Lonely Planet Sydney
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Lonely Planet Sydney (Lonely Planet Encounter Series)
Sandra Bao , and Sally O'Brien
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ASIN: 1740598385 |
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- Confusing and boring at the same time!
- Lonely Planet falls flat on a great city
- Go for it
- Excellent overview of the beautiful city
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Lonely Planet Sydney
Sally O'Brien
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ASIN: 1741041740 |
Book Description
This comprehensive guide will help you explore the vibrant city of Sydney, from the fabulous shopping on Oxford St. to walking in superb bushland in the Blue Mountains.
Features: 17 full-colour maps; detailed coverage of festivals in and around Sydney; extensive advice on the full range of accommodation and dining options; information on bus, train, monorail and ferry travel; and day excursions from the city.
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Confusing and boring at the same time!.......2005-04-27
The whole idea of a guide book is to "guide" you--to tell you how to do things, where to find things and how to get there. This book does none of these things!
Instead it is a pretentious and disorganized mess that leaves one with the feeling that, while the author obviously knows Sydney well, she is far too smug and self-congratulatory to share much of this information with you!
Yes there are maps--but they omit many street names and don't match up with each other. Good luck if the location you are looking for is on a street not deemed worthy of inclusion or if your path takes you from one neighborhood to another.
The book does provide spotty information on the city's transit systems (light rail, heavy rail, buses, mono-rail and ferries) but not enough to enable one to get around easily. Plan on spending extra time getting oriented and standing in line at information booths.
As far as culture, history, nature and local color--if it doesn't have to do with drag queen reviews, liberal politics or the hippest place to eat or drink, the author doesn't seem to be much interested.
Finally, the index-or should I say indexes as there are (strangely) several different ones! You'll probably just have to memorize page numbers as I did!
I spent four days in Sydney getting more and more frustrated with this book before I dumped it and started using "Sydney: The Official Guide" which is given out free by the local tourist authority. It was much more informative and much more user-friendly!
BTW--Lonely Planets has apparently decided to get rid of those sections of its city guides on getting there, transportation, local money, culture, customs, tips, etc., (which were always the most useful parts of the books) and has replaced these with expanded listings of recommended restaurants, bars and coffee shops. I did take a few of their recommendations in Sydney--and was uniformly disappointed.
One good thing about the book-if you are awake due to jet-lag, a few pages of the ponderous prose may help you nod off!
This was the 14th Lonely Planet Guide that I have purchased over the years--and the last. This is a once-great travel series that has completely lost its way. Too bad!
Lonely Planet falls flat on a great city.......2004-10-16
Having never been to Sydney before, we stopped into a Dymock's to pick up a copy of what we thought would be the premier guidebook for Sydney, boy were we wrong! Lonely Planet should do Australia right as they are located there, but they miss the boat in this edition.
The maps were the most useful part of this book.
The index was horrible. It is split up into 4 separate indexes - which if you miss the first page and the small type at the top telling you so, you can't find anything in the index. For example - looking for the zoo - not knowing the name of it - look under "zoo" - but nothing is there. Because there are 4 "z " entries in the book. Until you find the right page of "z" only to then have you see "Taranga Zoo".
More than this, It lacks detail on almost every area. Just one example, Jenolan Caves. It tells you guided tours exist bit nothing more about them. Like which one to see if you only can see one or two or mention that fact that there are many stairs in the caves, etc. etc. So many other places are covered in the same manner. In fact they even say in the book that they don't know if something is fun or not - example: Sydney Jet - we took this tour and one like it in New Zealand.... NZ was much better of course, but our son had not been. The author comment was, " who knows if you'll actually manage to see anything in all that excitement, but it sounds like fun. " Obviously, she has not done the tour.
If you don't know your way around the area, you will find yourself constantly flipping around the book looking for information.
This book gave very few insider tips or really any useful information on the many places to eat. Since most people stay around Darling Harbor - they only chose to put in 9 places in that area!
The photos were very hokey and the good ones were very small Black & White which never shows anything well. The rest of it looked like a marketing advertisement for Sydney Tourism.
On top of all this - it was incredibly out of date for a 2004 edition. Many places had closed or prices were dramatically higher than listed. We looked for a major department store listed in the book, only to find it had changed to a MYERS years and years ago! Come on, LP!
Basically, Lonely Planet has not changed their take on guidebooks over the years and this one does not do justice to a great city.
Go for it.......2002-02-16
Invaluable, this is the kind of book you'd want even if you lived in Sydney. It explains the different character of Sydney's neighborhoods and gives concise intelligent explanations of how Sydney has become the muti-faceted city it is. I've only been to Sydney twice, but with the help of this guide I'm beginning to get it. The maps are pretty good, but some lack detail. Hotel and restaurant sections are comprehensive, and in my experience extremely accurate.
Excellent overview of the beautiful city.......2001-01-09
This is an excellent guidebook for Yanks and others who want to learn more about the Harbour City. With 4 million people, Sydney is almost too big to cover in a single volume, but the editors of this fine book do their best. The descriptions of hotels and restaurants are usefully broken down by neighborhood - and Sydney is even more diverse than most cities; the reader who is planning a trip will want to decide where he or she is going to stay before making any other decisions. The maps are superb. The city has changed almost beyond recognition in recent years, and an up-to-date guidebook is a must for the serious traveller. Highly recommended.
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Lonely Planet Sydney (Lonely Planet City Guide)
Jon Murray , and Barbara Sydney Whiter
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Lonely Planet Best Of Sydney (Lonely Planet Best of Sydney)
Charles Rawlings-Way
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ASIN: 1740595351 |
Book Description
Welcome to Australia's self-proclaimed most beautiful city (Sydneysiders know a good thing when they see it!). Let us guide you around Sydney's stunning harbour and through its bustling streets to find the best shops, restaurants, bars and places to stay. Best of Sydney puts the whole city in your trouser pocket, be they Armani or board-shorts.
• PLAN YOUR STAY with our easy-to-use fold-out maps, suggested itineraries and walking tours <BR>• HIT THE STREETS and follow us around Sydney's best museums, beaches, galleries, sights and attractions <BR>• SHOP UP A STORM at classy boutiques and quirky little shops. Find out why this is Australia's most shopping-obsessed city! <BR>• SHAKE YOUR BOOTY with the city's movers at dance clubs, pubs and swanky cocktail bars <BR>• FUEL UP on coffees and pancakes at deadly cool cafes, or a plate of something more substantial at stylish restaurants
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- Unnecessary map for sydney?
- uniquely handy
- Disappointing
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Lonely Planet Sydney City Map
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ASIN: 1740596404 |
Book Description
Lonely Planet's city maps present the travelers' city in one easy view
• Complete street and sight index makes navigating the city a breeze for walkers and drivers alike
• All new, improved mapping styles and fully updated
• Sturdy, laminated, easy-fold format
• Quick-find highlights and reviews of the top city sights
• Includes up-to-date transit maps and essential practical information
• Full color throughout with gorgeous photographs
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Unnecessary map for sydney?.......2007-02-09
This map is a fine map, but level of details is not better than the massive amount of free maps which is handed out at hotels in Sydney. My point is why pay for a map that you actually can get for free!
uniquely handy.......2006-04-20
I disagree with the previous reviewer. While you can certainly find all the maps provided in a tourist brochure or travel book, this brochure offers something they can't. This brochure is laminated. So, you can pull it out and toss it into your bag many times without damage. Additionally, this brochure is a nice size. Even when fully expanded it is still a manageable size. So, while you'll still look like a tourist staring at a map, you won't be a tourist with a large, unwieldy map or a big fat book.
I agree the price is a bit much. But, if you like the convenience of this format, the price tag may be worth it for you.
Disappointing.......2002-05-01
The content is not worth the price. You will get the same information from any tourist brochure for free.
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Lonely Planet Citiescape Sydney
Miriam Raphael
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ASIN: 1741049334 |
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Sydney swings along with a bold, brassy, hedonistic attitude to life. Swaggeringly beautiful, charmingly kooky and intensely idiosyncratic, this is a young city as golden as the sun that sets over the harbour bridge.
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Lonely Planet Sydney Video
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Sydney (Lonely Planet City Guides)
Barbara Whiter
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Lonely Planet Sydney Condensed (Condensed Guides)
Nikki Hall , and Dani Valent
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ASIN: 186450045X |
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8-10 full colour maps
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Indispensable!.......2003-04-18
I just returned from a whirlwind trip to Sydney -- only one week, and I wouldn't have seen half the things I did without this guide! It's small and portable, with a nearly indestructible cover. More importantly, it hits the highlights with some detail and gives little interesting things to see and do, not just the standard touristy stuff. Great maps and helpful phone numbers and even business hours for some places...I will definitely get a similar guide for future trips.
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Lonely Planet 2002 Out to Eat Sydney (Out to Eat)
Kath Kenny
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ASIN: 1740593111 |
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We've scoured Sydney for its culinary quintessentials.
"Delicious photography, detailed information & informed objectivity."<BR>- Australian Table magazine
<BR>*written for locals by locals<BR>*restaurants, cafes and bars to satisfy all tastes and occasions<BR>*arranged by area with easy-to-use maps<BR>*quick-flick indexes to find the perfect place fast
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