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UK Holidays - Michelin Green Guide to Scotland
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List Price: $21.95
Our Price: $25.00
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Michelin Travel Publications
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 914
EAN: 9782060000091
ISBN: 2060000092
Label: Michelin Travel Publications
Manufacturer: Michelin Travel Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 367
Publication Date: 2000-04-01
Publisher: Michelin Travel Publications
Studio: Michelin Travel Publications
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Editorial Reviews:
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The northernmost territory of the British Isles is famous for the rugged beauty of the landscape and a bracing climate as well as for a sophisticated urban scene and the vigor of its people. Enjoy the myriad outdoor activities and the lively Highland games which are part of the romance of Scotland. THE GREEN GUIDE, the perfect travel companion: a discerning and up-to-date source of information. Practical and comprehensive, it offers suggestions on what to see and what to do, background on history and cultural heritage. Ideal guides for the independent tourist, THE GREEN GUIDE explores destinations both near and far. Sights are rated - 3 stars "worth a journey", 2 stars "worth a detour" and 1 star "interesting". Maps and itineraries make planning easy, whether visiting the highlights or venturing off the beaten track. Travel with THE GREEN GUIDE for an exciting and memorable experience.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Don't bother buying this book!
Comment: The first part of the book has good information on currency, local customs, etc. However, the rest of the book is organized ALPHABETICALLY by the name of the city, not by region! If you want to visit Fort Williams and Spean Bridge (which are about 20 miles apart), you have to look under the F's and under the S's (over 100 pages apart) to find information about these two towns, rather than being able to turn a page or two, as the Frommer's or Eyewitness guides permit. Not user friendly at all. An alphabetical listing of cities/towns can be presented in the index, where it is easily referenced. The body of a good travel book is organized by region.
Needless to say, I didn't even bother to pack the book when I went on my trip.
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Summary: Great guide.
Comment: This book is well organized and it was a great help to have the hours, directions, admission price, etc. The fold-out maps were a plus. This size makes it easy to fit into a backpack or purse.
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Summary: World Traveler
Comment: I have traveled to 15 countries that Michelin Green Guides cover, have used Michelin guides in every instance, and they are consistently the best publication on the market. Dead on and very savvy, they fit in your back pocket and have been a wonderful companion to me over the years.The Scotland guide is no exception. Scotland is one of the most beautiful countries on the planet, and well worthy of a visit.
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Summary: Broad, deep, and very useful
Comment: My wife and I went to Scotland last summer for an in depth tour, and this book was indespensible. I read probably 15 books on the subject, and this was the best of the lot. The main drawback of the book is it is organized alphabetically, which makes it a little difficult to use in the planning stages, so I would use the Eyewitness Guides or Fodor's Exploring Scotland to plan the outline of the trip geographically, and then use this one to get into details. This was also a dynamite book to use on the ground in Scotland, so make sure you take it with you. It had many, surprisingly deep, broad, and informative self-guided tours of sites, some of which were indispensible for us since they were our only source of information on them (e.g. some sites didn't have much info avaialable, like the ruins, and some we didn't want to buy the guidebook)
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Summary: Concision at its finest
Comment: A great writer once said that brevity is the soul of wit. The writers of this book obviously took this advice to heart. The entries in this travel guide are clear and to the point. Even better, I found them to be very accurate. They give enough information to determine if a location is worth going to based on personal interests and time constraints, all in a size that was easy to carry around on my many treks across the countryside. This guide was my bible during my 4 weeks in Scotland. Couldn't have managed without it.
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