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Rough Guide in general

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Newest Review: ... one you choose should suit your purpose. For me a Rough Guide is typically suited to the standard torist who wants to know good places to eat and where to visit. They have helpful walking tours and tell you interesting little tip bits about what you are seeing. The descriptions for places to visit are usually correct (with only one or two being off), and they include very handy colour maps ... more

... which are located in the back of the guides (making them ideal for the typical tourist). They also include sepearte sections on hotels (separated into the standard travel guide format or area and then price), restaraunts, sightseeing, cafes and bars, shopp...more

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Rough Guide in general: Rough Guides for the typical tourist. (256 words)
by - written on 06/07/09 (Very useful, 5 readings)
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Travel guides are very much like pets or computers all down to personal choice, but if you choose the wrong one for your purpose you will be kicking your self about it for months/years to come. For myself (and many others) the choice of guides is Lonly Planet or Rough Guide. The one you choose should suit your purpose. For me a Rough Guide is typically suited to the standard torist who wants to know good places to eat and where to visit. They have helpful walking tours and tell you interesting little tip bits about what you are seeing. The descriptions for places to visit are usually correct (with only one or two being off), and they include very handy colour maps which ... Read the complete review

Lonely Guide or Rough Planet? (1134 words)
by - written on 28/05/01 (Very useful, 69 readings)
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... which to choose? Pretty much every backpacker I know has faced this dilemma and generally, once they have made their choice, they stick with it. This may just be because they don't want to admit they wasted their money on something crap, but it is striking how the choice between Lonely Planet and Rough Guides divides travellers. At this point, I should nail my colours to the mast and say that I'm an RG girl myself. For a while there, I flirted briefly with Lonely Planet and even ventured into unknown guidebook territory with one unfamiliar Indonesia guide that I thought had a really nice cover, but again and again I realise that the RG is my true ... Read the complete review

Rough Guide in general: very useful guides (333 words)
by - written on 25/05/01 (Very useful, 13 readings)
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I recently read the Rough Guide to California in preparation for working their for 10 weeks this summer. I found it very helpful and informative, they do guides on pretty much everywhere you can think of and are extremely honest about what the place is really like. They express the view of a person either holidaying, travelling or visiting the area, they aim to provide an honest opinion and this they do! The guides are very detailed and have detailed accounts of all the towns and cities in the area or country. The books are into two areas firstly basics - this includes info about the area including currency, language, how to get there, visas, money, ... Read the complete review