Advantages: It's the one that works for me - colourful, inspiring and comprehensive. Disadvantages: Any guide to the whole country is too big to carry around with you.
My Relationship with India
The first few holidays I had in India were organised by tour companies. I vaguely picked a part of the country I liked the look of or a tour that matched our available holiday dates and just turned up, generally without too ...
Advantages: Easy access to useful information and entertaining Disadvantages: Heavy for backpackers (easily overcome) and not as big a range as some might wish for
To say that Europe on a Shoestring has been my Bible for the past three weeks would be an overstatement, but it was certainly very helpful and I would recommend it for any young first-time traveller. It is a comprehensive and amusing guide which makes it ...
Advantages: Everything! Disadvantages: Very heavy if you're planning to travel with it in your backpack
As a young woman of 20 planning my first trip away this summer, I bought Lonely Planet's "Europe on a Shoestring" simply because it was on offer in WHSmiths. Little did I know it was to be the best book I ever bought!
There are in depth chapters on the ...
