Countries & Regions User Reviews

The book contains many useful details and it's very informative. You can find anything you need in this book. The only thing missing would be some more pictures. ....

I used this book alongside the Footprints book whilst in South America for ten weeks and using the two books together was the best way of travelling. The Lonely Planet is great for maps and the ....

I neded an overview on all South American countries and i got what i wanted - the directory at the back, a useful overview of S/A is just what i wanted.

Like all travel books they soon ....

Whilst travelling through Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Paragruay and Brazil, I quickly realised that this book was not going to be much help 'in the field'. It is in urgent ....

I started travelling with the south america on a shoe string book around south america, and quickly found it to be out of date! Stick to FootPrints guide to SA, loads more info! and its published ....

We have just come back from a month touring round France with a tent (May/June) and we found this guide very valuable. We have two young children and so have very specific requirements - we need ....

I have bought a number of versions over the years.

I find it frustrating insofar as I have to keep going back and fro between the various maps and indexes to find site in the area I ....

I bought this book a few years ago without really checking it out. On holiday when I tried to use it, it was utterly... useless. Nothing was cross indexed, the reviews for the campsites were wordy ....

Armed with the "2009 Alan Rogers France" we set off in our motorhome in March 2009 only to find that the book does not offer many resorts open outside of April/May - September, quelle ....

Apparently, 1907 was the year in which the British railway network neared its peak, but it didn't sustain that peak for very long. Contraction of the network began even before the first world war, ....

Excellent guide. Particulary good as the writers are either Canadian themselves or live in the areas reviewed, therefore their tips come from their own knowledge or experiences. I learnt a good bit on ....

Good book with plenty of information about the areas and some interesting titbits that provide an added extra for those of you who like to know the ins and outs of a country and its culture. Nice pics ....

Thanks for the Lonely Planet book, it's great and much much cheaper than we could have bought it on the High Street. ....

after spending 9 days and traveling 1600km in sicily. not as accurate on hotel accomodations and restaurant quality.very good and detailed on interested things to do and see. ....

The book is very helpful and full of useful travel titbits when travelling round Sicily, pointing out interesting features of each of the main regions and recommended places to visit. The walking tour ....

The book was very helpful. Indonesia is amazing country. All the information I found in the guide about Jawa island and Bali island were up to date and very useful, rich, detailed and well written. ....

This is currently by default both the best overall guide to Indonesia for independent travellers, and the only one that is remotely up to date.
The competition (Moon, Footprint, Rough Guides) ....

This guide book gives you what you need to get the most out of your trip to Japan. Excellent information and great tips which gives you the confidence to travel around this breathtakingly beautiful ....

I've travelled quite a bit in Japan and this edition is much improved from my old copy published in 2000 (7th edition). The two new features are the "Top 20" and the example itineraries. ....

Just returned from 2 weeks in Japan with 2 teens, using only this book. Visited Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. The Tokyo section we found quite good and we only got lost using its maps twice in 6 days (in ....

Having used this book in Japan as our main guidebook, we find it increasingly irritating. It has an obsession with listing all the gaijin hangouts, as if finding a pint of Guinness was the authors' ....

We take both this Lonely Planet and the Rough Guide on our Japanese road trips, allowing us to compare them side by side. And two ARE better than one, since the authors make different choices about ....

we were well pleased with this handy little compendium from the wonderful Lonely Planet people...made the trip more than just a sun/sea/sit down holiday! Gave us plenty of ideas for exploring, ....

hello, just been to Kefalonia, and this book was very helpful. It gave reviews of places to visit and which restaurants to use. the only thing missing was town plans as in other guide books. overall a ....

This was an absolutely invaluable book for our last holiday in Kefalonia. I have to be honest I was more interested in the eating than the walking because when we last went to Kefalonia the food was ....

I am disapointed with this book, having waited 6 weeks for it to be delivered I was expecting something far more substantial and up to date than the thin volume I received. The whole book, even ....

This book was extremely helpful. We purchased it with the map and found that all the trips could be easily found. The informal style and wealth of information given obviously showed a passion for the ....