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Summary: The best for our trip
Review: Before visiting Ireland in March, 2000, we bought 5 or 6 tour books. While a couple of the others were helpful, and contained information not in this one, THIS was the main book. Very helpful, lots of graphics, helpful history. If you only get one book before you go, this has to be it.
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Summary: Handy, Informative, and Necessary
Review: Here's the drill: You're planning the trip, know you NEED a book - you head to the Travel Section of your favorite bookstore and begin the long process of paging through every one in stock. "Gee," you say. "They all seem good." Well, maybe it's just me... For our trip, we settled on 3 books just to cover the bases & ETG's Ireland was by far the best. The color coded indexing was especially helpful - each section has illustrated map w/icons resembling the major points of interest in the area, along w/major hwy's. This is followed by the down and dirty information for all the sites. The back of the book has all the practical info you need; rail, bus, taxi service, ticket info, customs, religious, etc. The indexing at the back is also helpful.
Bottom Line: This book went with us everywhere and we saw lots of other tourist toting too. It's colorful, informative, and will be a savior when planning your day trips...go for it and enjoy Ireland!
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Summary: Handy, Informative, and Necessary
Review: Here's the drill: You're planning the trip, know you NEED a book - you head to the Travel Section of your favorite bookstore and begin the long process of paging through every one in stock. "Gee," you say. "They all seem good." Well, maybe it's just me... For our trip, we settled on 3 books just to cover the bases & ETG's Ireland was by far the best. The color coded indexing was especially helpful - each section has illustrated map w/icons resembling the major points of interest in the area, along w/major hwy's. This is followed by the down and dirty information for all the sites. The back of the book has all the practical info you need; rail, bus, taxi service, ticket info, customs, religious, etc. The indexing at the back is also helpful.
Bottom Line: This book went with us everywhere and we saw lots of other tourist toting too. It's colorful, informative, and will be a savior when planning your day trips...go for it and enjoy Ireland!
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Summary: It is a delightful book to look at and to read.
Review: I am getting ready to take a trip and wanted to buy a good travel guide to Ireland. I looked at a number of guide books and they were all talk and little else. I picked up the DK Eyewitness Travel Guide about Ireland from Dorling Kindersley, the same people who do the CDs. It was the best guide book of the bunch. The photos, maps illustrations and narrative are all first class. I looked as some of their other guide books, such as New York, London and Paris, all first class. I plan to buy them all. I live across the river from NYC, and lived in New York state for over 35 years. I learned a number of things from the NYC book. Get them, you will be hard pressed to find better travel guides
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Summary: The indispensible guide to Ireland.
Review: I bought 5 tour books before I left on vacation and THIS was the book I refered to the most - it never left my bag. It is comprehensive and broad in scope - I would never have visted some of the sights I DID see in Ireland without the promptings of this author and the stunning photos, and I would have missed wonderful things. I even used a few of the dining and pub recommendations and was consistantly pleased with what I found. I used another, excellent book to locate B&B's but for touring Ireland, NOTHING surpassed this book. Also, the pictures are so wonderful that it makes a great "keepsake" after the trip. Highly Recommend.
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Summary: The indispensible guide to Ireland.
Review: I bought 5 tour books before I left on vacation and THIS was the book I refered to the most - it never left my bag. It is comprehensive and broad in scope - I would never have visted some of the sights I DID see in Ireland without the promptings of this author and the stunning photos, and I would have missed wonderful things. I even used a few of the dining and pub recommendations and was consistantly pleased with what I found. I used another, excellent book to locate B&B's but for touring Ireland, NOTHING surpassed this book. Also, the pictures are so wonderful that it makes a great "keepsake" after the trip. Highly Recommend.
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Summary: Excellent for visiting sites of interest
Review: I have been to Ireland now several times leading groups of university students, and I always recommend this book to them. Not only does it have a wealth of information, but the drawings and diagrams of the sites that they visit are of immeasurable help in appreciating and understanding the places that we do visit. Since we travel quite rapidly on this course, this is invaluable as a planner and as a reference. And at first, I only bought it for myself!!
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Summary: If you can only buy one Ireland travel book, This is it.
Review: I have enjoyed many hours of daydreaming while looking at the beatiful pictures. I liked the coverage of flora and fauna, usefull information, national history, seasonal festivals, and city strees maps. It helped me decide how to spend my time in Ireland, to figure out what was a must see and how to fit it all in. A beautiful and usefull book!
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Summary: A MUST HAVE TRAVEL GUIDE!
Review: I have never written a book review here at Amazon.Com although I have purchased many books.But I just couldn't resist praising this particular one because it is so 'perfect'.It is well- organized, fact-filled and loaded with illustrations and photos. I might even stay home and just read the book!
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Summary: Highly Recommend - Beautiful Visuals
Review: I have to confess up front. I love these books. I must have a dozen. I really like the Paris book, and the one for Prague, and Stockholm, and South Africa, and .... You get all the detailed material similar to other great travel books plus you get great visuals. I just bought my sister a copy of this book.On a cold day back here in the USA (or Canada) or elsewhere, have a glass of wine and sit in a nice chair or in the garden on a warm day and read this book. For a moment you will be back in traveling. The photos are that good. As I said, the photos and descriptions and the cutaway drawings are excellent and more than make up for any lack of small detail. But there is lots of detail here. The book includes the history of the country and many details on the art, art galleries, parks, culture, historical figures, cutaway views of historical buildings, and many other things of interest. The history is summarized at the beginning of the book with historical time lines and cross referenced to the culture and political figures. A solid effort - lots of stuff to see and absorb. It has the other things too such as maps, accommodations, transportation, and the rest. You will be pleasantly surprised with the depth and quality of this book and it makes a nice souvenir to refresh your memory when you get home. Jack in Toronto
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