- Paperback: 1228 pages
- Publisher: Lonely Planet; 5 edition (Mar 15 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1741045916
- ISBN-13: 978-1741045918
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 5.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 907 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Lonely Planet's Shoestring Guides are the passport to the adventure of a lifetime--without blowing a traveller's budget. Along with insider tips on how to eat, sleep and travel cheaply are sections that cover studying, working and volunteering. Europe on a Shoestring is the single most comprehensive guide to Europe, covering 44 countries and Kaliningrad.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
The best travel advice book,
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Europe on a Shoestring 5th Ed.: Big Trips on Small Budgets, 5th edition (Paperback)
We purchased this book and took it with us on a three month trip through Europe. We had priceless advice for each country. It helped us decide what to visit, where to eat and where to sleep. Also, it helped us find places like Internet Cafés. The maps were helpful at times, but don't try to drive based on those little maps. You need actual, large maps to find your way around European cities, as they can be a maze for drivers/navigators. As things change a lot all over the world at a fast pace, the information in the book becomes outdated pretty fast. We would look for the most recent edition of the book if we were to take the trip again. We used this book back in 2007. However, this book persuaded us to always buy the Lonely Planet guides in our future trips.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Traveler's Bible.,
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Europe on a Shoestring 5th Ed.: Big Trips on Small Budgets, 5th edition (Paperback)
I bought this book for my two month backpacking trip a few years back, and thank god I did. Although hostel/hotel reviews for each city are not really needed (the ones on [...] are more accurate and helpful, in my opinion) the site attractions and cultural advice are excellent. The maps may be small (the book is big enough already though, so it's forgivable) but still come in handy. But most important is the directories that are included with each country. Should something happen, the directory will tell you where common countries embassies are, what their phone numbers are, and all emergency numbers for that country. When an emergency happens, this information will become invaluable to you; trust me, I know, it happened to me.This book is worth the extra weight in your pack, and even if you disagree with their entries, just write over it and add your own commends; make your own personal version of the LP Europe on a Shoestring.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (23 customer reviews) 37 of 38 people found the following review helpful
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2007 Edition: More Complete, Great for Planning,
By Laszlo Wagner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lonely Planet Europe on a Shoestring 5th Ed.: Big Trips on Small Budgets, 5th edition (Paperback)
So the latest edition of Lonely Planet's Europe guide is out.Note that most of the earlier reviews posted here refer to the previous edition(s), and there have been improvements in this new one! Most importantly, this book now covers ALL European countries, including little-visited Belarus and Ukraine. It has basic coverage of European Russia, too. The prices and other practical details really seem to have been updated specifically for this book - unlike in certain earlier shoestring guides, which simply seem to have been compiled by picking info from the already published (few years old) individual country guides. So the info in this one is pretty correct as of 2006 state of affairs - that's when it was researched. Be prepared for some changes, of course, especially in some of the still rapidly-changing Eastern European countries. The contents include the usual practical details all LP guides provide: not just an overview of sights and history, but practical matters like accomodation and transport details, all with actual prices (remember, these do change!), as well as useful info on things like getting visas and crossing borders. Coverage of individual countries definitely varies though. You will still find that the most popular Western European countries are covered in pretty good detail, certainly enough for an "All-Europe-Trip", while coverage of Eastern European countries is much more brief, in case of less visited ones really sketchy - hence the 4 stars only. For more obscure countries like Belarus or Ukraine, this guide only provides detailed info on the capital and at best one or two other towns/cities, or perhaps just a brief overview of the rest of the country. So this book is great value if you are still in the planning stages of your trip, and simply want to have an overview of the entire continent, prices, visa matters and all, to help you decide where to go. It will also be an adequate guide to take along if you are planning a whirlwind tour of the continent, concentrating on the more established tourist destinations, with only brief forays to less visited countries. However if you are planning to spend any length of time in Eastern Europe, I definitely recommend getting LP's separate Eastern Europe guide - it covers it in maybe three times as much detail as this book. If you have a specific interest in a few countries rather than the whole continent, get the individual country guides to those ones. But if you have only a summer holiday to tour our continent, you will probably find this book has enough information for you. Have a good trip! 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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The Bible,
By Brett G. Landau - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lonely Planet Europe on a Shoestring 5th Ed.: Big Trips on Small Budgets, 5th edition (Paperback)
Well for starters ive traveled for years now breaking the 40 country mark and this book may be the best ive ever used. i do carry others that are area specific(i.e. cities etc. NK Top 10) but over all when doing multi country trips. This book is a must, it will assist you in transportation from locations to the next. And from my experience rather up todate on places to stay, currency hot spots, food vendures. The book is a backpackers bible.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Encyclopedic,
By J.J. Hopscotch - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lonely Planet Europe on a Shoestring 5th Ed.: Big Trips on Small Budgets, 5th edition (Paperback)
I have lived in Europe and traveled just about everywhere over there. Even though I know it well I always carry guidebooks and maps when I travel. Normally I carry Michelin. I used this book for my 2006 EurailPass and Eurolines bus tour of 17 countries. "Europe on a Shoestring" is amazing. It covers more and in greater detail than any other "Europe" book. I have all of the well-known books from the well-known authors and publishers and none of them comes close.Highlights: Hostel DJH recommendation in Dresden. Hotel G9 recommendation in Tallinn. Excellent country and city maps. The other big "Europe" books selectively cover some or most of western Europe but none do eastern Europe like this one. If there is one book to pack this is the one. |
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