Rough Guide in general

... 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 ...

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, ...