Travel to Great Britain

Walking London: Thirty Original Walks In and Around London

Format: Paperback
Author: Andrew Duncan
ReleaseDate: 11 January, 1999
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Rating:

Walking London
Can't wait to start walking! So many walks, so little time!. So much good information.

Highlight of my Trip
The walks were really the highlight of my four weeks of study in London; I met so many interesting, friendly people and saw so many things that might not have been destinations in and of themselves but were memorable as part of the walks. I wanted to get to know the city in more than the typical touristy way, and this book made it possible. I was a college student (female) traveling alone when I used this book, and it gave me the confidence to explore many places that I wouldn't otherwise have ventured to, simply because I had some sense of what I could expect when I arrived. One of the most amusing moments was when I bumped into another walking tourist at the Portabello Road market. . . he also had a copy of the book and was following the Notting Hill tour on the same morning that I was.

This book is a gem
The variety of walks is a joy. I used this guide while walking in London two years ago, and I'm taking it to London again this summer. I did not see this book on sale while in London, and some English friends saw mine and wanted a copy for themselves. No wonder--it's that good. If you like to walk and do other exploring besides the usual London tourist things, then don't go to England without a copy of this book in your suitcase or backpack. My only suggestion to the author is to bind future editions of the the book in a way that the chapters can be removed and replaced. So I wouldn't have to carry the whole book along, I tore the pages out for each walk I did, and then taped them back in place afterward, but there must be a better way.

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