Great resource for anyone traveling to Ethiopia
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Great resource!! We used this on two different trips to Ethiopia and we were able to sound the Amharic pronunciations well enough to be understood, although we made quite a few Ethiopians snicker at us butchering their language (with our best attempts! :-p) Would definitely recommend to anyone traveling to Ethiopia. The only negative is it's a little difficult to locate the phrase you're looking for quickly. We just marked the pages we knew we'd be using a lot and that helped some.
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I am going to Botswana this weekend. Not my first visit to Africa. The first was to Tanzania. Bought about 20 books on different subjects related to my trip. That's me. This books rates at the top of my list, if you are a photographer, amateur of pro. I consider myself an advance amateur, and this book was incredible useful to plan the places to visit, the equipment to take and what to expect in the different seasons. Now I know that to see wild dogs (one of my very dear expectations), the best place for consistent viewing is Linyanti, but hopefully I will have a decent change in Mombo. Rhino and Leopard are high in my list. The book starts with an introduction including a very useful sunray map of the time of the day and type of light to expect, brief forays into composition, animal behaviour and ethical aspects of wildlife photography. Every location start with a map and its location relative to the country and the coordinates. Ilustrations are gorgeous. The explanations, modes of transportation for different goals, descriptions, all conspires to submerge me in the place before I am actually there. There are highlights of each place as well as a rating of abundance, viewing and photo potential for different subjects like landscape, birds, mammals, predators etc. Includes equipment suggestions ( am taking the recommended lenses)and in general useful advise. I highly recommend this book, concise and easy to read, chock-full of excellent information
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This book was very useful for me. Here I found a lot of information about planning of travels. You can read here about financial tips, visa and insurance specifics and booking of your accommodation and tickets. Thanks to the author for links to good websites, that helped me many times. Highly recommend for everyone who is going to travel to other countries.
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Very handy to have in Tanzania! I learned a lot about the national parks I visited and the cultural customs. The only thing I would want added to this book are some visitors opinions such as: appropriate clothing, tipping practices, more info on the weather and buying food in the markets. I stayed in Arusha and would have appreciated a bit more info on how to navigate city life in Tanzania.
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Travelling brings up all sorts of exciting challenges, one of which is the adventure of dealing with a whole new cuisine.

Of course, trying out the local delicacies can be one of the most interesting and fun parts of going abroad. But what if you have special dietary requirements?

Caitlin Galer-Unti discusses this in The Essential Vegan Travel Guide. The new version has just come out and it's a must-read.

Although the title refers to veganism, and this is the main focus of the book, it also covers tips that would be useful for anyone who is on a restricted diet of any kind. One of the things that sets The Essential Vegan Travel Guide aside from many other guidebooks is that it doesnt just tell you what to do; it tells you how to do it.

I enjoyed it and found it useful. It's also not too big, which means it'll easily fit in your hand luggage and won't get lost on the way to your destination.
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I was very impressed with this guide.
It works well on my IPad Kindle Reader.  It is a large book in the terms of the number of pages.
It is well illustrated. The photos are a reasonable size and upscale well on the IPad

I got it as the Okavango was mentioned in 1 or 2 documentaries I was watching.
It has the usual information on different vegetation areas, animals, reptiles, birds, trees etc all of these are well done.
I may have missed it in my other books but this guide had a good guide to grasses, giving their type,where they typically occurred, what there nutritional value was and of thee what animals grazed them. They were illustrated with one or more photos.
Another thing one occasionally hears on documentaries is about various animal diseases. This guide has a helpful guide to the more important of them.
The descriptions are on the full side but are very well written and have added to my knowledge substanially.

I like the WILDguides ( Princeton University Press ) a lot and have a variety of other wildlife guides etc on Kindle.
I held off buying this guide as I didn't really think I needed it.
Well I was clearly wrong and an very happy to have it. It often has information not found in other guides which can help answer a number of questions.
One small quibble-- the maps are poor ( but Google Maps can help out. )
Highly reccommended
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I agree with the text of the two reviews before me, but I do not think their ratings are fair.  This is an excellent guide for the traveler who wants to know what to see, what not to miss, and what to avoid.  When I reach a destination, there are so many options that a guide like this is just what I need to make good decisions within a limited amount of time.  It is also a convenient way to find out about activities you may have not heard of, like seeing the underground rivers ("cenotes").

We spent 10 days in the Riviera Maya.  This book was easy to carry and the information was not overwhelming.  We were interested in seeing some Mayan ruins and the jungle.  We still ran out of time to do everything, but we were able to prioritize what we really wanted to do with this book.  We also avoided a "tourist trap" which was actually inside the airport where we would have walked right into it, because it was listed in "top ten things to avoid".  The information is extremely well organized; mainly by what you want to do, and you can look up specific areas in the index.  You can look up general info like  "Highlights of the Yucatan" which listed a few ruins, then look up the "Top Ten Sights" at specific ruins.

High quality pictures, easy access maps, and the information you want without having to dig through or flip back and forth constantly is what this wonderful and inexpensive little book offers.  I will look for an Eyewitness Travel guide for all my future trips.  Highly recommended!
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The Adventure Traveler's Handbook is a excellent resource for anyone who wants to be an adventure traveler or has been a thrill-seeker all their life.  As an adventure traveler myself, I can attest that the checklists are spot on, the stories highly relevant and the pictures inspiring.  I recommend this well-written and concise source of information for anyone who wants to hit the open road and experience life's adventures.
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I am really loving this little book as I do the planning for our upcoming trip to Peru. This book gives many more details of some places in and around Lima, Cusco, and Macho Pichu than some of the larger guide books that cover Peru as a whole.
I also have the Moon guide on Peru and the DK Eyewitness guide to Peru, both of which I also like, but this is a great supplement. It gives some great descriptions of ruins and museums and places to see, notes how long it might take to view such a place, various methods of getting to places and the average time it takes via each one, and all sorts of valuable information. We will be bringing this book with us on our travels, and we like to travel as light as we can. I have many pages flagged with little colored sticky flags, color coded for dining, places of interest, etc.
An example of a great find via this book is the Mercado de San Pedro, a public market in Cusco that isn't mentioned in other books and sites I have looked at. This is a traditional market, not really for tourists, and this book says it is often missed by tourists. Yet, it is, I am guessing here, having not been there yet, that it will give a good view and feel of what a traditional and real market is like for people living there and using them for their everyday trading and living. This is what I want to find and see and experience. What is Peru like? Not what is the tourist industry there like.
The book gives some sample itineraries based on if you have a week or two or whatever, as most do. And it lists things such as weather and currency and the like.
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<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Mongolia-Country-Travel-Guide/dp/1741793173/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Mongolia (Country Travel Guide)</a>&nbsp;Lonely Planet's Mongolia Country Travel Guide served me well during my two week stay in Mongolia in September 2012. I found it easy to navigate and the recommendations were excellent. This guide contains a wealth of information, and I can't imagine traveling this country without it.  I recommend it.
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Great resource!! I used it to plan my 2 month adventure !!!.
 It's practical and filled with really filled with useful information
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I am planning a trip to Mali and this is the best resource I have found. It includes history, maps, flight schedules and much more.
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Perfect guide for would-be travelers to one of the most beautiful countries on Earth.  Cost Rica has grown in stature in recent years as a destination for adventurous set.  This book is well equipped with all types of information for everyone including specialized travelers such as gays and lesbians, families, children, women, and students.  The guide tells you  how to travel to the country, places to stay (inexpensive, moderate, to expensive), surfing, horse back riding, and loads of other information to please just about any traveler.  I love the paper stock and the colorful photos used throughout the book.  The book is travel friendly and easily fits inside of your travel gear.  If you need a comprehensive guide that is easily accessible then this is for you.
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This is a great book to get ideas for traveling.  It covers the many obvious places, but also covers those that one would not find on a generic travel tour.  It covers sites, entertainment, hotels, restaurants and more.  It also tells you the best time to travel.  It even tells you when it is the most crowded and gives advice not to travel to these areas during some of the most crowded times.  It covers festivals, markets, fairs and more.  Now, the restaurants and hotel recommendations are not for those on a budget, but it gives you the "musts" for places to stay and eat in that area.  It also provides websites for most of the locations so you can look up additional information since it only gives a brief overview.  This is a great book for those who are wanting to plan a trip, but don't really know where to go.  This pretty much covers every region of the world.  I am personally backpacking through Europe and Asia.  I am still reading through this book with a highlighter and little post-it to bookmark my favorite places.  I am not using this as a trip planner, but as an endless book of recommendations for my trip.
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Just returned from Mongolia in September and used the travel guide to supplement and preview while on tour. Information is up to date and accurate. Good for finding places to eat in UB. Reliable resource.
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Kudos to this author for sharing such useful information. Highly recommend this read to anyone who has travel plans coming up if you have any kind of mobility issue or other disability. I like the way the book was organized and think the information is really useful. The checklists alone are worth the download.
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I really enjoyed the section on the Galapagos Islands.  It shed light on a lot of questions in terms of booking a SCUBA diving trip.  The tips on booking in advance and recommended diving companies was welcoming.

We are planning on visiting Quito as well and I felt this section really got into the heart of the city.  The section on hidden bars was really cool and the tips on where to hang out with locals and not other tourists.

All in all I think this guide is a great introduction.  It isn't as in depth as lets say a lonely planet, but while guidebooks like that have their place, they can sometimes be too overwhelming and hard to find information.  I thought this guide to Ecuador was a perfect companion, painting a good overall picture of Ecuador and focusing on what is important.  Great job