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Emilie Filou is a freelance journalist specialising in business, the environment and development issues, with a particular interest in Africa.
Emilie was born in Paris, France, where she lived until she was 18. She then decided to spend a year in Nepal with charity SPW before going to university. She studied geography at Merton College, Oxford, where she had to endure colouring-in jokes for three years. Her dissertation on health care provision for nomadic people in Niger won her the National Earthscan Prize for best undergraduate dissertation in development studies in the country.
Emilie has travelled extensively in French-speaking Africa and Asia-Pacific. She is now based in the UK and makes regular trips to Africa. Her work has appeared in publications such as The Economist, The Guardian, The Africa Report and The Ecologist. She is a Lonely Planet author and works as the Maghreb correspondent of specialist water magazine Global Water Intelligence.
You can find more on her website, www.emiliefilou.com
Emilie was born in Paris, France, where she lived until she was 18. She then decided to spend a year in Nepal with charity SPW before going to university. She studied geography at Merton College, Oxford, where she had to endure colouring-in jokes for three years. Her dissertation on health care provision for nomadic people in Niger won her the National Earthscan Prize for best undergraduate dissertation in development studies in the country.
Emilie has travelled extensively in French-speaking Africa and Asia-Pacific. She is now based in the UK and makes regular trips to Africa. Her work has appeared in publications such as The Economist, The Guardian, The Africa Report and The Ecologist. She is a Lonely Planet author and works as the Maghreb correspondent of specialist water magazine Global Water Intelligence.
You can find more on her website, www.emiliefilou.com
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VINE VOICE on July 23, 2014
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So the last Lonely Planet I read I was none too happy about because it was a pocket guide to San Francisco and was pretty much indistinguishable from the competition.
This, dear reader, is a different proposition all together. The coverage is good, the selected out of the way, haunts, sights and curios are very interesting, I liked the map too. In fact I was so taken by the book that I read it from cover to cover even the bits that are irrelevant to me, the bars and nightclubs (now that I am in my dotage, it is hard to find any young people who even know who the Beatles are!. Just jesting!)
Which brings me to my first case for inclusion into the next edition. Beatles London. There are several mentions of Jimi Hendrix in the text but little of the Fab Four or Five if you include Mal Evans etc. The Beatles hailed from Liverpool but they soon were drawn to London and there are several places that people may want to see such as the former Apple building in Saville Row, the former Apple Boutique with it's Blue Plaque but alas no artwork and the house of John and Yoko, not to mention the Abbey Road zebra crossing and EMI studios etc. I think these are suitable for a Lonely Planet Guide and a little more enduring than some of the restaurants.
I was a little miffed and mystified by the lack of references to any of the parts of London University and the intimate connections between the institutions and the development of the cities. Whereas Eton may have connections with Prime Ministers, there is a wealth of history in the London School of Economics to name just one.
Minor quibbles would be an expansion of the destinations outside of London.Read more ›
This, dear reader, is a different proposition all together. The coverage is good, the selected out of the way, haunts, sights and curios are very interesting, I liked the map too. In fact I was so taken by the book that I read it from cover to cover even the bits that are irrelevant to me, the bars and nightclubs (now that I am in my dotage, it is hard to find any young people who even know who the Beatles are!. Just jesting!)
Which brings me to my first case for inclusion into the next edition. Beatles London. There are several mentions of Jimi Hendrix in the text but little of the Fab Four or Five if you include Mal Evans etc. The Beatles hailed from Liverpool but they soon were drawn to London and there are several places that people may want to see such as the former Apple building in Saville Row, the former Apple Boutique with it's Blue Plaque but alas no artwork and the house of John and Yoko, not to mention the Abbey Road zebra crossing and EMI studios etc. I think these are suitable for a Lonely Planet Guide and a little more enduring than some of the restaurants.
I was a little miffed and mystified by the lack of references to any of the parts of London University and the intimate connections between the institutions and the development of the cities. Whereas Eton may have connections with Prime Ministers, there is a wealth of history in the London School of Economics to name just one.
Minor quibbles would be an expansion of the destinations outside of London.Read more ›
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As a relatively frequent visitor to London, I found this to be a very helpful book - lots of information presented well in a well relatively compact, sturdy book. The book is about 500 pages and printed on thin, high quality paper. I hate bulky or heavy travel books and this one is about right and could be easily carried about as an on-foot reference.
The book is very good in terms of what it covers, with lots of illustrations and maps, including a tearout city map that otherwise unfolds in the back of the book. The book gives all of essential information you need, including transportation, sights and things to do (mostly organized around neighborhoods), and suggested itineraries (kids included). The book also includes a nice short history of the city, along with a few day trips. One thing I very liked about the book is that it gave good contact info for most places (restaurants too) that included hours of operation and websites. As a very small ding, it had a fair amount of information of restaurants, not a bad thing but I would rather have pages devoted to sightseeing and find restaurants on my own or on a web site associated with the book. Not a big thing though, in that the book is pretty compact.
An excellent book - Highly recommended!
The book is very good in terms of what it covers, with lots of illustrations and maps, including a tearout city map that otherwise unfolds in the back of the book. The book gives all of essential information you need, including transportation, sights and things to do (mostly organized around neighborhoods), and suggested itineraries (kids included). The book also includes a nice short history of the city, along with a few day trips. One thing I very liked about the book is that it gave good contact info for most places (restaurants too) that included hours of operation and websites. As a very small ding, it had a fair amount of information of restaurants, not a bad thing but I would rather have pages devoted to sightseeing and find restaurants on my own or on a web site associated with the book. Not a big thing though, in that the book is pretty compact.
An excellent book - Highly recommended!
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VINE VOICE on July 13, 2014
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I have written a lot of reviews about travel books on places that I haven’t been to. However, London is a place where I not only visited, but lived for over 10 years. For most of that time, I worked as a motorcycle messenger and was constantly on the streets in all parts of London. If you don’t know what a motorcycle messenger is, be sure to look to your right when you step off the curb.
Lonely Planet has broadened its set of guide books from the backpackers guide to a whole range of books on popular destinations. This one is typical of a midrange guide, which assumes that the reader has more money and is not inclined to rough it. It still has plenty of information if you’re young and just want to have a good time.
I think it does a fairly good job, and seems up to date in many respects. Some people might suggest that you look only on the Internet, but when you’re walking down the street it’s a lot easier to pick up this book rather than set your gadget up for Internet access. London is set up for tourists and has plenty of ways to get around, and in some cases you can walk from one attraction to another.
Since I left there London has changed in a number of different ways. The food, which was the main drawback, has improved considerably in quality and range. London is regarded as the most cosmopolitan city in Europe, and the food reflects that. The other big change is the gay scene, and if you’re gay, there’s plenty to do.
There are some places to go on the Internet. I would choose a place to stay from TripAdvisor. Some cheap places to stay are in the suburbs, but if there’s an easy method of transport to town they could be worthwhile.Read more ›
Lonely Planet has broadened its set of guide books from the backpackers guide to a whole range of books on popular destinations. This one is typical of a midrange guide, which assumes that the reader has more money and is not inclined to rough it. It still has plenty of information if you’re young and just want to have a good time.
I think it does a fairly good job, and seems up to date in many respects. Some people might suggest that you look only on the Internet, but when you’re walking down the street it’s a lot easier to pick up this book rather than set your gadget up for Internet access. London is set up for tourists and has plenty of ways to get around, and in some cases you can walk from one attraction to another.
Since I left there London has changed in a number of different ways. The food, which was the main drawback, has improved considerably in quality and range. London is regarded as the most cosmopolitan city in Europe, and the food reflects that. The other big change is the gay scene, and if you’re gay, there’s plenty to do.
There are some places to go on the Internet. I would choose a place to stay from TripAdvisor. Some cheap places to stay are in the suburbs, but if there’s an easy method of transport to town they could be worthwhile.Read more ›
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The world of travel guides is dominated by two giants: classic, illustrated in color, very detailed Baedeker (since 1839), and more exclusive, profusely illustrated in color, detailed Eyewitness Travel Guides. The new improved Lonely Planet is almost like Baedeker, but Baedeker is better published and handier, has clearer layout and better maps, and its plastic wallet cover holds the guide and map protected in all weather.
The content of approx. 70 pages of the book is shown by the Amazon.com's "LOOK INSIDE!" function. What cannot be seen is that the LP basic series including this ISBN 1742208738 London has covers laminated only outside, its text is detailed comparably to the Eyewitness, however not as profusely illustrated and mostly only in 4 colors: black, blue, red, and beige, except a few dozens of pages with photos in full color printed on low quality paper.
Though the LP Discover series is in full color, it is less detailed than this improved LP basic series, has fewer illustrations than, and is not as good as, Eyewitness, which is 1 inch longer and thus less handy, but has the excellent flexible vinyl bindings, greater number of details, superior layout, graphics, clarity, and - in general - the quality of being a souvenir\memento.
The content of approx. 70 pages of the book is shown by the Amazon.com's "LOOK INSIDE!" function. What cannot be seen is that the LP basic series including this ISBN 1742208738 London has covers laminated only outside, its text is detailed comparably to the Eyewitness, however not as profusely illustrated and mostly only in 4 colors: black, blue, red, and beige, except a few dozens of pages with photos in full color printed on low quality paper.
Though the LP Discover series is in full color, it is less detailed than this improved LP basic series, has fewer illustrations than, and is not as good as, Eyewitness, which is 1 inch longer and thus less handy, but has the excellent flexible vinyl bindings, greater number of details, superior layout, graphics, clarity, and - in general - the quality of being a souvenir\memento.
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