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Title: Lonely Planet Egypt (Lonely Planet. Egypt, 7th Ed) by Andrew Humphreys, Siona Jenkins, Gadi Farfour, Anthony Sattin, Joann Fletcher ISBN: 1-74059-463-0 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: January, 2004 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.94 (18 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: best LP guide i've used
Comment: I have used several LP guides and this was the best one yet. I found the info to almost always be spot-on, and the writers of this edition present it to you with far more wit and humor than you would expect in a guide. I looked at a couple of the other reviews and noticed they were quite critical. This doesn't square with my experience at all. I spent 6 weeks in Egypt in spring 2003 and this guide was incredibly useful. Aside from the inevitable little mistake here and there, the only major inconsistency I found was that bus trips usually took about 20-30% longer than the guide estimated. that is, a 4 hour trip would usually take closer to 5. Other than that I had no complaints in 6 weeks of using this guide every single day.
Rating: 3
Summary: Useful but use with caution
Comment: This is a very useful companian as it is easy to read and in a format which is fairly ready to use as a quick reference. Prior to going to egypt it enthused and motivated me even more as it really conveyed the message that this is a truly amazing country to visit. It also provides some useful key tips, such as suggested itineraries and how to avoid AEO (Ancient Egypt Overload - getting fed up of seeing temple after temple...). It also seems to be a popular choice amongst other travellers, so to use this guide will provide some common ground when you meet people.
The book's greatest shortcoming, however, is that the costs of hotels, goods and services are way off. Either the prices they quote are impossibly too low (especially their price they quote about a round trip down to Abu Simbel from Cairo, two days and nights on a felucca and luxor if you go through Amigo travel agents - a simple calculation proves that just the train ticket and the cheap hotels would be more expensive than the price the Lonely Planet claims) or too high (I managed to make some purchases for about half the prices quoted in the book). In addition, its descriptions of the quality of hotels are as accurate as one person's one-off experience.
That said, it prepares and guides you very well for an adventure of a lifetime...
Rating: 4
Summary: Lonely Planet--Egypt Correction
Comment: There is one correction I'd like to add to the Lonely Planet, Egypt. I recently returned from Cairo, Egypt. I bought my papyrus art from Mr. Said (pronounced Saieed) and highly recommend him. However, go to his office (Delta Papyrus Center--21 El Ghouria St., 3rd floor #17, Cairo, Egypt) BY YOURSELF. There will be people trying to "guide" you to his office and then ask you to pay them. He will give you an excellent price, but go alone without any guide. Enjoy!
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Title: Lonely Planet Cairo City Map (Maps & Atlases) by Lonely Planet Publications ISBN: 1864502576 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: February, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Egyptian Arabic Phrasebook (Egyptian Arabic Phrasebook, 2nd Ed) by Siona Jenkins ISBN: 1864501839 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Cairo (Cairo, 2nd Ed) by Andrew Humphreys ISBN: 1864501154 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: The Rough Guide to Egypt by Dan Richardson ISBN: 1843530503 Publisher: Rough Guides Pub. Date: 24 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Jordan (Jordan, 5th Ed) by Anthony Ham, Paul Greenway ISBN: 1740591658 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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