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Lonely Planet Turkey

Format: Paperback
Author: Pat Yale
ReleaseDate: 30 April, 2005
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Rating:

Lonely Planet Turkey--great preparation for your trip
It's easy to read and navigate and a great help in planning a trip. This book provides a well rounded view of the country, from its history and culture to the best places to stay, eat and shop. .

Good, but not as good as other Lonely Planet
I like to travel, and have lately traveled to quite a few countries following recommendations from Lonely Planet. As a disclaimer, I am a huge fan of the Lonely Planet travel guides. Just before going to Turkey, I was in Greece "with Lonely Planet".

Compared to other Lonely Planets, this book on Turkey is weak and the part about Istanbul in particular has been a disappointment.

My comments apply to the 9th edition published in April 2005. I have sent very specific comments to Lonely Planet, and I do certainly hope that future editions will improve on the weaknesses of the 9th edition.

The bottom line is that if you are looking for a travel guide to Turkey, you might still want to consider getting the Lonely Planet, but I recommend you shop around and also look closely at other alternatives.

Inaccurate and out-of-date
This applies not only to prices, and relative prices, but also to critical information about what is available and how to find it. This guide is seriously out of date. Having used it (Sept. , 2006), my advice is not to rely on it without checking independently that what it says is available and how to get there is correct. Otherwise you may find that you have been expensely (in time or in money) misled. Since you should check with other sources, you might as well simply forget this guide, which is one of the worst I have ever used. Its recommendations about what is worth seeing and the state of hotels, while often useful, can also be wildly wrong.

Related products:
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	Turkey (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
	Lonely Planet Istanbul
	Lonely Planet Greece
	Istanbul (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
	Frommer's Turkey (Frommer's Complete)