Lonely Planet Pocket Stockholm 4

Lonely Planet Pocket Guides

by Becky Ohlsen, Becky Ohlsen, Charles Rawlings-Way

Lonely The world’s leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Pocket Stockholm is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Wander through Swedish history at Skansen, an excellent outdoor museum; marvel at Kungliga Slottet, the world’s grandest royal palace; and go boating around the scenic rocky isles of Stockholm’s Archipelago -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the best of Stockholm and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet Pocket Stockholm : The Perfect Lonely Planet Pocket Stockholm , a colourful, easy-to-use, and handy guide that literally fits in your pocket, provides on-the-go assistance for those seeking only the can’t-miss experiences to maximize a quick trip experience. About Lonely Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world’s number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we’ve printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You’ll also find our content online, on mobile, video and in 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Guidebook

160 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2001

Reviews

[Deb Omnivorous Reader · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was useful of course, but in many ways it was also a bit confusing.

I think the thing with LP guides (or possibly any travel book) is to develop an instinct for whether the writer and you share tastes and preferences. And me and Becky, I suspect, are not very similar people. She is obviously very fond of Stockholm, and all things Swedish, has spent enough time there to know it well and to speak Swedish enough to get around.

I on the other hand, was new to Sweden, which was also my first visit to Scandinavia so the whole place is an entirely new mentality. All I could say was 'Tack' and 'Viking' and I had no strong preconceptions about the place.

Becky's 'dream day in Stockholm' should have clued me to the differences between us. This would be the perfect guide for people who like shopping for Scandinavian designs, lunching, partying, seeing and being seen in fashionable places. And none of that is remotely me, at least not when I am travelling solo, so I ended up at odds with my guide a fair bit. Enough of the negativity here though, here are some positives;

The neighbourhood guides were invaluable! I was very grateful indeed that I had them, from the planning the trip stage to the day I headed to the airport to come home. The maps were ok, good enough to tide you through until you got to any of the information centres that would give you all the maps. Having all things listed by neighbourhood is exceptionally sensible for Stockholm when a 'neighbourhood' is probably an island and hence, not always as accessible from another island as an inexperienced visitor might suspect.

The Walking Tours section was also pretty good as long I bore in mind that a museum or gallery in which I could (and did) spend the WHOLE day would be presented as one stop out of 20 - 30 on a single day walking trip.

The day Excursions section was obviously out of sync with my interests, but did give a nice overview of the easily accessible things of interest in the area.

[اليازية خليفة · Rating 4 out of 5]

هذا الكتاب خفيف للغاية، يحوي كل ما تحتاج لمعرفته قبل زيارة المدينة، من تذاكر الخصومات للسياح إلى أسعار الفنادق، والأهم اقتراحاتهم ليومياتك بتفاصيل المواقع التي تستحق الزيارة إلى الغداء وزيارات ما بعد الظهيرة، والعشاء المتأخر، والأجمل خرائط تفصيلية لمن يرغب في المشي :)

عادة أختار دليل السفر الذي يتضمن قائمة طويلة جدًا بالمواقع مثل المتاحف والمطاعم والمتاجر وغيرها - ذات الخط الصغير جدًا- اكتشفت بالأمس أنني كنت دائمًا أختصر قراءتها بالنظر في ما أريد النظر إليه فقط من دون قراءة الكتاب ذاته، فأتركه كمرجع على الرف إذا ما احتجت للنظر آليه مرة ثانية، ولكن في الكتاب الذي قرأته بالأمس وهو دليل سفر للجيب فقد كان أكثر فائدة -أرجح أن حجم الخط فيه كان أسهّل على عيني للقراءة-

*وهنا أذكر أن جهاز كندل كان اختياري الأول للكتب الإنجليزية لقدرتي على تكبير الخط وإتمام القراءة في وقت أقصر..

[Ietrio · Rating 2 out of 5]

A tourist guide just like any other. A perishable list of phones and addresses and not much more.

[Ivana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found it very helpful and informative. iPad eBook is perfect and very easy to follow through.

[Lise · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found it handy when I worked there in 2002.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great mini guide very helpful in planning my trip