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Erik Gfesser
VINE VOICE on May 5, 2013
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Although reviews of the most recently published iteration of the "Let's Go Germany" travel guide are not very flattering, earlier editions of it along with "Lonely Planet Germany" are the two Germany travel guides I recommend for visitors to the country. My review of "Fodor's Germany (26th Edition)" about a year ago reminded me that although other Germany travel guides may contain a far greater amount of pictures, those not interested in boilerplate or mainstream sightseeing of the country will likely find "Lonely Planet Germany" one of their best travel companions. It has been 15 years since I picked up my last copy of "Lonely Planet Germany" in 1998, and in comparing it with this most recent edition not only is it consistently one of the best Germany travel guides, it has also improved significantly during this time period while still retaining one of its same authors, Andrea Schulte-Peevers, the one author of six across the 1998 and 2013 editions who was born and raised in Germany, wrote (with her husband David Peevers) Lonely Planet's first guide to Berlin, and after many years living in Los Angeles has since returned to living in Berlin. Although this version of the guide does not get into great detail about author contributions, the 1998 edition notes that she had driven over 30,000km of German roads to compile her contributions, and it shows.
The maps in this edition are much clearer than in the 1998 release, and color has been added. In addition, photos have been strategically added in several sections to support newly added sections that other Lonely Planet guides also now provide in similar form, such as the "18 Top Experiences" section at the beginning of this book, and spreads interspersed throughout such as the ones on "Historic Marvels" and "Landscapes".Read more ›
The maps in this edition are much clearer than in the 1998 release, and color has been added. In addition, photos have been strategically added in several sections to support newly added sections that other Lonely Planet guides also now provide in similar form, such as the "18 Top Experiences" section at the beginning of this book, and spreads interspersed throughout such as the ones on "Historic Marvels" and "Landscapes".Read more ›
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Melanie Gilbert
VINE VOICE on July 3, 2013
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One of the vicarious thrills of the Lonely Planet guidebooks is that you don't even have to leave the house to enjoy your journey through the profiled country. The books are so thoroughly written that they can double as an armchair travelogue.
Plus, they are written in a funny and fresh style which softens the grinding nature of page after page of who, what, where, when, why, how and how much. On the back of this almost 1000-page opus is an "Inside this book..." feature that reveals 6 authors spent 6 months climbing 5 alpine peaks and consuming 250 cups of coffee and cake in their quest to bring Germany to the intrepid traveler. I don't know what speaks to their credibility more: the alpine peaks or the kaffee and kuchen.
I've actually lived in Germany and traveled there several times and can attest to the information in these extensively-documented pages. But with this book as your guide, familiarity isn't a requirement. The "Need to Know" section orients you to your overall in-country journey, while the "Don't Miss" sections call out specific areas of interest - such as the role of the Black Forest setting in Grimm's fairy tales.
This is an excellent resource whether you actually travel to Germany of not. But the planet isn't so lonely with these books as your guide.
Plus, they are written in a funny and fresh style which softens the grinding nature of page after page of who, what, where, when, why, how and how much. On the back of this almost 1000-page opus is an "Inside this book..." feature that reveals 6 authors spent 6 months climbing 5 alpine peaks and consuming 250 cups of coffee and cake in their quest to bring Germany to the intrepid traveler. I don't know what speaks to their credibility more: the alpine peaks or the kaffee and kuchen.
I've actually lived in Germany and traveled there several times and can attest to the information in these extensively-documented pages. But with this book as your guide, familiarity isn't a requirement. The "Need to Know" section orients you to your overall in-country journey, while the "Don't Miss" sections call out specific areas of interest - such as the role of the Black Forest setting in Grimm's fairy tales.
This is an excellent resource whether you actually travel to Germany of not. But the planet isn't so lonely with these books as your guide.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Bryan Fat
on January 17, 2014
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I trust Lonely Planet to get me anywhere in the world. I have had a great experience traveling with only Lonely Planet on many other trips, but this book was not as strong. It lacked as much historical context that many other Lonely Planet authors were good at weaving in--I can't pinpoint exactly where in the book as my trip was a few months ago, but I would say that I intermittently would get the impression that this was "their first go at writing 'Germany'" for the series. Going back to Germany, I wouldn't hesitate to bring this book back--it got the job done, I loved Germany and this book was helpful, it just wasn't a grand slam as other Lonely Planets.
I had a second book on the trip, the other being 'Eastern Europe on a Shoestring and found that the editorials on Germany in the second book to be more concise and to my needs--however please know that being a 20-something trying to balance a supreme nerdiness for history lessons/cultural context before entering a new city along with cheap eats and getting weird at Berghain colors my impression slightly different than if my parents were going to go to Germany.
Happy travels!
I had a second book on the trip, the other being 'Eastern Europe on a Shoestring and found that the editorials on Germany in the second book to be more concise and to my needs--however please know that being a 20-something trying to balance a supreme nerdiness for history lessons/cultural context before entering a new city along with cheap eats and getting weird at Berghain colors my impression slightly different than if my parents were going to go to Germany.
Happy travels!
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Marion
on September 1, 2013
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I've used Lonely planet as a back-up book for one trip. This time, I'm trying to plan my trip with it and finding it difficult because the book seems to separate things that should be together. I'm not explaining it very well, but the itineraries are all up at the front, and then you have to pick through the book going back and forth trying to find those places. I'm finding that I want to use the internet and my map to find hotels rather than the book! It would not be something you would want to carry with you on a trip, either, in my opinion. On my first two trips I used Rick Steves books, he has a good layout to his books, and excellent maps, but he bugs me and I found his opinion on quality, value, interesting to be a mismatch. so I don't care to purchase his product - his itinerary map is on his website and I did check that. I have used Fodor's probably with a little better organizational success than with this book, but their book was not as up-to-date as this one. I don't hate this book, but I'm not impressed so far. The layout makes me not want to read it.
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