Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw ISBN: 1-56691-530-9 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Well-researched touristing overview.
Comment: Like all other Rick Steves books I've ever used, this book is a good investment if you're interested in a solid, readable, down-to-earth tourist's look at a place. This book provides excellent practical orientation and general how-to-get-by instructions (transit, tipping, etc), and I value Rick Steves for giving his opinion on what things are worth seeing and what things aren't -- if you're on a short vacation, this kind of editorializing is, to my mind, invaluable.
Rick Steves' London is great for planning the sightseeing part of a London vacation, and if you're not interested in much else, then you're all set. However, if you're interested in food and nightlife, or need more extensive lodging listings, I strongly recommend picking up one or more additional books (Let's Go, Lonely Planet, etc) as references on restaurants and the like.
Also bear in mind that about half of the book consists of detailed walking tours of London sights. Sometimes you'll want to follow his tours, but often you'll just want to read them for the background info and to get an idea of whether that attraction will interest you. The bulk of the basic sightseeing listings and orientation info can be found in his Great Britain book, so if you're traveling outside of London, that may be a better value.
Rating: 2
Summary: Too Limited
Comment: Do not buy this book if you are looking for a good overall guide to the city. It is limited to Rick Steve's personal choices of what he thinks a visitor should see--which is the regular "tourist stops", and the museums. There is only one small overview chapter I found helpful.There is not enough here for the traveler interested in other parts of the city.
Fans of Rick Steve's who wish they could have him as a personal guide may like this book. Each chapter is either a walking tourof the typical "tourist route" or an INDEPTH tour of one of London's premier museums/cathedrals.Which is fine if you want to be "lead by the hand" so to speak, but with your nose in a book.
This combined with another, like the Eyewitness Guide will give a better coverage.
I prefer books that give me a broader overview, with some detailed guidance. Read this one for good coverage of the typical tourist route, then look for another for a better overall view.
Rating: 5
Summary: Do your homework before traveling!
Comment: London, London, London... I just came back from a wonderful (and hot) trip to Europe. My best advice? Do your homework before traveling. Buy Rick Steves' books, research in advance what you want to visit and how to get there. I love the walking tours included in Steves books. In London the tube (subway) takes you pretty much everywhere. Organize your calendar by blocks (2 or 3 hours) flexible enough that you can change them around in your schedule. Group activities by geographical areas (that is how the book is organized). You will save precious time and lots of "surprises". I was tempted to give the book 4 stars because some of Steves comments are silly but I skipped them and concentrated on the great tips and well organized walks described in this book. Some of my tour friends had other travel guides and Rick Steves was the best by far. At the British museum and the Westminster Abbey I found Steves' followers, everyone agreed that this book made their travel much easier.
I recommend the specific city guide instead of the Best of Europe because the later was not detailed enough and it did not include the useful "walking tours". The only thing I did not use on this book for was the hotel recommendation (because my tour company arranged the hotels). Still, this book was worth every penny I spent on it.
 |
Title: Rick Steves' Paris 2004 by Rick Steves, Steve Smith, Gene Openshaw ISBN: 1566915228 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
 |
Title: Rick Steves' Great Britain 2004 by Rick Steves ISBN: 1566915279 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: December, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
 |
Title: The London Mapguide: The Essential Guide to Experience London by Michael Middleditch ISBN: 0140279482 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 05 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
 |
Title: Streetwise London by Michael Brown, Streetwise Maps ISBN: 0935039279 Publisher: Streetwise Maps Pub. Date: 01 March, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
 |
Title: London (Eyewitness Travel Guides) by Michael Leapman ISBN: 0789493837 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
