Frommer'sTurkey: From the Blue Mosque to the Blue Lagoon (Frommer's Complete)

Paperback - 25 June, 2004 - Frommers
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By: Lynn A Levine
ISBN: 0764544519

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Turkish trip planner recommends Frommer's Guide to Turkey

As a yacht charter broker and trip planner specializing in Turkey, my clients often ask me to suggest a guidebook for Turkey. I have begun recommending The Frommer's Guide to Turkey because it is filled with fresh insights and practical information. I have had very positive comments from customers who have purchased it.

Ms. Levine's work is clearly the result of thorough, in-person research. She is a dedicated "good traveler," who has made the effort to understand the subtleties of the Turkish culture. Her discussions on a number of commonly asked questions, such as the merits of driving on your own in Turkey, rug shopping, and bargaining were right on target. She writes with wit and a sense of fun!

Overall, Frommer's Turkey Guide is superior to other guidebooks on the market, and I will continue recommending it to our customers.

Best wishes,

Patricia Goksel

An Indispensable Guide

Our battered and dogeared copy of the Frommer's Turkey guide was an indispensible guide on our trip to Turkey. We are independent travelers who like to get out on our own, away from tours, and this guide was perfect for our needs. We used it to plan our trip, modifying Ms. Levine's suggested 2-week itinerary to match our needs. The guide also provided us with plenty of off the beaten path suggestions of where to stay and eat. We found the reviews of accommodations and restaurants particularly accurate in terms of quality, though would have liked to see a few more restaurant recommendations -- this is one area, I think, where Frommers guides in general feel a bit thin. The book also has lots of historical and cultural information and "surivival tips" that made for good reading (and re-reading) during long airport waits and on downtime -- I found myself reading this book more often than the novel I brought along. This guide also works well in conjunction with the Eyewitness or Insight guides (we have found this for other locations too), as the latter seem to provide better at-a-glance cultural information and have superior maps. Yes, prices were more than what were listed in the book, but this is not the author's fault. In any case, after a couple of days in Turkey we could get a sense of "budget," "moderate," and "expensive" prices and estimate these categories in the guidebook accordingly.

I am impressed by how much ground is covered in this guide. We appreciated the attention given to some places and experiences that we didn't find mentioned in other guidebooks to Turkey. Traveling distances and times seemed entirely accurate, and they helped us to budget our time efficiently.

perhaps the worst Frommer's guide to date

Don't look for travel advice here.
Lots of elitist opinions on Turkey's history and the growth of tourism there over the past twenty years. O tempore o mores !
oi veh !
A glance at the "best beaches" will give the reader a quick lesson in obfuscation and double talk. While bemoaning the fact that most of the best beaches have been "snatched up by big hotel chains" and access is not free, the author manages to compile a less than worthy list of nine beaches.And on that list are harbours and beaches which have been "snatched up" by the big hotel chains( read hotel chains as the bad guys!) Quality of sand and water temperature are virtually ignored. When and where you can enjoy the best swimming is not even mentioned. Ms. Levine has time for some great advice on behalf of the turtles and the reader is advised to stay away from "off- limits" protected areas ! No kidding !
All this before you get to page 10.
It gets worse. Check the "Where to Stays" and be prepared for listing after listing of over-priced cookie cutter hotels and resorts. Its difficult to make Turkey into Velveeta Cheese but this Frommer's did it !
Ed von Lemcke

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