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| Travel Guides Article | | Travel Guides- An Overview
Travel Guidebooks- An Overview By Victor K. Pryles©2005
http://www.paupertravel.com (548 words)
You can get reliable, useful information from guidebooks. Yet,
some are better than others and often, it's important to know
what you're looking for when you travel, what your goals are and
what your pocketbook can handle.
As I often tell my fellow Traveling Paupers, a guidebook is just
that-- a guide. Not a set of rules that are fixed in stone.
Never let any guidebook chain you down to a fixed itinerary. Be
adventurous, add your own mix of wonder and discovery to the
trip you plan, and use your guidebook as an introduction to the
locale, not the final arbiter of what is valuable.
That being said, I'd like to explore some of the guidebooks I've
found useful in making trips around the world. It is, by no
means, a comprehensive listing of all the books available to
you. But this sampling should give you a very good starting
point to discover what travel books can offer.
The Michelin Red Guides
Provide detailed information about European hotels and
restaurants, while the Green Guides focus on European art,
history, and places of interest. They tend to be best suited to
travel that isn't too budget conscious. Upscale.
The Fielding Guides
Provides a candid, well written guide especially good at finding
off-beat, unusual destinations. I recommend them to Paupers that
wish to travel off the beaten track. Unique.
Fodor's Travel Guides
Recently celebrating their 60th birthday with almost 100 titles
in the Gold Line series. They emphasize the West, but the
Fodor's Guides cover countries though- out the world. They
provide good historical and cultural information as well as
practical recommendations. I like it for those who wish to stay
on the middle of the road. Perennial Bestseller.
The Frommer Series
The old $5. A Day series has become the $40 a Day series. They
offer touring guides, city guides, and special editions. While
emphasizing Europe and the United States they take pains to
describe restaurants, hotels and nightlife as well. Budget.
The Lonely Planet Series
Called, simply enough, the LP, they have earned a great
reputation for worldwide budget and independent travel. There
are five series offered, but my favorite is the On A Shoestring
guide, coving everything from a specific country, to a region or
continent for the low budget traveler. Eclectic.
The Travel Handbook Series
This series contains more than 50 books from Moon Publications
and are updated annually. That's their greatest value in my
judgment. Contemporary.
Europe Through The Back Door
Authored by Rick Steves. You get an itinerary and "must see"
list of sights for limited European trips. A no brainer.
The Rough Guides
Focuses on college-age travelers in Europe. Much the same flavor
as you will find in the LP series; irreverent and directed to
the budget conscious. Street smart.
A good guidebook makes travel vastly easier. Use them even when
you're only traveling in your arm chair. The best spark your
imagination and lead you to unknown discoveries and adventure.
Victor K. Pryles is the author of: "Travel Cheap- Travel
Well!"- Confessions Of A Traveling Pauper. His
website offers a free e-course: "The Top 100 Travel Planning
Websites" and a complete forum, articles and more.
Http://www.paupertravel.com
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