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VINE VOICE on June 22, 2014
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As a fan of Lonely Planet guides, I always have a high expectation. This newest edition for Taiwan does a reasonable job of meeting those expectations. However, there are a few areas it falls short. There is little discussion of the widespread availability of free WiFi (Taipei has some 10,000 hotspots). The listing of hotels and restaurants are rather sparse, given the enormous number of both. Nevertheless, I found some real food gems off the beaten track that were listed.
Although not large, Taiwan is amazingly diverse from the crowded cities on the west coast to the central mountain range to the tropical south. Lonely Planet describes the highlights and diverse activities in each region. I did not find any major tourist attraction missing that some reviewers complained about. But it would be naive to rely on one guidebook to be the source of all information on a country you are visiting. I used LP as the first level, and then web searches to dig more deeply when necessary. That being said, Taiwan has loads of tourist information booths at many locations, which always had English maps.
The introductory section covers the basics that you need to know in preparing to travel to Taiwan. The lists of top highlights and suggested itineraries helps you select the top sights. The book is then divided into geographic regions. Without access to a car, the rural parts of Taiwan can be more challenging, but LP usually lists the train, subway or bus lines.
I used the Kindle version. It was more convenient to move around to internal links. The maps were so-so for navigating around, but I had other apps for that. The Kindle search function is pretty rudimentary, and requires exact spelling.Read more ›
Although not large, Taiwan is amazingly diverse from the crowded cities on the west coast to the central mountain range to the tropical south. Lonely Planet describes the highlights and diverse activities in each region. I did not find any major tourist attraction missing that some reviewers complained about. But it would be naive to rely on one guidebook to be the source of all information on a country you are visiting. I used LP as the first level, and then web searches to dig more deeply when necessary. That being said, Taiwan has loads of tourist information booths at many locations, which always had English maps.
The introductory section covers the basics that you need to know in preparing to travel to Taiwan. The lists of top highlights and suggested itineraries helps you select the top sights. The book is then divided into geographic regions. Without access to a car, the rural parts of Taiwan can be more challenging, but LP usually lists the train, subway or bus lines.
I used the Kindle version. It was more convenient to move around to internal links. The maps were so-so for navigating around, but I had other apps for that. The Kindle search function is pretty rudimentary, and requires exact spelling.Read more ›
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I used this book on my recent trip to Taroko Gorge, and it proved a great source of valuable information. The book is well organized and informative, in a concise way. I also used it when temple-hopping in Taipei, and relished the informative descriptions of temple art.
Only so much information can be placed within a limited page count, but this edition does a capital job of giving you the highlights and suggesting noteworthy places to stay, eat and and visit among myriad options. The Taipei section is much improved over the last edition, with a number of things that had been mysteriously removed now restored.
Sure, as one reviewer said, the new MRT line is not included, but that's because the book was completed before that line opened. LP has a policy of not publishing future maps, hence the omission.
My only real complaints are 1) the Top 20 section at the beginning of the book in the previous edition has been reduced to Top 15. 2) The shopping section for Taipei should be more expansive. The great outdoor shops like TingSanIou and MetrOasis should be included.
Only so much information can be placed within a limited page count, but this edition does a capital job of giving you the highlights and suggesting noteworthy places to stay, eat and and visit among myriad options. The Taipei section is much improved over the last edition, with a number of things that had been mysteriously removed now restored.
Sure, as one reviewer said, the new MRT line is not included, but that's because the book was completed before that line opened. LP has a policy of not publishing future maps, hence the omission.
My only real complaints are 1) the Top 20 section at the beginning of the book in the previous edition has been reduced to Top 15. 2) The shopping section for Taipei should be more expansive. The great outdoor shops like TingSanIou and MetrOasis should be included.
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on June 11, 2014
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I bought the Mar 2014 edition to use for my upcoming one month trip to Taipei. There is already a mistake. The book's subway/metro route map is wrong or not updated. I compared it to the official Taipei metro website, which was updated Feb 2013. I can understand if the website was update Feb 2014, but Lonely Planet had ONE year to simply insert the newest map. Very disappointing. I hope there are no other mistakes. It is too late to buy another guide (we leave in one week), but I will use Rough Guide or Moon Guide for our next summer trip.
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Transportation options to recommended sites are vague and unhelpful. Many of the recommended sites are unimpressive yet worded like they are the next great wonder of the world. Honestly, the free tourist info brochure obtained from tourist info centre was more helpful than this book.
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I have benefitted from other Lonely Planet guidebooks, but this one proved nearly useless for my trip to Taiwan. There is no good map of the major roads in Taiwan in it, so I had to to keep going back and forth from the road map I got at the airport and the book to figure out what was where and where it would be good to go and not go. The book didn't give an easy way for someone who knew next to nothing about the country to plan a four-day visit. It's organized more as a reference guide for someone who already knows where to go.
The one thing I relied upon in the book turned out to be completely inaccurate. It said that a certain car rental company would have staff who spoke English. They had next to no English. In fact, in three days in Taiwan we've encountered only one person who could speak English (at the airport). That's not a complaint, just an observation.
I do recommend this guidebook if you are on a cycling or hiking trip as it has a lot of details for those interests.
The one thing I relied upon in the book turned out to be completely inaccurate. It said that a certain car rental company would have staff who spoke English. They had next to no English. In fact, in three days in Taiwan we've encountered only one person who could speak English (at the airport). That's not a complaint, just an observation.
I do recommend this guidebook if you are on a cycling or hiking trip as it has a lot of details for those interests.
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