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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Cire Gastav
on March 20, 2014
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I've been backpack traveling for 20 years and this was my fourth trip to Nicaragua. It's a great adventure and still very authentic.
Decided to get this book, since it was just released. Years ago, the LP books were just great. Gave you insight to all of the interesting nooks and cranny's of your destination country and gave lots of accurate travel and lodging information.
That has steadily gone down hill and this has got to be the worst. I'm pretty sure these people never even visited some of these places - or they sent someone else or it had been visited years ago.
Many of the facts [bus times, boat times, boat types, etc) are just wrong - and I'm talking about things that haven't changed since my first trip in 2006!
The book doesn't even highlight or provide information on some of the best activities - I mean some really cool things to do - it's not even in the book. Doesn't make sense.
Even the top 10 destinations are poorly covered. Take Vulcan Masaya - listed in the front on its own page as one the top things to do.
Terrible. Everything from correct information about the "parrots" at night, lack of information about the lava tunnels, vague information on how to walk to the top (books says "it's a long hot walk"....Come on, give me some facts, it's 3 miles and 2000 ft elevation change and will take you 1.25 hrs on average), lacking transport information on how to hop on buses that pass every 2 minutes that will take you there for $0.25 from Masaya [or even Granada]
And the reviews of the hotels / places to stay are TERRIBLY wrong.
For example, we stayed at place not so highly rated by LP at Laguna de Apoyo.Read more ›
Decided to get this book, since it was just released. Years ago, the LP books were just great. Gave you insight to all of the interesting nooks and cranny's of your destination country and gave lots of accurate travel and lodging information.
That has steadily gone down hill and this has got to be the worst. I'm pretty sure these people never even visited some of these places - or they sent someone else or it had been visited years ago.
Many of the facts [bus times, boat times, boat types, etc) are just wrong - and I'm talking about things that haven't changed since my first trip in 2006!
The book doesn't even highlight or provide information on some of the best activities - I mean some really cool things to do - it's not even in the book. Doesn't make sense.
Even the top 10 destinations are poorly covered. Take Vulcan Masaya - listed in the front on its own page as one the top things to do.
Terrible. Everything from correct information about the "parrots" at night, lack of information about the lava tunnels, vague information on how to walk to the top (books says "it's a long hot walk"....Come on, give me some facts, it's 3 miles and 2000 ft elevation change and will take you 1.25 hrs on average), lacking transport information on how to hop on buses that pass every 2 minutes that will take you there for $0.25 from Masaya [or even Granada]
And the reviews of the hotels / places to stay are TERRIBLY wrong.
For example, we stayed at place not so highly rated by LP at Laguna de Apoyo.Read more ›
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Diane C Rydrych
on October 14, 2013
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It seems that Lonely Planet has revised their format, and I don't like it as much as the old one. There's a lot less information - fewer lodging options listed, activities are described very briefly and in a way that's just kind of generic, the tone is a little more....flippant. There also are hardly any pictures anymore. The book is about half the size of what I was expecting, and I didn't find much at all that was helpful compared to previous LP books that I've used for other countries. I've always been a HUGE fan of LP, but in this case I thought the Moon guide was more useful. It just feels like they're trying to trim it, maybe turn it into something that will be primarily an online resource, so they pulled out a lot of content. It feels thin, literally and content-wise.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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rachmilievitch
on December 8, 2013
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If you're visiting Nicaragua, you need a travel guide, and you need the newest available information, especially in Nicaragua since things are constantly changing--a two or three year old travel guide is essentially useless. And this guide does work. That said, it looks to me that the writers more or less just banged out this guide without doing the amount of work on the ground we users have a right to expect. My recent experience was that sometimes the hotel or restaurant or museum may not be located where they say it is, could be closed forever, could be a block or so away. The accommodations could be a lot less than described. And so on.
Guys, next edition, spend a little more time checking your maps, checking out the rooms and facilities, checking out new options, etc.
My experience using this edition was in the Northern Highlands. Perhaps a better job was done in other regions.
Guys, next edition, spend a little more time checking your maps, checking out the rooms and facilities, checking out new options, etc.
My experience using this edition was in the Northern Highlands. Perhaps a better job was done in other regions.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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505badgolfer
on January 11, 2014
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I'm about to make my 6th trip to Nicaragua in the last 14 years and just picked up the LP 3d edition. Unfortunately, the new edition omits the "food and drink" chapter that the 2d edition had. LP should post the chapter online so that travelers can download it.
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Anne M.
on July 3, 2014
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Very good advice. It was most helpful in planning and doing my week of adventure in southeast Nicaragua in Feb 2014. In a couple instances the information was outdated or might have been a bit more detailed but in no case was it a big deal. I will contact the author with my suggestions and observations. Anne
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Gregg Tio
on June 9, 2014
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always the best guide for our style of travels. cheapish, outdoorsy, walkables. not the five star all you can eat places and venues
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Pedro Lopez
on May 22, 2014
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Very nice book and tons of useful tips and information. I found the book easy to read and with plenty of photos to review.
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