Let's Go

I’ve chosen to review ‘Let’s Go Europe’ guide as in many ways it can be described as a travel bible of some form. In brief here, it’s huge (1006 (count’em!) pages of written information excluding 46 extra pages of coloured maps to be found at the front and rear of the book)! It’s up-to-date (every Let’s Go book is revised annually) and it’s also wide-reaching (it includes fairly-detailed reviews of major European cities and regions from (as it says itself (p.79)) ‘Athens to Abba’ – or from Greece to Sweden in my own sketchy translation! To be precise 39 (no more and no less) countries are featured. ...  Read the complete review

It was a close call, but in the end, my two would-be traveling companions and I chose the Let’s Go guide to Europe over Lonely Planet, its long-time competitor. This decision was reached because the former appeared to be marginally more comprehensive - it had, for instance, a whole section devoted to Liechtenstein, one of our chosen destinations (though in hindsight, quite misguidedly selected). Let’s Go is, of course, well known as an American-centric guidebook, which is why many may opt instead for Lonely Planet. “Let’s Go: Europe 2001” covers every single country in Europe, including Russia and former Soviet satellites, which ...  Read the complete review

I think it was Bill Bryson who once said this series should really be called "Let's go get another guide book". In fact I know it was since I was re-reading "Neither Here Nor There" the other day and cam across the quote. This is a review of the Let’s Go guide to Eastern Europe. Although I’m sure some points will apply to the series in general. The guide book covers 18 countries which should immediately tell you that the depth of detail is not that great. Countries covered include the west of Austria (namely Vienna), Slovakia, Poland, Bosnia and Macedonia among others. Never thought Bosnia and Macedonia were top ...  Read the complete review

These are an absolute godsend for the summer holidays. Basically the books are divided up into areas of the country (usually covering a couple of counties) and are a complete guide to places of interest and things you can do with your kids. It includes map references, price guides and contact telephone numbers, opening times and days. The things you will find listed are things like Boat and Train trips, Castles, Museums, Historic Sites, Theme and Play Parks, Farms and Wildlife Parks, and places and activities that offer free family entertainment and enjoyment. This last section is my favourite, as it can be very costly to keep your kids amused during the long summer ...  Read the complete review

I found that let's go guide to Central America 2000 very useful and much more so than other guides that others had. It was up to date which was an improvement on other guides who in this region really had many things wrong. Its pricing was acurate and it did lead us to some of the cheapest places and there information of crossing boarders and getting around was much better than other guides that I have used. This proved especially usefull here as it would give cost, length of journey and times that they go. It gave useful advice also on keeping safe and the facts about the country. My main problem however was one of maps as I didn't generally find them very ...  Read the complete review