Lonely Planet Hong Kong, Macau
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- Pretty good overall but too heavy for travelers
- Lonely Planet Hong Kong & Macau
- Good overall guidebook...
- Great Guide!
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Lonely Planet Hong Kong & Macau
Steve Fallon
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
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ASIN: 1740598431 |
Book Description
You'll fall in love with Hong Kong. And why not? Glittering skyscrapers and a world-famous shopping scene. Frenetic wet markets and the best dim sum ever. Spectacular hikes through jungle-covered islands. And don't forget the devil-may-care casino-hop through Macau. This indispensable guidebook is the key to all your Cantonese adventures.<BR> <BR> FIND YOUR WAY up winding side streets, navigate through every district - detailed and accurate maps make exploring easy.<BR> UNLEASH the gastronome within - insider reviews of the city's outstanding restaurant scene, from HK$10 noodles to decadent Chinese banquets.<BR> ESCAPE TO MACAU - extensive coverage takes you to historic cathedrals, temples, and the infamous casinos.<BR> SLEEP LIKE AN ANGEL in this city of bustle - the best accommodation options for every budget.<BR> EXPERIENCE a taste of China - shop to your heart's content in Shenzhen, then soak your tired feet in one of Zhuhai's hot springs.
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Pretty good overall but too heavy for travelers.......2007-04-12
If you're looking for a book with good background information and history lessons this is the one for you. It is not the book to take to walk around the city with. It is simply too heavy. Your best bet is to just cut out the walking maps to take with you before leaving your hotel room. I liked the little walking tour of the bird market, flower market and fish market in Kowloon. As far as the restaurant recommendations are concerned...don't bother looking at the book. Most of the listings are somewhat expensive by local standard and don't offer the best food. All you have to do to find a good meal is to walk around and go to one that's packed with locals. Restaurants are everywhere and most of them open until the wee hours of the morning. There's no fear of not getting good food in Hong Kong. Go ahead, try something you can't find at home.
Lonely Planet Hong Kong & Macau .......2007-01-05
This book gives ou a nice overview of the region, and incredible specific tips for visiting HK and Macau.
Good overall guidebook..........2006-04-16
I found this book to be extremely helpful in covering all the bases of transport, taxes, tipping, typical business hours, history, background, and a good overview of what's where, and how to get there. Often times, we'd have questions about things like poverty level, health coverage, average income, quality of water -- and found that the guide pretty much answered all of those, and more.
The maps aren't super, and because of the size of the book, it made it difficult to carry. Besides, if you're asking a local for directions, you'd want a bilingual map, as the English names of cities/stations drive them crazy. (ie, Mandarin romanizations in a Cantonese city) I do give it credit for accurately pointing out the numerous obscure markets in Tsim Sha Tsui, as well as the various shops in Hong Kong City. The walking guides were surprisingly useful.
The reason why I give it 4 stars is because HK is all about food and shopping, and the book came up seriously short on the food portion. (no pun intended) Despite it being only 3 months since publication (12th edition, Jan 2006) literally *every* restaurant this book recommended (of which we attempted to find) turned out to be non-existent, had changed ownership and had turned into some other shop. I attribute some of this to bad luck, but I seriously doubt the restaurants didn't *all* go out of business in the last 3 months, but rather that the information on the guide was a little outdated.
The section on food is one part I really relied upon to book to help me out, and was pretty disappointed when it didn't come through for me, as the alternatives to an English guidebook aren't great. The alternatives are to ask the hotel clerk (who will recommend the hotel restaurant), or a random stranger (who will recommend his friend/family's restaurant), or read a weekly magazine about which eateries are good (which require Chinese reading skills).
Despite my frugal 4 stars, this guide is considerably better than most, and is worth the small change to purchase, especially when compared to the amount of money you spent to book your vacation.
Great Guide!.......2005-09-25
This was the first time I bought a travel book from Lonely Planet. I loved it because it provides a historical as well as a modern background on the cities being visited. The recommendations for dinner, site-seeting, etc were great! The only thing I would've added is a rating of the top sites to see if you are only in the city for a short time.
Injustice!.......2005-01-15
This LP guide is a pretty good guide to HK and Macau. Being a foodie, I think their food guide section does not do HK's gastronomical scene justice! Beautiful food galore on the islands and LP can't even manage to cover half of that wonder. Oh well ;) Otherwise, it is quite a comprehensive guide to what's there to see around HK and Macau.
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Lonely Planet Hong Kong MacAu and Canton (Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit)
Robert Storey
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet
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ASIN: 0864422474 |
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Hong Kong Macau and Canton Trave (Lonely Planet Travel Guides)
Carol Clewlow
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ASIN: 0908086741 |
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Lonely Planet Hong Kong & Macau (Lonely Planet Hong Kong and Macau)
Andrew Stone
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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