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France: The Rough Guide
Simm Suchak (reader), London, UK: "I lived in France for a year and this book was like my bible. There were so many times I would have got lost without the maps. You even know where the tourist office is before you arrive, and all the information was spot-on. What I found especially useful was the 'classmark sysytem' of the price of hotels and youth hostels. We had most of it booked before we even arrived, which was such a godsend when we arrived there knackered Fantastic even for a student backpacker." Times Literary Supplement. "Pithy and descriptive ... undoubtedly the backpacker's bible, but invaluable for almost every independent traveller."
1104 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1986
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February 4, 2018
Although I love Rough Guides, this one was a disappointment. Not enough detail. Not enough information about how to get to places. On a more positive note, the small city maps inside the book are as good as in other Rough Guides.
August 11, 2019
I write just about the same thing for every Rough Guide, because, even though it seems to be in decline, that guidebook series remains the most reliable, the most informative, overall the best series I have ever used when I travel.
France is no exception, in fact it's better written than most - and that's saying something, in my book. I visited at least 12 cities on my last trip and learned something new about each one. If you're looking for a detailed travel book, filled not with pictures (don't you see the era things when you're there?) go with this series!
France is no exception, in fact it's better written than most - and that's saying something, in my book. I visited at least 12 cities on my last trip and learned something new about each one. If you're looking for a detailed travel book, filled not with pictures (don't you see the era things when you're there?) go with this series!
August 20, 2007
I read through about ten guidebooks before my last trip to France and found this to be the best. Then when I went to France it was indeed helpful. I was actually dissapointed with the LP one for France, it was not as "off the beaten path" as I was hoping/expecting. Seems with LP that it really depends on the writer, they tend to vary greatly in quality/depth of info from volume to volume and country to country.
November 30, 2016
This is a regular travel guide. I don't think it is any better than the others.
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