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World Hotels - The Rough Guide First-Time Around the World: A Trip Planner for the Ultimate Journey, 2nd Edition
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Manufacturer: Rough Guides
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.202
EAN: 9781843536611
ISBN: 1843536617
Label: Rough Guides
Manufacturer: Rough Guides
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: 2006-03-20
Publisher: Rough Guides
Studio: Rough Guides
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Synopsis Planning a trip around the world? Let "First-Time Around the World" get you started. Loaded with the very latest travel information, including all you need to know about round-the-world tickets, this pre-departure guide will help get your ultimate journey under way. This guide begins with a 16-page, full-colour, things not to miss photo section with suggested itineraries, details on what to bring, when to go, how much it will cost and which vaccinations will keep you healthy. The individual country profiles highlight the best places to visit with country-specific websites and necessary budget information. There are plenty of useful tips to help save you money, keep you safe and maximise your time on the road. This guide comes complete with concise regional information, with overland maps and details on weather, major attractions and unmissable festivals.
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Summary: The only advice we needed on the logistics of travel
Comment: My wife and I used the first edition of this book to figure out the nuts and bolts of traveling around the world. It was absolutely invaluable. It gave excellent advice about what to pack (and what not to take) how to go about the planning process, and basics such as getting around, where to stay, etc. Throughout our 10 month long trip, I thought back on the book and appreciated the advice that we had received from it. I recommend this book to everyone I meet who is considering taking an extended trip.
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Summary: Time to take a trip...
Comment: Lansky does a good job of culling together resources for the first time or novice traveler. There are also some good ideas for the experienced traveler. Yes, much of the material can be found on the web, but if you don't want to spend time searching for information on weather, visas, and the like-the book does have charts and resources for a wide range of resources. My biggest issue with the book is that it was geared more towards the young traveler. I'm older and have no wish to carry all my belongings on my back. I'd have preferred more information on traveling solo and leisurely in some comfort as I'd prefer the theatre over say bungee jumping.
But all in all, the book is a nice resource to refer to as you plan your dream trip around the world. It contains additional websites to fill in your data for a memorable trip.
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Summary: Not a huge difference on the first edition
Comment: I did not find this edition much improved on the first edition. There's some great information if this is your first time coming to this book but it could have more detailed info, rather than adding a few bits more info here and there and calling it the second edition. Some of the information is not as up to date - it is possibly misleading - as it should be even allowing for a demanding publishing deadline. I would recommend getting your hands on a the first edition - it's probably doing the rounds in cheap books stores - and supplementing it with another travel book for more country specific info.
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Summary: Good resource, but lacks inspiration
Comment: I'm so glad there are books like this that tell you and try to show you how to travel overseas.
In fact, my greatest discovery overseas is that: "Beyond North America, the social climate is INFINITELY more natural and free flowing, and I am NEVER without attractive female companionship."
So far, there hasn't been a book that addresses all the deep real life reasons for traveling overseas.
Thus, I've volunteered to become the first to address the deep "WHY" reasons and put together a website and ebook called Happier Abroad at http://www.happierabroad.com to help inspire people to pursue international living, dating and traveling, and cultivate an awareness of the positive benefits overseas unknown to most Americans, who instead are living in fear and isolation perpetuated by the US media and culture which tells them that there is nothing good outside the US and that you are empty inside and need to work and consume to fill that emptiness. It's a soulless life lacking connectedness with others and inner life.
Check it out. It'll give you a whole new dimension on life.
Thanks for reading this review.
Sincerely,
Winston
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Summary: A Good Travel Resource But Not Much Changed From The First Edition
Comment: I wrote an extremely positive review for Doug Lansky's first edition of "First Time Around The World" because I found it to be an excellent resource for travellers planning a RTW trip. Like the earlier book, this one includes useful chapters on planning, packing, safety and health for those preparing for long term international travel, particularly backpackers and others on a tight budget.
However, I personally was a bit disappointed with this second edition because there didn't seem to be enough new material to justify my purchase. Also I noticed some faults to the book that I didn't recognize the first time. For example, the country profiles are way too short and lacking enough useful information to help readers determine which places would be the most interesting to visit. Also some of the pricing info in this section seems to be misleading. It states, for example, that Thailand falls into the mid-range category for prices, costing from $35-$50 daily. But then I later noticed that Costa Rica is listed as costing only $10-$25 a day. Most experienced travellers would agree that travelling in Costa Rica on $10 a day is not a very realistic budget and that it is, in fact, a more expensive destination than Thailand. So I would caution readers to not rely too much on this book for pricing information while planning a trip.
This is probably still worth buying for those that don't own the first edition. But if and when a third edition is published I hope some substantial improvements are made.
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