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Title: Lonely Planet Eastern Europe (LONELY PLANET EASTERN EUROPE) by Paul Greenway ISBN: 1-74059-289-1 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: January, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Good book for multiple Eastern European countries
Comment: I used this book for planning and for advice a one month period of travel through Eastern Europe. Any book that tries to cover so many countries is going to be a compromise between very precise information and a lot of general information. I found that the Lonely Planet Eastern Europe has achieved a good compromise. For example, even a city such as Klaipedia, Lithuania has a few pages written about it even though it is not as popular as Kaunus and Vilnius. However, if you wanted more information about an even smaller city, you are out of luck since just a few cities are mentioned. The history sections are good introductions to each of the countries and the hotel reviews are helpful in planning.
However, there still is key information missing. Key information such as that you must purchase a ticket for your backpack for the public transportation in Poland or you will be fined. A review of the LP web site shows lots of backpackers complaining about this, but the book does not include the warning.
Also keep in mind that as Eastern Europe goes through rapid changes with membership in the EU and more and more people visiting, the whole travel industry will be changing. More hotels will be available and more people and places will be more accommodating for people speaking English. Therefore, any guidebook is going to have a difficult time keeping up to date on everything.
Overall, I would recommend the book for travel through a number of Eastern European countries. However, if you plan to concentrate on just one or two, you may prefer to purchase country specific guides instead so that you have more information.
Rating: 3
Summary: A bad idea for an update
Comment: I had the fifth edition and thought it would be nice to be up-to-date for my next holiday with this 7th edition. That proved to be a mistake.
LP has added a lot of countries (the Baltics, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Moscow and Petersburg) without adding pages. As a consequence the information about the other countries has been reduced. For example Albania went from 40 to 25 pages.
So if you don't have the guide I can still recommend it because I generally like LP. But if you have an older edition you should think twice about upgrading.
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Title: Lonely Planet Western Europe, Sixth Edition by Susie Ashworth ISBN: 1740593138 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.99 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Eastern Europe Phrasebook (Lonely Planet Eastern Europe Phrasebook, 3rd Ed) by Angel Pachev, Pavlinka Georgiev, Katarina Steiner ISBN: 1864502274 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: February, 2001 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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Title: Rick Steves' Best of Eastern Europe 2004 (RICK STEVES' BEST OF EASTERN EUROPE) by Rick Steves, Cameron Hewitt ISBN: 1566917387 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: February, 2004 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Let's Go 2003: Eastern Europe by Inc. Let's Go ISBN: 0312305710 Publisher: Let's Go Travel Pubns Pub. Date: December, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Mediterranean Europe (LONELY PLANET MEDITERRANEAN EUROPE) by Duncan Garwood, David Atkinson, Yvonne Byron ISBN: 1740593022 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.99 |
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