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Title: Lonely Planet Egypt (Egypt, 6th Ed) by Humphreys Andrew, Siona Jenkins, Andrew Humphreys ISBN: 1-86450-298-3 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: January, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.75 (16 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: A decent book with poor maps and accommodations
Comment: This book served me pretty well on my month-long trip to Egypt. The only drawbacks to be aware of are the accommodations listings and the maps. The accommodations listed as safe for women were not always very safe, and I was eaten up by bedbugs in another recommended low-budget hotel. Many of the maps were inaccurate. The Luxor map in particular was way off. Aside from that, the text in the book itself was easy to read and pretty interesting.
Rating: 4
Summary: lonely planet and rough guide improve
Comment: I am planing another trip to Egypt, and am considering taking this lonely planet along, as well as the new and much improved rough guide 2001. my last trip, the rough guide was the most serviceable, and the new edition is much better. don't bother with lets go. I loved egypt, and am off again this fall. Both the rough guide and lonely planet are thin on recomendations for day guides in cario, but they are there, hidden in the chapters. justine who loves to travel
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...
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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: The Traveler's Key to Ancient Egypt: A Guide to the Sacred Places of Ancient Egypt by John Anthony West ISBN: 0835607240 Publisher: Quest Books Pub. Date: January, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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