Italy (Lonely Planet Country Guide) - Damien Simonis

Australia Lonely Planet guide - great as usual

Advantages: Lots of information, good photos
Disadvantages: Heavy!

Lonely Planet is one of the top travel guides worldwide, particularly for the backpacker market, though nowadays their reviews and suggestions cater much more for the top end of the market too. The 13th edition of their guide to Australia was published in November 2005, and I think it's one of the largest and heaviest LP guides out there. This is necessary as Australia is a huge country, with a lot to offer the traveller. But at over 1000 pages, there are more specialised regional guides for those not doing a grand tour of the country, e.g. the East Coast Australia book. There are a few things that make me like the LP over other guides. One is the great photography in the books. This doesn't disappoint, from the stunning photo of the Aboriginal child on the front cover, to the first few pages of highlights, with "National Parks ...

cathy_m80 11.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Australia (Lonely Planet Country Guide) - Paul Smitz

Lonely Planet Peru - a thorough guide with good advice.

Advantages: user friendly, thorough information.
Disadvantages: Slightly pricier than expected.

My husband and I purchased this book to assist us on our honeymoon. The relevant sections for our trip were easy to find and contained thorough information and advice for that area including history, local sites, accommodation, eating and drinking and dangers. Area maps highlighted recommended establishments which we found extremely useful when planning an evening out. The only small disadvantage was that some of the recommended establishments had changed hands and no longer existed. However, this was to be expected as this edition was published February 2007. The guide does have a website address on the back for latest updates. Overall, I would recommend this book as it gave us a great insight to Peru before we had even arrived and felt more organised for having it with us! ...

katt456 02.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Peru (Lonely Planet Country Guide) - Sara Benson

lonely planet malaysia,singapore and brunei

Advantages: accurate
Disadvantages: carrying it about everywhere!

This book was with me on my 6months travels round south east asia recently.It was extremely helpful and accurate,unlike other lonely planets I have read which has lead me to all sorts of places. The content not only covers the main sightseeing spots but gives you hidden extras that are definitely worth checking out.The accommodation sections are sometimes questionable and it is worth checking these out before you book anything in advance but overall I relied upon this book and it led me to some of the best experiences of my life,in particular the hidden beautiful Malaysian islands on the East coast.Having taken my time to explore the different countries,the itineraries for shorter trips at the start of each chapter are definitely worth considering,they give a good guide to the main spots worth seeing if your time is limited.The overview ...

melanderson80 25.04.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (Lonely Planet Country Guide) - Simon Richmond