Lonely Planet Korea (Korea, 5th Ed)

Rating:
Summary: Accomodation info: OK, other things: could be better.
Review: This book, like the other Lonely Planet series are generally quite informative and quite handy. The first thing that you will find lack in this book is the name of the places in Hangul. With most of the names in Korea are written in Hangul (except in big cities), this is obviously a big oversight from the author. The part of the book listing the different expression to use in the restaurant is not that helpful either because they're too general and will bring some funny look when you show that to the restaurant owner. If you like hiking, then you will get a lot of information for where to go, but if you're more like the cultural-acitivity type of a person, then the book may not be the best bet. Beware of the maps, some of them are just totally wrong! and some of the information for transports are completely outdated. The accomodation info is good though, cheap and in general pretty nice places.