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Monday, July 5. 2010

Eyewitness Travel Guides for travel season

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Eyewitness Travel Guides

If you haven't used them, please given them a try. They give you the history, the climate, the local culture, the local foods to try, shopping ideas, good advice on how to get around, plenty of ideas off the beaten track - in short, a great introduction to a place you haven't visited before - with tons of photos for all of us ADD survivors.
Posted by Bird Dog in Our Essays, The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 16:00 | Comments (6) | Trackbacks (0)

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3.7 million? Boyohboy, Bird Dog ... you're even more expensive than I am!

Marianne
#1 Marianne Matthews on 2009-10-12 23:40 (Reply)
I agree they are very nice guides. But they are heavy -- a pain in the neck to carry around in the suitcase and then the purse or backpack.
#2 class factotum (Link) on 2009-10-13 09:36 (Reply)
Heavy because they are so packed with info.
#2.1 Bird Dog on 2009-10-13 10:14 (Reply)
Does any of that $3.7 million trickle down to the blog commenters?

I am very partial to the South American Handbook. But that would not be very good for touring Europe. It wouldn't even help you find the FARC representatives in Switzerland.
#3 Gringo on 2009-10-13 12:43 (Reply)
Why it is using the name eye withness? Is there any reason for that.
#4 Travel guides (Link) on 2009-11-04 22:05 (Reply)
Here is a link for the South American Handbook, a.k.a. backpackers' bible. The same company has good guides for other places. Though once you get familiar w a place, no need to bring the guidebook along.
#5 Gringo on 2010-07-05 16:14 (Reply)

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