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Travel Guides? I'm looking for a 2008 New York City travel guide. Does anyone have any suggestions on one? Also, what is your opinion of the Frommer's, Fodor's, or DK travel guides?

Travel guides...? What type of information do you or would you like to see in a travel guide aside from dining and lodging facilities and well-known tourist attractions?

What is the Best Travel guide for Peru?Any suggestions on Guides one should read or use during your trip? So many travel guides out there on peru that one does not not which one to use..in your opinion What is the Best Travel guide for Peru?Any suggestions on Guides one should read or use during your trip?

Are travel guides helpful or do they just narrow our experience of a different culture? I wanted to ask this question because I feel that travel guides often make sweeping generalisations and stereotypes about people, culture and society, preempting preconceived ideas about a potential destination. I often see other travellers in a cafe for example, reading their guide book rather than actually experiencing the holiday they are having. I find this confusing. Are travel guides just a money making scheme written by people who don't know the truth about a country, or do they have a genuine benefit to travellers and destinations alike?

How do I create maps to put in travel guides? I am creating custom travel guides for clients and would like to create small maps to include in these guides--5x7 size maps of specific locations around the world. Like those that you see in Fodor's, Frommers, and other such guides. I want to be able to create walking tour maps, maps that have major tourist spots, etc.

how do we obtain travel guides for a school project for various countries? I would like to know as many sites as possible that we could go to to ge travel guides for a school project from various countries? And what could we put in the find an official site for a certain country? Asian travel brochures would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!!!!!

Which travel guides are best for which demographic? There are so many different travel guides aimed at different groups, Let's Go, Frommers, Thomas Cook, Lonely Planet.. Which ones are meant for which audience?

Where can I get FREE Travel Guides for Mexico/Domincan/Cuba etc sent to me via MAIL? I am looking for free travel guides to exotic places so I can compare hotels etc. Does anywhere know when I can order them to be sent to my home?? Thanks!

Where can I get Travel guides that I can Download ? I'm Travelling South East Asia, Oz, Fiji, Hawaii and LA. I would like to have travel guides that I can put on to my Ipod instead of books when travelling due to weight and space. Any suggestions? Free would be great but not the determining factor. Thanks I am looking for files that I can read like a book as opposed to any type of audio tour guide

Which are the best travel guides for Philadelphia are? I am planning to spend 6 days in the Philadelphia area (Philadelphia, Amish county and Hershey) and I am not sure which is the best travel guide for the area or if you have any suggestion for my trip (best itineraries, things to do, etc.)

How can I make my own maps for travel guides? I have a travel website and I want to make maps of cities. Nothing too detailed just something that would help travelers find places of interest... I know about google maps but I want to have my own maps that I own the copyright to. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Where can I find travel guides and books for nyc,ny,and manhattan? I am planning a trip to nyc for july 2009. where can i find maps brochures, books, and guides, for free.. and online so that they can be delivered to my house?

How to get a job as one of those travel guides in Travel channel....etc. more info below.? I want to be one of those travel guides on TV.. where i travel in different cities around the world and show them on TV..... is there something specific that you call them???? how can i become one?

Dutch Travel guides often drop clues about an car-free NYC in weekends? Is this true? I'm planning a trip to NYC next summer. When reading (dutch) travel guides about the city, I get the idea that there's a car limit during weekends? That's what the Dutch say, anyway. So is this true? Are weekends in New York City really car-free? Please, tell me about it. Thank you so much! (By the way: Sorry for my bad English)

Can anyone suggest any package tours or tourist guides for travel in thailand? My family and I are travelling to Thailand on the 15th of October. We want to make the most of our trip there. However, we are only going there for 7 days. My parents believe that we can travel the country properly if we have a tourist guide with us or if we are part of a package tour. Then we can actually visit places without having our money wasted. At the same time, we also want to do shopping. If anyone could suggest some package tours or tourist guides which are affordable, it would be great.

What is the best brand of travel guides to buy? Between Lonely Planet, Ric Steves, Frommers, etc., etc., I have no idea which one to pick.

Are there any guides to travel in Greece? I want to go to Greece in 2nd week of July. Where can I find guides for Athens, Santorini and Mikonos? Also, where can I find the best and economical places to stay? I want to travel via ferry from Santorini to Mikonos, is there any guide for that?

Suggestions for best travel guides in Uk? I am planning a trip to UK . I searched many sites for the best UK tour and eventually ended up being confused. So can anyone please suggest me some good and genuine sites with the list of places to vist as well as hotels and other good, comfortable accommodation facilities, so that I can directly reserve tickets and book hotels without taking any risks.

I am travelling to Germany in November and rather than reading travel guides I want to read personal tips.? I want to find out where one should go in Germany, what sights are worth visiting and what should otherwise be avoided..can anyone suggest a good website for this?

what are the best travel guides for a visit italy? i'm heading out there next week and really would appreciate help with finding good travel books to italy sights.

I need a good website for free travel guides and brochures for NewEngland that they will send threw the mail? i need as many websites as possible that would let me go threw brochures and travel guides i can order for a trip to New England, preferably Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. I would be very grateful for any helpful information......Thank You!

Which books are better, the Frommer's Travel Guides or the "For Dummies" books? I am going on a trip to Chicago, and want to buy a travel book. It seems to me that the most popular are Frommer's Chicago 2009 and Chicago For Dummies. Which provides the most and best information?

Where can I find the best website for travel guides to Hokkaido (Japan)? I am from Singapore and will be planning my first trip to Japan end Nov this year, Hokkaido area, visiting Otaru, Sapporo, etc. I would like to make my first japan trip free & easy, so that is why I need all the help I want. Basically want to find out whether is there any full day trips that I can book online, and want to know more about the city itself, thank you Is there any English speaking guides/friends who would like to bring these 3 girls around Hokkaido

Where can I get free travel guides to Cancun that is mailed to me instread of only viewing online?

Can anyone give me websites with good Grand Cayman travel guides? It would be a big help :-) Thanks much.? *I've tried the Travel Channel website [I went to the travel guides section/grand cayman] but I think something is wrong with it cause whenever I click on the tabs nothing appears :'(.

what do you think of the lonely planet travel guides? some of the places mentioned in these books dont even exist why is that?

The best free online travel guides for European capitals? Especially covering nightlife and good restaurants.

I want to go to New Zealand. Are there local guides that travel with you to show you around? How do I contact? There are two people in my party. We want a more interactive experience so we thought a local guide would be better. We aren't sure we want to drive ourselves, so we are looking for a guide that travels with you on your journeys. Someone who can show the whole of the country, while avoiding the big "tourist trap" group tour feel. The culture and history are important to our experience but overall we are looking for a more intimate fun trip. Any names and/or contact information would be appreciated. Thanks!

Who makes the best travel books/guides? I'm planning a European trip and hope to do some reading and research beforehand. Who makes the best books or guides? Lonely Planet? Fodor's? Frommer's? Others? Or are there specific ones that are better?

Know of any travel guides about backpacking in france? See, My family and I want to go to france, but we're on a very tight budget. I know I've seen books for people like me, books with information on hostels and cheaper alternatives, etc. If you know of any that you've had good experiences with or your friend has or whatever that would be fantastic! Thank you!!

i need a good website for free travel guides and brochures for NewEngland that they will send threw the mail? i need as many websites as possible that would let me go threw brochures and travel guides i can order for a trip to New England, preferably Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. I would be very grateful for any helpful information......Thank You!

Hi I wanted to know where to get Free Thailand travel brochures/guides/maps mailed to me.? I am going to Thailand next year and would like to start planning now, the only free guides, brochures I have found are online and I have 2 year old twins, I cant spend too much time at the computer trying to decided whether it is an ad or a guide lol any help is deeply appreciated!

Who make better travel guides: Lonely Planet or Rough Guides? Rough Guides are distributed by Penguin.

Do Time Out travel guides differ that much from edition to edition? I have a Time Out Berlin guide for my upcoming trip there. I just found out that they have a 2009 edition. The one I have is the edition right before that one, the 2006 edition. Do you think I should buy the updated one, or do they not really differ that much? I think they update them every two years, but whether or not the information is much different, I don't know. I would imagine they can't be that different, but what do you think? Thanks :)

I need a good website for free travel guides and brochures for New york that they will send threw the mail? Free books and stuff

Buenos Aires travel guides to help plan my trip? I am going to Buenos Aires for the whole of April 2007. Does anyone know what the best book or website travel guides are that I could use to help plan my trip?

Beside Tauck and Backroads,where can I request free travel guides online? For different countries,not just the ones for Canda and the US.(I want the paper kind,not the online ones-I like to take them on car trips for reading material.)

China: the distinction between guides and travel companions? I suspect I know the answer to this, but can somebody let me know for sure. I am looking for a guide when I go to China in early 2008. Some internet sites have guides. Other sites have people they call "travel companions." These travel companions are almost always young women, college-age or just a little older, and they are usually quite well-dressed, well-groomed, and beautiful. They look more ready to attend a cocktail party than hike the Great Wall. My suspician is that these "companions" are not just guides; I can't think of how to put that more delicately. I do not want to make arrangements expecting one experience and being offered quite a different one! If anybody can clear this up for me, thank you.

Anyone know a website where I can request a free travel guide for Quebec City that will be mailed to my home? A friend and I are planning a trip there and were looking for free travel guide books similar to those you can find at AAA outlets. Does anyone know any good websites where I could find such guides?

Any suggestions on a good travel guide for the Riviera Maya? My boyfriend and I are going to the Mayan in a month and I want to do some research before leaving. There are many travel guides and am looking for some recommendations on one that will explain various hot spots and types of excursions to take. I want to get the most out of my vacation.

What is considered to be the first travel guide book? I'm not talking about Victorian era, I'm wondering way back in history if there is evidence of Arabic or Chinese or Indian travel guides and what their context is (written by a holy man or explorer or merchant perhaps?) Thanks

Best India Travel Guides & Essential Reading? Anyone have any preferences for travel guides for India? Also, any essential fiction/historical-fiction books about India? Thanks!

Gatlinburg and Pigeon forge travel guides?? What are some good sites to get a lot of travel guides to the Smokey Mountains

Would you prefer a trip to a country with places out-of-the-book or merely those found in travel guides?

Can you name all the travel guides you know.? I want to look at all their exchange rates to see which ones are the best. Only problem is I cant remember any of them at the moment!

Which are the best travel guides in the market?

What is the best travel guide in your opinion?? I've traveled all over and relied mostly on Lonely Planet; but a few years ago, in New York, I walked 2 miles to find a restaurant that was not there. I've heard of similiar experiences about Lonely Planet from others. I still trust Lonely Planet, and it is still my favorite (because all travel guides will have flaws), but what would you call best?

best travel guides or websites? I wanna go traveling, I want help deciding the best places to go. I want to see weird and wonderful stuff, the kind of stuff u have to travel the world to see. I would like websites, guides, books or just good old fashioned suggestions. thanks Btw-I am travelling from the UK, I have many ideas- Egypt, Australia, USA, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, Tibet

Anyone who toured Bangkok without joining tourist/travel guides? I intend to travel Bangkok, Thailand this coming May/June 2007. We'll stay there for about 3-5 days only. I'll be with my cousins and a brother who's just 11 yrs. old. Obviously, i would want to know places there which are "family-friendly" to travel. Aside from that, we don't plan on visiting any beach because we're staying for a few days only. We''ll also travel without any tour guide touring us around. Is it fine to travel by ourselves? Plus, what modes of transportation would be easy and accessible to reach tourist destinations in Bangkok? Thanks!

In Yahoo Travel Guides I used to be able to a non top 10 city. Now I can't.

How can I add our restaurant to Travel > Guides > Europe > Poland > Warsaw > Restaurants? Hi, I would like to add our restaurant to guide. That guide: http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2788029-warsaw_restaurants-i;_ylt=AtINK6a_ppn2E82qakLV8D7aFWoL what i should sent and were to add our restaurant? is it cost free or how much I should pay. Please send me all informations

What is the best travel guide about the Galapagos? My friend and I are going to the Galapagos in six weeks. I've rented all of the videos that Netflix has, but I'd like to get a great travel guide as well. Any thoughts about which one would be the most helpful?

what is a good travel guide for costa rica ? I am going to costa rica in early march and am looking for a good travel guide so I don't miss any attractions.Also some tips on what to take and plan for.

How do you become a travel guide? Next year I'm moving to Spain and i want to become a travel guide. I know Spanish and English and I want to take English speakers around Spain and show them places. I could also translate for them and help them get around. I'm a new travel agent but thats what I exclusively want to do. Do I have work for a travel agency to do this or what? I'm lost, please help.

What is the process to getting a Travel Guide published? I have wrote a travel guide on Australia and would like to get it published. Does anyone know the steps about getting it published? Please, serious answers only. Thanks for all your help.

Can anyone recommend a good New Zealand travel guide? I am planning a trip to New Zealand this December, and thought that a travel guide will be useful as to help us decide where to go. We are starting in Auckland.

What is the best travel guide for Thailand? I'm English, and going to Thailand with a friend in June. We're female, and 20 years old - both students, so as you can imagine we're trying to do this on a budget! I can't decide on which travel guide is right.

Is a travel guide a good gift for my bf even though he might not travel soon? I want to get him a 2008 travel guide to Albania, but i know he probably won't travel there in another year or two. Would the travel guide be outdated by then? Thanks!

What would you like to see in an online travel/city guide? I am making an online website that's a travel/city guide to a pretty big city (think San Francisco-like, but not New York or London or anything THAT big). Besides the usual, attractions, restaurant listings, information on public transit, the like, what would YOU want to see? It's just one city. It's not like Fodor's or Frommer's where I have travel guides to all the cities in the world, just one city. So I need reasons on the website for people to visit. Thanks!