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A skilled writer, photographer, videographer and editor, Greg Benchwick has penned articles for National Geographic Traveler, Lonely Planet, The San Jose Mercury News, The San Francisco Examiner, The Miami Herald, Sommelier Journal, Fodor's, Adbusters and more.
He is an expert on international development, travel, food, wine, Latin America, sustainable travel and adventure sports, and has also contributed as an authoritative expert for such media outlets as Newsweek, The Washington Post, BBC Radio, Rick Steve's Radio and Let's Travel Radio.
He is an expert on international development, travel, food, wine, Latin America, sustainable travel and adventure sports, and has also contributed as an authoritative expert for such media outlets as Newsweek, The Washington Post, BBC Radio, Rick Steve's Radio and Let's Travel Radio.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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I do like lonely planet and this was the first time I took the book along for the vacation.
Didn't quite like the eateries that we tried recommended by LP, wish they'd cater to all taste buds and add more updates - Some of the places didn't exist anymore or had moved. They could also do with an updates on the hostels - found some off hostel world and trip advisor that were fab and weren't even mentioned in LP.
All in all, we relied 50% on LP, 20% on the blogs and info found off the internet and 30% on the locals :)
P.S. Ecuador is a bite size country, spend 15 days or 50 and you would always find something new. Loved the country.
P.P.S. We also read Moon's handbook before we left for Ec and found it better in terms of above mentioned.
Didn't quite like the eateries that we tried recommended by LP, wish they'd cater to all taste buds and add more updates - Some of the places didn't exist anymore or had moved. They could also do with an updates on the hostels - found some off hostel world and trip advisor that were fab and weren't even mentioned in LP.
All in all, we relied 50% on LP, 20% on the blogs and info found off the internet and 30% on the locals :)
P.S. Ecuador is a bite size country, spend 15 days or 50 and you would always find something new. Loved the country.
P.P.S. We also read Moon's handbook before we left for Ec and found it better in terms of above mentioned.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Louise Wisechild
on June 4, 2013
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The information is too general and is full of what the author thinks is important instead of a careful city by city approach where attractions, food, lodging and contacts are grouped in a coherent way. Trying to find anything, even a hotel in Quito, let alone real information on indigenous ceremonies is impossible using the search function of the kindle. In addition the book has no index. It's the laziest Lonely Planet guide I've ever read. I won't be coming back for any more after this.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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D. Donaldson
on November 21, 2013
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I bought the kindle version of this guide, and I'm in Ecuador using it. This sets a standard for uselessness. The offline maps are unusable: cluttered, uninformative, and undersized and of poor quality. The Google Map feature is almost as bad. It seems to be impossible to save locations on the map to my locations, leaving the user with a clumsy process of doing so manually.
The text is minimal, the information about individual places, whether restaurants, museums, churches or whatever is glib and boilerplate.
When moving around a city, you want to be able to discover things that are near where you are, but (as an example), Quito, a large and complex city is dealt with as a monolithic entity. I'm staying in the north of the city, and finding a way to orient yourself, let alone learn how to get around the city (the only real advice: take a taxi) is impossible.
The table of contents is laughably minimal, and navigating around the book is hard to do.
A far, far better option is just to use Google and Trip Advisor, and save the money.
The text is minimal, the information about individual places, whether restaurants, museums, churches or whatever is glib and boilerplate.
When moving around a city, you want to be able to discover things that are near where you are, but (as an example), Quito, a large and complex city is dealt with as a monolithic entity. I'm staying in the north of the city, and finding a way to orient yourself, let alone learn how to get around the city (the only real advice: take a taxi) is impossible.
The table of contents is laughably minimal, and navigating around the book is hard to do.
A far, far better option is just to use Google and Trip Advisor, and save the money.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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DEBORAH STEVENS
on September 23, 2013
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do not buy this if you are going to use the digital copy. It did not give good review of the hotels, did not give transport instructions or where to find bus stations, I was very disappointed in this book I will never buy a digital version again.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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David Weinreich
on May 14, 2014
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Easily the worst Lonely Planet I've ever used, and I've depended on the series for all my trips since 2001. They once had colorful, clear maps that clarified which parts of the city had key sights, and made getting around by public transport a breeze. By contrast, the maps in this book were confusing, monochromatic, didn't make recommended sites very easy to notice, cut off important destinations completely, and placed the crease right in the middle of the most important destinations repeatedly throughout the book. The descriptions of hotels were superficial, to the point it was obvious the author had never stayed there. There was meager information on history, politics, the current situation (including security). Hotel options for Quito were heavily weighted towards the rowdy and sterile Mariscal Sucre tourist zone (nicknamed "gringolandia" by the locals)--even though this was also supposed to be one of the most dangerous parts of town for tourists. However it appears that an increasing number of hotels have opened closer to Old Town in recent years. How about some more info on those? There needed to be more tips on how to use the public transport system. This book stuck to the basics, but it was tough to use, crowded, hard to get on and off, and station names were almost impossible to see. Lonely Planet's maps were not possible to read on a dark Metrobus packed with people, and I overshot my stop several times. I ended up doing a lot of asking around. The book also needed to make greater mention of how to protect yourself from rampant petty crime on public transport. Several of my family members got pick-pocketed. One had his bag slashed on a long distance bus from Quito to Riobamba, and his electronic devices stolen.Read more ›
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Phil Knight
on February 16, 2014
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The information is decent. It even includes some potentially useful appendices, such as commonly needed Spanish to English translations.
The book is essentially a listing of recommended attractions, with fairly detailed description of the place. These are useful, but I find reading blogs and places like trip advisor gets me just as much, and much more.
If you aren't internet savvy I would say this is a GREAT book, but the internet just has more up to date information.
The book is essentially a listing of recommended attractions, with fairly detailed description of the place. These are useful, but I find reading blogs and places like trip advisor gets me just as much, and much more.
If you aren't internet savvy I would say this is a GREAT book, but the internet just has more up to date information.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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R. Romea
on March 20, 2013
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Used this in Ecuador for a 5 week trip to Northern Ecuador... It worked great, and seemed pretty up to date, with a few exceptions.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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on May 27, 2013
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This version of the Lonely Plant guide to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands is formatted as an eBook. The guide has a lot of useful information, and it was very convenient to have a eBook guidebook that I could carry around on my iPhone. By using my iPhone, the photographs and maps were in color (unlike my basic Kindle). On the other hand, it was hard to find information because the Table of Contents was very general, and clicking on links made it necessary to go back to the Table of Contents in order to return to the broader topic. Almost all locations and sights required going through "On the Road" from the Table of Contents and then selecting the part of the country and then the sight/location of interest. I think the next generation will be better. This version doesn't really eliminate the need for some other, more traditional form of a guidebook.
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