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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 914
EAN: 9781741043143
ISBN: 174104314X
Label: Lonely Planet
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 548
Publication Date: 2008-03-01
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Studio: Lonely Planet |
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Summary: maybe they didn't really go there
Comment: The media has recently reported that many travel books are now written by people who don't actually travel to the places they review. While using this book in Greece I had the nagging suspicion I must have bought one of those books.
For example, the book reviews several beaches on Patmos but doesn't mention a single hotel around Grikos Beach, even though there are at least half a dozen places to stay. Also, I'd expect a book to do more than just list the beaches on an island--but to let us know which ones are crowded, which are nearly inaccessible, and which beaches are hidden "gems". The books gives no such information, leaving you to waste time finding it all out yourself.
Also, the book doesn't indicate which beaches can be walked to and which require your own wheels or some other form of transport.
The book's information regarding ferries and connections was completely inadequate, making it impossible for us to plan a ferry trip before reaching the place we planned to leave from.
Finally--don't bother with this book if you already have LP Greece. The islands book is just a shorter version of Greece w/o the mainland--literally word-for-word.
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Summary: Buy another. Disappointing
Comment: Lack of information is the big feature of this guide. Where to eat and stay is the worst thing in this book. So if you think to choose a hotel or restaurant forget it! Choose another guide. Lack of criticism concerning sights and places to visit is another minus point. Lonely Planet guides are very narrative. Like Frommer`s guides these guides should rate sights and places.
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Summary: Did LP even try? Go with "Greek Island Hopping"
Comment: I took Lonely Planet Greek Islands and Greek Island Hopping on a recent trip to the Greek isles and Athens, and by the end of the trip I opened LP only for its eating recommendations (which are pretty sparse, but still better than Greek Island Hopping, which has none). I found LP to be inferior to GIH in virtually every respect. The information is not detailed enough to give a good picture of the islands and towns (making it hard to prioritize which islands to visit), the maps are frustrating in their lack of detail (not to mention that the number of maps is much less than in "Island Hopping"), the writing is uninspired, and it is overpriced for what you get (only $2 less than LP's full Greece guide!).
It did have some good restaurant recommendations, for which I am appreciative (try Levantis if you're ever on Paros!) because it's easy to pay a lot for bad food in Greece. Yes, that's true everywhere, but I'd take issue with anyone who tried to argue that the quality-to-price ratio isn't much lower in Greece compared to places like Italy, France, or even next-door Turkey. Even with food, Lonely Planet still didn't have all that many recommendations and its descriptions on how to find the places were lacking (I don't know how many places were described as "just off the main street" or something like that). Given that many of the towns it describes do not have an accompanying map, that's a problem.
LP has built its name on its usefulness to the independent budget traveler ... but its guides are often hit or miss for me. I'd put LP Greek Islands in the "miss" category: get "Greek Island Hopping" instead.
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Summary: Fairly disappointing
Comment: In general, while I find that Lonely Planet produces far and away the best country guides, their city-, region-, and continent guides have a tendency to be surprisingly light on actual information. (One would expect city guides to have, say, _more_ information, but sadly no.) The same is true for LP Greek Islands, which uses the same stock descriptions to talk about virtually every island, really giving very little sense of how the flavor and atmosphere is different in the different places, and with very few photos to give you a sense of what each island looks like. Ferry information is minimal but sufficient, but if you're looking for information on alternative lifestyles, look elsewhere. Even the section on Mykonos, a famous gay retreat, barely acknowledges it as such!
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Summary: Dissapoint for this book
Comment: I read the recommendation from Amazon, who recommend reader to buy "Lonely planet island" and "Lonely Planet Greece" together.
However, I found the book of " Greece" is enough!! Because you can find enough information of islands in the book of "Greece", you needn't to buy the book of "Greek Island" again! I am not happy for the recommendation from Amazon, which is difficult for me to trust it again!
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Discover The Greek Islands
Marvel as Santorini's vast caldera rises before you from the open deck of a slow ferry
Gaze at the carpet of wildflowers from the unspoilt mountain villages of Crete's Lefka Ori
Float in the crystal-clear Ionian Sea before flopping onto the sands of Antipaxi's Vrika Beach
Discover the secret behind quaffing ouzo but escaping a hangover
In This Guide:
Six expert authors, 2500 hours of on-the-ground research, 126 maps, 136 sunsets sighed at
New full-color sections cover the islands' top experiences, off-the-beaten-track gems, and best outdoor activities
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