Travel to Greece

Frommer's Greek Islands (Frommer's Complete)

Format: Paperback
Author: John S. Bowman
ReleaseDate: 12 December, 2005
Publisher: Frommer's
Rating:

An excellent guide to "just" the islands!
So, if a major concerm is choosing a cruise line (or ship) for your Greek vacation, take a look at this guide. The principal difference between this book and "Frommer's Greece" is that this one covers the option of selecting a cruise of the islands, and that section is very good. Otherwise, "Frommer's Greece" covers all the mainland (and all the islands) for the same price. Frommer's stands out for clear writing, logical indexing, and especially for running the gamut from budget tourism to the more affluent. His starred system with comments for value or attractiveness to family is understandable with good common sense. Studying Frommer's helps me make the decisions I personally want to make. It will save you many times the price of the book and make your stay much more enjoyable.
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Leaves much to be desired
Although the major islands are covered in some detail, this book almost entirely ignores a lot of other islands, even some that are quite large. Unfortunately this book lacks much of the detail and thoroughness that some other guides to the Greek Islands offer (such as the Eyewitness travel guide). This is a real disappointment because the true wonder of the Greek Island experience is that you can travel to all kinds of places, some very small but no less significant. A good travel guide for the Greek Islands therefore needs to include just as much detail about these less-visited islands as it does about the more well-traveled ones. This book also lacks a lot of the photograps that other books include, which I think is important because the Greek Islands are so diverse. It really does help to see pictures of the islands to help you decide which ones to visit. If you're planning a trip to the Greek Islands you can do much better than this book for a travel guide.

Great reference
As I am planning to return this summer, I have found this book to be a good reference to prepare, and one that I will bring with me. I went traveling in Greece 2 years ago and found other travel books to lack info on the Greek Islands and had to struggle my way through the islands. When most of us think of Greece, the Greek Isles are the place most of us invision. This book gave me a good reference as to where to go, where to stay and what there was to do. I would reccommend this book to others.

Related products:
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	Frommer's Greece (Frommer's Complete)
	Greek Islands (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
	Frommer's Turkey (Frommer's Complete)
	Fodor's Exploring the Greek Islands, 3rd Edition (Exploring Guides)
	Greece, Athens, & the Mainland (Eyewitness Travel Guides)