Comments on: Should I Take A Guide Book Traveling? http://www.travmonkey.com/should-i-take-a-guide-book-traveling/ The Best Online World Travel Magazine Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:23:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Hosteliohttp://www.travmonkey.com/should-i-take-a-guide-book-traveling/#comment-3471 Hostelio Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:33:45 +0000 http://www.travmonkey.com/?p=2215#comment-3471 I travelled a lot of places in Europe and still using 2003 edition of Lonely Planet covering all Europe. It's a bit heavy with over 1300 pages but saved my life a dozen times. By the way; "Try to use the guide book as simply that, a guide.", thats a great advice every new backpacker should listen. I travelled a lot of places in Europe and still using 2003 edition of Lonely Planet covering all Europe.

It's a bit heavy with over 1300 pages but saved my life a dozen times.

By the way; "Try to use the guide book as simply that, a guide.", thats a great advice every new backpacker should listen.

]]> By: TravMonkeyhttp://www.travmonkey.com/should-i-take-a-guide-book-traveling/#comment-3442 TravMonkey Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:38:20 +0000 http://www.travmonkey.com/?p=2215#comment-3442 Hi Ross,Cheers for the comment.What bus did you take in NZ?Thanks,Paul @ TravMonkey.com Hi Ross,

Cheers for the comment.

What bus did you take in NZ?

Thanks,

Paul @
TravMonkey.com

]]> By: Rosshttp://www.travmonkey.com/should-i-take-a-guide-book-traveling/#comment-3440 Ross Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:42:05 +0000 http://www.travmonkey.com/?p=2215#comment-3440 I used the Lonely Planet guide book a fair bit when I was in Australia but mainly just to find the big attractions and making a list on the go of what I wanted to see. It was big and heavy though. I could have travelled without it quite easily.I bought the New Zealand one just before I went there and didn't even touch it. My whole time there was pretty much planned out by the bus tour I had though. I used the Lonely Planet guide book a fair bit when I was in Australia but mainly just to find the big attractions and making a list on the go of what I wanted to see. It was big and heavy though. I could have travelled without it quite easily.

I bought the New Zealand one just before I went there and didn’t even touch it. My whole time there was pretty much planned out by the bus tour I had though.

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