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Yes that is the real title of this book…. Meet Peter. That’s Peter Moore. Australian. Older than your average backpacker and yet that is indeed what he does. He travels from place to place – mainly in 3rd world countries – writing the odd piece to finance himself as he goes. This book is one of those pieces, ...  Read the complete review

Alistair Sawdays books are an absolute must. Are you fed up with hotels that just want a swipe of your credit card and you not to talk to them ? Well we have travelled through France and Ireland on 'AS special places to stay' guides and they absolutely fabulous - in some ways I really didn't want to write this because they are a ...  Read the complete review

You know the scenario, you're a young (or young at heart!) businessman in a strange city or you have just moved to a new abode and haven't a clue where the food and drink action is. And so it was I found myself in the fine, newly bustling, city of Leeds. It could just as easily been Manchester, Newcastle or a number of other cities. ...  Read the complete review

HOTELS AND GUESTHOUSES ILLUSTRATED GUIDE If you are intending to go to Ireland for a week-end or even longer this book is brilliant. Everything you need to know is here from road maps and even golf and Angling facilities are included. It is layed out really well in colour coded sections county by county and covers all hotels from ...  Read the complete review

For anyone going inter-railing this summer, this book is an absolute must. Running to a hefty 544 pages, it lists all rail timetables and some bus and ferry timetables for very nearly every country in Western, Central and Eastern Europe. The timetables are (usually) easy enough to follow; each route is given a separate number and marked on a map ...  Read the complete review

I used the Everyman Guide for Istanbul, and was very impressed. It has details of the sights (covering just about everything I visited), with lots of well-illustrated, well-written text. These are arranged by area. Inside each cover are maps, although they are not detailed enough to rely on as your only map of the city. The back section ...  Read the complete review

Essential Guide for first time visitors. This book is useful from when you decide to go. Theres tips on when to go..what weather to expect & how to avoid crowded times, and a run down on the Holiday companys, Car hire, & Accomodation. It covers everything you would want to know, throughout the hoilday. The Theme ...  Read the complete review

I have only read the Footprint handbook on Singapore, but if the others are of the same standard then I totally recommend these guidbooks, and would say this would be the one to get if you are only going to buy one. There are no glossy pictures like the AA guides or insight guides, but consequently the book is a nice slim volume which is ...  Read the complete review