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Summary: Doesn't match the quality of LP travel guides
Review: Being a fan of Lonely Planet's travel guide books, I bought this small and inexpensive book as soon as I saw it. It contains 250 tips sent in from different travellers. The travellers' names are given with each tip. I expected high information density and helpful experiences of many travellers to learn from. But of the 250 tips only about five (5) were roughly interesting. The rest is either silly or self-evident -- at least to me. I have to admit, however, that I often travelled with a backpack already and may be a bit experienced. Many of these tips are found in travel guide books, too. I'm picking a few examples randomly. Here's the first: "If vegetarian, learn how to say you are in the language of the country you're heading to." - My goodness, did you expect this? Another tip says: "Here's how to make free tomato soup: free ketchup packets, free milk for coffee, free hot water. Mix in free styrofoam cup and use your own personal flair." - Yuck, how disgusting! And one more example from the book: "Be careful with free drinks from strangers, they may be spiked" - Thanks, my mother taught me this when I was fourteen. Another one: "Try to read a novel set in the area you're visiting" - and with this level of sophistication it continues through 90 small pages (20 of which are wasted for the oversized chapter headlines). One of the more helpful tips: "Keep warm with multiple layers rather than bulky coats - these will annoy you extremely."
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