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Compact indeed, but so well done!
The publisher has the bad habit of hiding the names of authors of their compact guides, let me rectify this:
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Subjects:  1. Australia & Oceania - General    2. Australia & Oceania - South Pacific    3. Travel    4. Travel - Foreign    5. Travel Guides    6. Tahiti    7. Travel & holiday guides   

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good for city center only
This is a precise, detailed map of the central portion of Brussels.Many of Brussels' suburbs are not included. If you think you will have need of any villages on the outskirts, e.g., Waterloo, you will need a differentmap. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Europe - Benelux Countries (BelgiumNetherlandsLuxembourg    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign   

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Useful Helsinki Guide
This travel guide has nice pictures of Helsinki and nice color maps. The pull out map is especially useful and colorful. The walking routes are nice and I also like the excursions section. After reading this book the full Finland Insight Guide is probably not worth the price unless you really are spending a long time in Finland. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Europe - Denmark    2. Europe - Scandinavia    3. Travel    4. Travel - Foreign    5. Travel Guides    6. Finland    7. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Australia & Oceania - South Pacific    2. Europe - Great Britain - General    3. Travel    4. Travel - Foreign   

Subjects:  1. Description And Travel    2. Europe - Eastern    3. Former Soviet Republics    4. Travel    5. Travel - Foreign    6. Poland    7. Travel & holiday guides   

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Clear, informative, easy to use.
Excellent guide to Boston for the first timer or the native who wants details for great day trip.Filled with clear and informative maps, fun photos and wonderful descriptions of different areas of Boston and the many surrounding attractions.It contains a terrific history section, practical tips on planning your trip, accomodations, restaurants, shopping and sports info and more and even a list of good books about Boston.The book is scattered with helpful tips and recommendations to enhance your visit.A very attractive book, it's size (about 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 and about 3/4 inch think) makes it easy to carry around and substantial enough to save as a great souvenir of your trip. I work at a Global Training Center and we use this book consistently to help our visitors plan their sightseeing.I highly recommeded this guide. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Travel    2. Travel - United States    3. Travel Guides - U.S.    4. United States - New England - Massachusetts    5. United States - Northeast - New England (General)   

Subjects:  1. Europe - Italy    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Travel Guides   

Subjects:  1. South America    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Travel Guides    5. Chile    6. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Asia - China    2. Asia - Southeast    3. Travel    4. Travel - Foreign   

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Colorful, informative travel tips but lack of maps/direction
This is a colorful book with lots of pictures about New Zealand. Its first couple of chapters include the history and culture of New Zealand are especially interesting.They were very useful for visitors to the Kiwi country.However, its lack of large street maps, area maps and detail route maps are disappointing as well as annoying.Although the front cover has an overview map of both the north & south island, I think it will improve the ease of reading and research if various level of district maps and street maps are provided, especially when a traveller was deciding which hotel/motel to book reservations and how far he/she needs to drive from one scenic spot to the next.Without this, it is disasterous for travel planning.Other things to include will be web sites for driving directions such as www.wises.co.nz etc.For a backpack traveller like me, I will even be willing to pay more if road maps/ street map of Auckland are included with the book (which some of the publishers are already doing). ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Australia & Oceania - General    2. Australia & Oceania - New Zealand    3. Travel    4. Travel - Foreign    5. Travel Guides    6. New Zealand    7. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Asia - Central    2. Asia - India    3. Special Interest - Adventure    4. Travel    5. Travel - Foreign   

Subjects:  1. Caribbean & West Indies    2. Travel - Foreign   

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Great compact guide
This book came in handy on our recent visit to St. Lucia. It was small and had great pictures. The top 10 sights of St. Lucia list was also helpful. The book was organized by areas of the Island, so it was difficult to make comparisons without flipping back and forth. Overall I would give the book a high recommendation. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Caribbean & West Indies    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Travel Guides    5. St Lucia    6. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Europe - Spain & Portugal    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Travel Guides   

Subjects:  1. Asia - General    2. Cambodia    3. Guidebooks    4. Travel    5. Travel - Foreign    6. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Europe - Switzerland    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign   

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disappointing and unhelpful...
...i lugged this around and liked, at first, looking at the pics -- however this book is not comprehensive in the least to the even slightly curious and adventuresome traveler. this is a tourist guide, not a travelling guide. fyi!

very good guidance - like Rick Steves
Although I find the large Insight Guides to be useless, the pocket guides have worked VERY well for me in Morocco and in Costa Rica. By being condensed, they choose very interesting itinaries for you.

Comprehensive and thorough with great photos
Vacation photos are the ubiquitous, clich�d chronicle of the average person's travels. Yet few travel books include more than a small smattering of so-so photos, offering only a peek at a destination's sights and environs; even though a great deal of our travel memories and experiences are through images. This book, along with the Insight Guides series in general, is different, offering a comprehensive set of fantastic photos that not only showcase the sights, but bring the details, richness, and life (some gorgeous, some gritty) of Costa Rica closer. Read more

Subjects:  1. Central America    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign   

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Loved the 'sights!
On planning a trip to Ireland (return trip for me, first trip for my kids) I wanted to dig up as much info as possible.
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Subjects:  1. Europe - Ireland    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Travel Guides   

Subjects:  1. Europe - France    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Travel Guides    5. France    6. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Europe - Gt. Britain/England    2. General    3. Travel    4. Travel - Foreign