Let's Go 2006 Europe - European Travel Books

Paperback - 29 November, 2005 - Let's Go Publications
Usually ships in 24 hours
By: Inc Let's Go
ISBN: 0312348940

Buy this book from Amazon.com

List Price: ~~$14.99~~
Amazon.com Price: $10.19
You Save: $4.80

Other books you may find interesting

Reviews by readers

Pretty good ... :)

Not great ? ... nope.

First things first ... I used one of these guides for my very first trip to Europe in the 80's when really there was nothing else around for the budget traveller.

Things are different now ... Lonely Planet and a gazillion other publications make Let's Go one choice among many - but it still has that 'poor student' backpacking mentality and for that it's still unique.

My main gripe ? ... piss poor editing from one year to the next. Thanks to them I actually missed Tivoli Gardens in Denmark - they did not bother to check the actual dates running and we got there one weekend too late. It had just closed. Boo.

Oh well ... still a good guide and for bargains, very good.

(except not *everything* is teeming with seedy sensuality !)

Just take what you need

The maps in the book are ok for planning a little but pick up a map from the tourist office when you get in to you next city to actualy find your way around. The book is cheap enough that i didn't care what i did to it so i just cut out the cities i was visiting and brought the pages instead of the book. Good for lightening the load. The info was mostly accurate but some prices were out of date. Especialy transit and shuttle prices in a few places, but never more than a little change. I still think i prefer my lonely planet books.

Too tight of a squeeze for all of Europe

I lived in the UK for a year and did quite a bit of traveling through Europe and will do nothing but rave about the Let's Go series, however the Let's Go Europe is not what I would recommend.

Europe is a BIG place...lots to see and do and the countries are all very differnet. To try and squeeze all this into one book somewhat defeats its purpose. They do a good job of stuffing a lot of information between the cover leaving you with a really big book (which is awkward to carry around) - but at the end of the day you still end up missing stuff because, let's face it, they just can't fit it all.

I think for those looking to go to Europe, my recommendation would be to buy individual guide books for each country or major city you plan to spend any length of time in. I did this for a 10 day trip to Rome and my Let's Go Rome book was invaluable to me. I took notes in it and used a lot of the recommendations.

Buying a separate book for each country/city is a bit more expensive, but definitely worth it.

Top of page