Travel to Great Britain

Frommer's Scotland (Frommer's Complete)

Format: Paperback
Author: Darwin Porter
ReleaseDate: 27 December, 2005
Publisher: Frommer's
Rating:

Pretty good coverage, but not great for budget travellers
It has good suggestions for interesting touristy places to visit in Scotland, and gives a well written, concise historical description of the sites, which I like. I'm planning a trip to Scotland (leaving next week), and have never used Frommer's guides before.

However, for booking hotels, I haven't selected a single suggestion from Frommers. This is because their suggestions are generally way too expensive. For example, looking for accomodations in the Orkney Islands, you'd think it was impossible to spend less than $150 a night if you relied exclusively on this guide. On the web, I found that there are at least a handful two and three star hotels in Kirkwall that were less than $100 a night, and look very nice.

Also, it says in Frommer's that it's ~$100 to travel by train to Edinburgh from London, but it doesn't mention that there are actually a huge range of fares, from ~$20 to more than $200 at www. virgin. com/trains, that depends on how early you purchase the tickets, and how flexible you want the ticket to be.

From these and other examples, I've decided that Frommer's is a fine place to start for an overview and figuring out where I want to go, but I'd end up unnecessarily spending a fortune if I relied on it for the practical stuff.

Frommers Guide To Scotland
It is very informative and seems to have quite a few interesting areas listed. I like the book. I also wanted fishing as a side trip and this book listed the best places to go.

Frommer's Scotland
It is comprehensive, detailed, and gives good advice. Of all the travel books I purchased for my first trip to Scotland, the Frommer's edition is the one I used and kept after my trip. It had all the attractions I wanted to visit and more. They also have a great website as a reference tool.

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