Middle East Travel

» Jennifer W. Miner - middle east guide books

I'm looking forward to your reviews! I really did a poor job picking out guides recently. Although I must say, the Lonely Planet sseries have never disappointed!
Jen

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» hughtaylor - middle east guide books

In response to middle east guide books posted by JenniferMiner:

Lonely Planet are usually pretty good. One of the reasons for this is the tight selection procedure they have for choosing new writers. The other is the fact that they actually still pay decent fees.
many other publishers are now thinking that they can reduce fees and still get writers. It stands to reason that if a writers fee is cut then he or she will cut the amount of work they do. What the publisher ends up with is a badly researched book, cobbled together from the internet. OK so they continue to sell these guides based on their previous reputation. But it won't take long before that changes.

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» Mari Nicholson - Guide to the guidebooks

Thanks for sorting these out Hugh. I'm constantly looking for the best guidebook but all too often stray from the path of good writing by being seduced by brilliant pictures. But pictures are important, and that's why I end up buying either Rough Guides or Lonely Planet backed up by a picture book. Can you do a run down on the best of the guides in each country?

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» hughtaylor - Guide to the guidebooks

In response to Guide to the guidebooks posted by maritravel:

That's what I'm planning to do Mari. I have a pile sitting on my desk from Bradt and another arrived in the post today, several Globetrotters from New Holland and many more hopefully on their way. I just need to get some time to sit and read each one in depth then I'll post my thoughts.

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