| General Travel Tips and Advice Have you traveled before?- Please share your tips and advice with fellow Tpunks! |
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Lonely Planet
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50.52% |
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Let's Go
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21.65% |
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Rough Guide
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6.19% |
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Rick Steves
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8.25% |
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Frommer's
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Fodor's
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Michelin
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0% |
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Eyewitness
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4.12% |
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Other
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5.15% |
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05-04-2006, 08:20 AM
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lover of Germany
Join Date: Apr 2005
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I voted LP but I also to like Rough Guide and Insights. TP is the best though
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06-11-2006, 04:19 PM
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To Smart For Mensa
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Salt Lake City
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GOOGLE MAPS IS THE BEST
TRUE THAT
DOUBLE TRUE
sorry... for some reason lazy sunday came to my mind...
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06-12-2006, 07:15 PM
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Ohio State's #1 Fan
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Phoenix, AZ!
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i love lets go
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"I wanna be there, I wanna go back down and get high by the sea there, with a tin cup for a chalice, fill it up with good red wine, and ill be chewin' on a honeysuckle vine...." - Jimmy
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06-12-2006, 07:57 PM
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TPunk Emeritus
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bath, Maine USA
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The mini rough guide for Rome worked out well for me. The writing was very insightful and it was important when trying to figure out if a place was worth seeing. It revealed interesting points about a plethora of sites, and it was pretty well-written. Go for it!
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~Freya Stark
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07-16-2006, 10:03 PM
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TPunk Emeritus
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Generally, I like Lonely Planet, but we were given an Eyewitness guide to D.C., and it was pretty cool - all those colour pics and diagrams. Good size for daytripping. Maybe we liked it because it was good for the kids to use, though. Also, another guide that isn't on the list is "In Your Pocket" for tons of cities, mostly in Eastern Europe. You guys know I love 'em.
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07-20-2006, 08:15 AM
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#46
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Members
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lonely planet's pretty comprehensive and well known and set out in a good way but I prefer to use none, arrive in a destination get a map and ask other travellers and locals whats what.
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08-01-2006, 04:55 AM
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Certified Wise
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Location: Australia
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Hey just a quick question that doesn't deserve it's own thread:
Some of you mentioned LP guides being updated. Does anyone know when new versions come out? I'd like to buy one soon but since I won't be traveling for a looooong time (11-ish months!) I'd hate for it to be out of date by the time I go.
Cheers
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08-01-2006, 06:33 PM
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french touch
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Location: Québec
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I think it's during spring time, but they don't publish new versions every year for all books. Better ask your librarian. 
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10-10-2006, 05:10 PM
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some times it says on the LP website when the new books are comin out
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Where ive been: Cộng Hòa Xã Hội Chủ Nghĩa Việt , Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea, Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Česká republika, Slovenská republika, Magyar Köztársaság, Republika Slovenija, Republika Hrvatska, Bosna i Hercegovina, Republika Srbija, Republika Balgariya, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, România, Rzeczpospolita Polska, Lietuvos Respublika, Latvijas Republika, Eesti Vabariik, Republiken Finland
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10-23-2006, 11:12 PM
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TPunk Recognized
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Dripping Springs, Tx
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google earth (2nd best traveling website) and travelpunk (1st best) is all the guide book you need.
google earth is free to down load in it really is one of the coolest thing on the web.
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10-25-2006, 09:33 PM
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Members
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Melbourne
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I've used Rough Guide and Let's Go before. None of them can ever beat Lonely Planet!!
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10-26-2006, 03:32 PM
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TPunk Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2006
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I'm not brand loyal but for my year long europe trip I'm planning I picked up LP's blue list 2006 book for some great travel ideas.
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