Beforeyou can choose a travelguidebookfor yournext trip, you needto thinkaboutwhatthe focus of yourtripwillbe. Somegu;idebooks;havein-depth cultural information and give you lots of history aboutthe area. Someconcentratemore on seeing the major sights, finding;accommodations, and tellingyou how to get aroundon localtransportation.
There reallyisn'ta single series thatwillcover everything for every trip. You mightevenfindyou like certainthingsabouttwo differentguidebookseries. Well, why not buy themboth? You don'thaveto carrythemboth aroundyou know. We’ve evenheard of peoplewho cut themup…. whilewe, personally, havea hard timewith dissecting books;, it’s reallynot a crime.
Takethe sections with you thatyou need. Cut themup into little sections so you can takejustthe sightseeingnotes you needfor the day.If you reallywantthatbookfor a souvenir of yourtrip, buy two copies and leavethe wholeone at home.
Even if you’re a budgettravele;r;, go ahead and spend wisely on a travelguidebook...a goodone willSAVE you money on yourtrip.
Check through several differentguidebooks;. Do they cater to luxury travel? Can you affordthe hotels and restaurants they'rerecommending? Are they talkingto backpackers and college kids? Do they listmostly;hostels and cheap hotels? Get one thatrecommends accommodationsthatfit yourbudget.
See who has written the book, and whattheir expertise is in the region. Has the author traveled;often in the area? Does he or she write in a style thatmakes;you wantto go and see these thingsfor yourself;? Have they checked out the hotels, eaten at the restaurants?
If one bookhas thingslike long, scholarly explanations aboutthe foundations for castles, and you’re justnot interestedin that…, you mightwantto look for a differentguide.Maybe something;with lots of pictures to fireyourimagination.
You can check someout of yourlocallibrary and takeyourtimelookingat them,but also go to a largebookstoreor one thatspecializes in travelso you can check out a reallylargeselectionof guides.If you findone thatmakes;you feel like you can’t wait it get THERE and see THAT,then you’ve probablyfound the rightone for you.
Once you’ve found the rightone, or two, thatwillwork for yourtravels;, makesure you get the mostcurrent editionavailable and relax…. you can’t makea wrong decision.Any goodguidebookwillbe a help.
If you needmore information, you can probablyfindbrochures or evenguidebooks;on you trip…. now THOSE could be great souvenirs.Watch the video related to travel guides
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Very nice, hope that’s true, but as Spanish you are you must speak Spanish OK?
@NoirHeureux respect spain . Im catalan and those who want independence are a huge minority. Spain i a lovely and wonderful country ALL OF IT why should we hate it ….
historical reasons of the middle ages? who cares…..
I personally have had guides in Kenya, Tanzania, Egypt, Amsterdam (just a city tour), and Peru. Only one was not so great that was Amsterdam. The others were very serious about providing the best experience. They all loved their country, and were passionate about telling its history. They shared the good and the bad. They showed us the real history, even things that might not be so "tourist friendly". I've had guides invite me to their home and met their wives, and children. They've cooked dinner for me (not part of the trip) They've gone way above and beyond the call of duty because I showed them that I really cared and wanted to learn. I guess what I am telling you is this… if you are passionate about learning about a place, your guide will respond to that (they get so many that just kind of pass through). I personally don't get much from tour books. I get so much more from making friends with the guides. They are real people, and they have real educations about history and places. All you have to do is ask. Hope this helps.
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My friend, may I recommend the "Not For Tourist Guide to New York City." This little book has plenty of information on New York City and maps to everything from stores to transportation. You can order the latest version at the link below.
Good luck
Native New Yorker
there is hard to find guidance there, even for a map
so be sure you take a travel guide with you, maybe even two ones
also, the schedules in travel guides might be different than what you find on the spot or they might be in renovation, closed etc. So either call them(if you know Spanish) or go EARLY.
I used Frommer's Peru Guide because they give interesting comments
Well, it sounds like Dutch travel guides about New York City are just about as bad as USA travel guides are about Amsterdam!
They may be referring to the fact that ALL of Central Park is closed to cars on weekends, but, other than that, no, there's no such thing as car-free weekends here at all, sorry!
And DON'T apologize for your English, you sound far better than most of the Americans who write in here, to tell you the truth!
Good luck, and the link below is to a webpage about Central Park, which is huge, by the way…
@qalxeero I went to your profile and you like Fatih Hill and Rodeos??? Hahahaha.
Well I guess it depends on where you are going and what you like. Rick Steves seems to focus on Europe. Fodors, Frommers and Lonely Planet are worldwide. I would check each website and see what they each offer and see how that compares to what you are interested in. I have only bought ONE guide(Fodors) to China when I was going to visit Hong Kong and possibly other parts and it was okay. I read more about Hong Kong online than I did from the book.
You could subscribe to Frommer's Budget Travel. For USD 12 – 20 per year it's pretty good magazine. And gives you a variety of locations and ideas about travel.
Bottom line: check online first then consider a travel guide. Besides it is a pain to carry those things around when you travel. You will probably make a list or itinerary before you leave won't you?
Me alegro mucho que te guste! Cuando tengas la oportunidad de venir te recibiremos con los brazos abiertos pero en ciudades grandes ya sabes que hay gente de todo tipo jaja. Si vienes a Cataluña y en general España te recomiendo las siguientes ciudades: Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid, Salamanca, Zaragoza, San Sebastian, Bilbao, Sevilla, Granada, La Coruña. Y muchas más pero estas son las más importantes, Saludos a Latino America!!!
@NoirHeureux but what do you think,? Barcelona is a very cosmopolitan city with a lot of races and cultures, and there’s no problem, don’t believe youtube comments.
Jajaja Pero si toda España es linda!
If I knew how, I'd be one already!!
Haha but in all seriousness, you need to have a well qualified background, such as a pro chef, (Anthony Bourdain) , or journalism skills, with a myriad of information, a well developed vocabulary and most importantly, an entertaining person who can present the place. Don't be fooled, alot of those hosts research afterwards to add commentary to the show, it's not like they know all the facts that they edit into the show. But I think the travel channel is looking for a personality who has a unique 'charm' about them. Not to sound vain, but frankly, I think I'd be great! How 'bout a joint effort? haha. Try sending in videos or something or go to casting calls.
the indians from mexico etc are jealous thats why they slander spaniards cos they arent white n they are ugly lol disgustin indians
jajaja lo sé, por eso sólo di España ^^ Aunque si!
Entonces compañero, es muy bonita tu provincia, para serte sincero, la verdad me mataría ir a Cataluña, porqué es muy cultural, es hermosa. Y ustedes son muy conocidos por acá en Latino América, por todas las protestas, ah y oprqué de allá salen muchas personas estupendas como Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, y Antony Gaudi entre muchos otros!!!
La verdad si considero que Cataluña, Valencia y Baleares, es maravillosa!!! Y claro está por su belleza. ^^
You should engage the services of a graphic designer to draw up the maps for you.
@NoirHeureux Yes, I’m catalan, but we don’t hate the rest of Spain and Latin America, only some catalans, a minority, hate the centralist system of Spain and they want more autonomy for Catalonia or independence, but for example if you ask where i’m from I’ll answer you from Catalonia, Spain.
Are you Catalan? I’ve always wanted to meet a Catalan friend, I love the Catalan culture and the Catalan language too, is amazing! But I haven’t met the first one who don’t hate the rest of Spain or Latin America.
I find that Let's Go and Lonely Planet seem to be more for the younger crowd and Frommers is for an older crowd…. not familar with thomas cook though…. another great book for Europe that is good and widely used among everyone is Rick Steves…
As a 26yr old, I prefer the Let's Go, Lonely Planet ones myself…. and for europe, I prefer Rick Steves as he has a lot of information about some really amazing places that aren't too popular plus theres some history to it… and i know he's very familar with the area… some I can trust when traveling.
Reasons i said what i said is as a backpacker, i have seen other people younger than me have the Lets Go and lonely planet books, plus the shoe string one tha ti can think of right now, but the other travelers i met had those books and they were my age or younger.
As rick steves would say
Happy Travels!
Maybe one of these other forums can help you.
http://forum.virtualtourist.com/forum-1943-1-Travel-Thailand-1-forum.html
http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com/
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g293916-i3687-o20-Bangkok.html
http://www.travellerspoint.com/forum.cfm
http://www.travelfish.org/board/index.php
You can also check with your library. Lonely Planet is one popular TG that many backpackers use. Check their website for downloads you can buy!
Best guidebooks for NYC is follows.
Free NYC Visitor GUidebook (available at NYC Visitor Center at 7th Av/53rd St, Times Sq Shuffle, Grand Central.
Or you may want to purchase
Not for Tourist Guidebook
http://notfortourists.com/NewYork.aspx
MS office Visio has an option for those kind of things
As well as looking on the internet, you could go to a travel agents office and ask for travel brochures. If any of you have parents who are members of AAA, they can get travel brochures there too. For your internet searches, enter the name of the country, tourism in the search bar…like this, " Singapore, tourism" …and you will get lots of info.
By all means check out http://www.visitpa.com/visitpa/home.pa
I really loved too much Barcelona but because of that kind of comments I quit the idea of going to Spain, maybe in Madrid or in Seville, I can find different people.
I have a number of links on my site, http://www.bestfreetravel.info, in the related links area. There are a number of clearinghouse type sites for travel brochures and information. Sometimes it is better to call the tourism bureau directly to request information, then you can tell them the time of the year you'll be vivisting and get better information. You don't want a list of autumn activities when you're visiting in the spring.
@NoirHeureux Sí pero no puedo nombrarte todas las ciudades y pueblos no acabariamos nunca jaja
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I don’t, so does many of my friends…