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Title: Lonely Planet Venezuela (Venezuela, 3rd Ed) by Krzysztof Dydynski, Krysztof Dydynski ISBN: 1-86450-219-3 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: July, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.75 (8 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: What a joke!
Comment: We normally swear by Lonely Planet guides (to southern Africa, Central America, SE Asia), but this one to Venezuela is far and away the most inadequate: Sometimes I wondered if the author had even set foot in the country, or if he just called up his buddies who in turn passed along 2nd-hand information. For starters, many of his write-ups are meant for people traveling in private cars; this is by no means a "back-packer's" guide. Sometimes, for example, we'd be interested in a particular place the author described, only to be disappointed that the place was accessible only by private vehicle or you could walk to it but had to cross 6-lane highways (quite common in Caracas). Furthermore, this guidebook provides nothing that other guidebooks on the country provide: in sum, Lonely Planet Venezuela rides on the otherwise strong LP reputation; it's of no merit and could actually be the source of a lot of headaches. I hope for the upcoming edition the author actually visits Venezuela! LP should know better...
Rating: 1
Summary: Too snobby for the budget traveler
Comment: What ever happened to South America on a shoestring? Dydynski often sounds like he holds Venezuela in disdain as a dirty, dangerous, and messy little Third World backwater rather than someplace somebody might actually want to visit. He comes off like a gringo snob, and his personal hotel preferences obviously lean towards the five-star end of the spectrum. Missing here are all the excellent low-cost, unique, and out-of-the-way options I used to turn to Lonely Planet to find. No descriptions of night life or fun things to do, heavy on the historical landmarks. Here and there the book waxes useful when the location in question is someplace Dydynski seems to have liked, the rest of the descriptions are not helpful. Also: many of the phone numbers I have tried from the book are incorrect. I haven't compared this book to other Venezuelan guides, so can't truly make a comparison -- but I suggest you start with another guide first.
Rating: 4
Summary: Not up to the expected standard, and out-of-date !
Comment: Venezuela is quickly changing. Prices one day may double the next day. Politics and society are in fervid change. All in all, Lonely Planet has not managed to produce a guide up to the standard of other Lonely Planet guides. Having said that, I do not know of any better guides on Venezuela, and this is still a book worth taking with you. Though you will have to take all its advice and contents with some care, not for granted.
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Title: Insight Guides Venezuela (Insight Guides) by Angela Baynham, Insight Guides ISBN: 9812349537 Publisher: Insight Guides Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Venezuela Map by Treaty Oak, International Travel Maps, Jack Joyce ISBN: 0921463596 Publisher: ITMB Publishing Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Venezuela, 4th: The Bradt Travel Guide by Hilary Dunsterville-Branch ISBN: 1841620548 Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides Pub. Date: 01 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Brazil (Brazil, 5th Ed) by John Noble, Andrew Draffen, Robyn Jones, Chris McAsey, Leonardo Pinheiro ISBN: 1864501464 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Traveler's Companion Venezuela by Dominic Hamilton ISBN: 0762703644 Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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