Lonely Planet Central Europe

Lonely Planet Central Europe
by Steve Kokker, Becca Blond, Lisa Dunford, Mark Elliott, Michael Grosberg, Sarah Johnstone, Tom Parkinson, Matt Warren, Richard Watkins, Neil Wilson

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Author: Becca Blond, Lisa Dunford, Mark Elliott, Matt Warren, Michael Grosberg, Neil Wilson, Richard Watkins, Sarah Johnstone, Steve Kokker, Tom Parkinson
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-02-15
ISBN: 174059763X
Number of pages: 616
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications

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Book Review: Lonely Planet Central Europe: Stretched Too Thin
Summary: 3 Stars

Naturally, because of the number of countries this book covers, it is far less detailed about any one country than Lonely Planet guides covering single countries or a smaller number of countries. Still, for my purposes--a 15-day motorcoach tour including Frankfurt, Berlin, Warsaw, Krakow, Budapest, Vienna, and Prague, with just a day and a half or so in each city--it proved adequate. Few people will have room enough in their carry-on or checked luggage to carry a book for each country visited during such a tour, so one is stuck with a single multi-country guidebook.

I don't understand why Lonely Planet included Switzerland and Slovenia in this book. If one is traveling to Krakow or Prague, one usually doesn't travel to Switzerland during the same trip.

My basis for comparison was the Lonely Planet guide to Belgium. Belgium's a small country and the guidebook covered just Belgium, so the editors had room for all kinds of fascinating descriptions and inset articles providing detail, such as several articles about beer styles, breweries, and top pubs, battlegrounds, and the scatalogical nicknames Belgians have for people of other cities. That was the best guidebook I've ever used.

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Summary of Lonely Planet Central Europe

Whether you seek high culture in Vienna or high jinks at Munich's Oktoberfest, want to ride a horse drawn carriage through eastern Slovakia or hike through Poland's dramatic Tatra mountains, you'll be inspired to uncover the charms of Central Europe with this comprehensive guide.

? PLAN YOUR ROUTE - full-color highlights and preplanning tips take you straight to the heart of Mitteleuropa

? CZECH IN - Bavarian camping grounds, Alpine chalets, designer hotels - accommodation options to suit every pocket

? FIND THE FUN - from Berlin clubs to Hungarian spas, crank it up or wind down with listings to suit every mood

? ESCAPE - steer clear of the crowds with all-new Itineraries down the roads less travelled

? HIT THE ROAD - easy-to-use maps help you navigate the highways and explore the byways

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