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Title: The Rough Guide to the Netherlands (Rough Guide. the Netherlands) by Martin Dunford, Jack Holland, Phil Lee ISBN: 1-85828-915-7 Publisher: Rough Guides Limited Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2 (1 review)
Rating: 2
Summary: The rough guide was rough reading
Comment: After years of visiting family in the Netherlands and visiting obvious tourist attractions, I felt it was time to find a guide to help me unearth those not so noticeable sights. I quickly discovered that it was challenging to locate a book that focuses solely on the Netherlands. Then I stumbled upon the Rough Guide to the Netherlands. I thought I had finally discovered the ideal comprehensive Dutch travel book. But after opening the beautifully photographed cover, I dove into the introduction only to find the following statement, "Indeed for such a small and accessible country, the Netherlands is, apart from Amsterdam, relatively unknown territory." Unfortunately, I did not find that this book helped to dispel this myth and encourage travel anywhere outside of Amsterdam.
By the tone of the writing, it felt as though the writer(s) had a negative image of this country even before writing a sentence. They overlooked many of the quaint, personal aspects of this country, as well as many of the attractions that I considered obvious places to visit. I was able to attain more useful information about cities in the Netherlands from my outdated copy of Let's Go Europe 1993, which covers information on over a dozen countries in just one book.
In the back of the Rough Guide, there is a section of assorted English/Dutch translations, which can be extremely helpful for travelers. They list simple terms like hello, good-bye, thank you, etc and important translations for questions like, "where is the bathroom?"
If you are looking for a travel book to list a handful of plain-as-the-nose-on-your-face attractions in Amsterdam, then you found your book. If you are looking for an all-inclusive guide to aid your explorations throughout the Netherlands, this is not it. Unfortunately, at the time of writing this review, I have not found a book I can recommend and I am also sad to say this is the first book that I will return to Amazon.
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Title: The Rough Guide to Belgium & Luxembourg by Rough Guides ISBN: 1858288711 Publisher: Rough Guides Limited Pub. Date: December, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Rough Guide to Scandinavia (Scandinavia (Rough Guides)) by Phil Lee, Lone Mouritsen, James Procter, Neil Roland, Jules Brown, Mick Sinclair, S. Andrew Spooner ISBN: 1843530538 Publisher: Rough Guides Limited Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Rough Guide France (France (Rough Guides)) by Kate Baillie, Tim Salmon, Brian Catlos ISBN: 1843530562 Publisher: Rough Guides Limited Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The Rough Guide to Austria (Austria (Rough Guides)) by Rough Guides ISBN: 185828709X Publisher: Rough Guides Limited Pub. Date: 06 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Rough Guide to England by Robert Andrews, Jules Brown, Phil Lee, Rob Humphreys ISBN: 1858288754 Publisher: Rough Guides Limited Pub. Date: 18 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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