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Summary: Lonely Planet Germany (Germany, 2nd Ed)
Review: Great book. Lots of nice information. Compact design so you can actually travel with it. The Frommer's book I just bought is already falling apart! A nice bonus is the history section at the start.
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Summary: A good guide
Review: I just got back from a month long backpacking all over Germany. Its truely is a great guide for independent lonely traveller. I do agree with other reviewer's comment that, its geared towards people using public transport more, but that worked out well for me. I don't know what reviewers are complaining about the East Germany part, but I had great time with the help of this book in the east (spent 1.5 weeks).
The only problem is that this guide book is updated only once in 2yrs or so, so some of the info is outdated (the Dachau tour info) and I had to miss out on some tours because of that. I haven't used other guides and this is my first lonely travel so I can't really compare, but this is a very comprehensive travel companion (when you have no companion at all :).
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Summary: Be careful-is this really what you need?
Review: I travel a lot and compare guides a lot. I have used and enjoyed other Lonely Planet guides for other countries successfully. This one was a real disappointment. It is thorough, but does not really teach you to prioritize your time, or compare routes. It is intensely geared towards rail and bus travelers, but many things in Germany are worth renting a car to see--in which case the book will not cover those areas at all. Hotels chosen by the book will be in relation to train stations--which aren't always either a good deal or a restful place to stay. Add that to the fact it's heavy, and you'll be shlepping a lot of useless information unless you're spending the whole year there...
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Summary: Lonely Planet Germany (1st Ed).
Review: Like other Lonely Planet Guides, this proved invaluable as we drove the length of Germany from north to south last summer. Even though I am very familiar with Germany having spent lots of time there in my past, the guide was just what we needed to avoid missing places we needed to visit, and avoid those we needed to miss! Thanks Lonely Planet! See www.dalys.com/journal12.html for our German travel journal
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Summary: Be careful-is this really what you need?
Review: My family took me along for a month long tour around Germany, and I bought this book on arrival and found it immensely useful from day 1! It has fantastic maps, great restaurant lists (oh god the sausages are truly delicious in Numberg!), and lists of internet cafes. We booked our beds with the local tourist information centres so I can't say anything about the hotel lists in the guide.
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Summary: Excellent Guide
Review: My family took me along for a month long tour around Germany, and I bought this book on arrival and found it immensely useful from day 1! It has fantastic maps, great restaurant lists (oh god the sausages are truly delicious in Numberg!), and lists of internet cafes. We booked our beds with the local tourist information centres so I can't say anything about the hotel lists in the guide.
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Summary: Lonely Planet Best
Review: Overall, I found Lonely Planet's guide more informative and definitely more accurate than Let's Go's. However, I must thoroughly agree with other readers--the book does a severe injustice to Eastern Germany. While Eastern and Western Germany are once again one country, they continue to be very different in many respects. LP judges Eastern Germany with very Western German eyes, not recognizing the fascinating history and culture that lies within this region. Lonely Planet--improve your Eastern Germany section! Also, more information could be included about Germany's various Nature Parks. While they don't rival the National Parks of the states, they are beautiful nonetheless and offer tons of opportunities for exploring.
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Summary: A superior travel guide to Germany.
Review: THE LONELY PLANET GERMANY is among the most complete travel guides on the market. Far superior to similar books presented by its better known competitor, THE LONELY PLANET GERMANY presents travel in Germany to the widest range of budgets, from elegant to thrifty. It describes a wider range of sites to visit than any other guidebook I've seen, and offers good advice toward the widest range of entertainment interests. THE LONELY PLANET GERMANY should be the first book you buy when planning any trip to Germany, and it would serve well as your only guidebook.
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Summary: A superior travel guide to Germany.
Review: THE LONELY PLANET GERMANY is among the most complete travel guides on the market. Far superior to similar books presented by its better known competitor, THE LONELY PLANET GERMANY presents travel in Germany to the widest range of budgets, from elegant to thrifty. It describes a wider range of sites to visit than any other guidebook I've seen, and offers good advice toward the widest range of entertainment interests. THE LONELY PLANET GERMANY should be the first book you buy when planning any trip to Germany, and it would serve well as your only guidebook.
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Summary: Informative but the format is not convenient
Review: This guidebook has plenty of information about Germany's main sights but it skips others (not a word about Mannheim and its huge baroque castle--one of the largest in Europe). Compared to the Let's Go Germany guide, this book is badly organized--it is difficult to find a particular bit of information because of the uninspired formatting. And the book is heavy!
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