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Summary: Another "Lonely Planet" success!
Review: Having never travelled the New England region before, Lonely Planet's guide to New England was invaluable. In terms of content and detail, it covered towns, sites and other regional attractions that other guide books missed altogether. My only criticism is that the guide is a couple of years old now and whilst most information relating to things like opening and closing times was still accurate, reported prices had of course risen!
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Summary: Another "Lonely Planet" success!
Review: Having never travelled the New England region before, Lonely Planet's guide to New England was invaluable. In terms of content and detail, it covered towns, sites and other regional attractions that other guide books missed altogether. My only criticism is that the guide is a couple of years old now and whilst most information relating to things like opening and closing times was still accurate, reported prices had of course risen!
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Summary: About the reviews
Review: Hey, I bought this book and liked it...and I'm a native New Englander. The coverage for Maine is particularly good, or at least I thought so.However, I'm posting this not so much to let y'all know that the guide is good, but to say that this book is in it's third edition, published in 2001. All of the reviews here date from 2000 and before. They apply to the second edition of the book, not the third. So take them with a grain of salt, cuz LP changes it's content alot when they update old editions. Just my two cents.
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Summary: About the reviews
Review: I like Lonely Planet guides and find them very useful for other places. I also will concede that writing a guide of New England is really two books, a guide to Boston and a guide to everything else. I was psyched when I first got the book, but quickly became disappointed. I live in Boston and thought there were some big omissions locally. I found the guide to everything else to be lacking in major areas. I suppose if one is new to the area or only staying a week, this guide might be useful. For a reference for a New Englander, try something else.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: I like Lonely Planet guides and find them very useful for other places. I also will concede that writing a guide of New England is really two books, a guide to Boston and a guide to everything else. I was psyched when I first got the book, but quickly became disappointed. I live in Boston and thought there were some big omissions locally. I found the guide to everything else to be lacking in major areas. I suppose if one is new to the area or only staying a week, this guide might be useful. For a reference for a New Englander, try something else.
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Summary: What's special about this guide.
Review: My New England guide is for curious, adventurous travelers. It describes campgrounds, inns, B&Bs, budget motels, deluxe hotels; museums, festivals, city and nature tours and outdoor activities. Enjoy
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