Travel to South America

Lonely Planet Falklands & South Georgia Island (Lonely Planet Falklands and South Georgia Island)

Format: Paperback
Author: Tony Wheeler
ReleaseDate: January, 2005
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Rating:

No stone left unturned in this extremely detailed guide
This is one of the most obscure destinations covered by LP, and has the added distinction of being written by LP founder Tony Wheeler. I'm a fan of the Lonely Planet (LP) series, both for armchair travel and for actual travel. However, it is a mystery to me why a successful entrepreneur would want to go back to the drudgery of collecting information for this book.

These 200 pages cover the Falklands in infinite detail. Every remote sheep farm that has a room for rent is described in detail, most of which are accessible only by non-scheduled plane. Keep in mind that the Falklands have only 3500 people, and only one place that could be described as a town or village, which means that this guide has a greater pages-per-capita ratio than any other LP guide (except perhaps Antarctica). There is a large emphasis on wildlife, with 17 pages describing varieties of birds. Also, 18 pages are dedicated to the even more remote South Georgia Island (pop. 10), accessible only by ship. As in all LP guides, there is background on the history and economy, excellent maps, and (in these more recent guides) many color photos.

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