Blue Guide: Albania & Kosovo [Import] [Paperback]

James Pettifer (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Blue Guides; 3Rev Ed edition (March 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0713650168
• ISBN-13: 978-0713650167
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,368,739 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "The Blue Bible for Albania", March 17, 2006

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S. Schneider (Washington, DC/Tirana, Albania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Albania and Kosovo, 3rd Edition (Blue Guides) (Paperback)

I lived and worked for 18 months in Tirana and traveled throughout the country from Kukes to Korca to Saranda to Shengjin and I always, always carried my Blue Guide. It was indispensable for my personal exploration of the country and allowed me to act as "tour guide" for visitors. I used the Albania-only edition until this edition came out and immediately upgraded. Any book can tell you how to get to a country or which hotels are available, but they quickly become obsolete. By focusing more on the history, culture, and environment, Pettifer avoids that trap. Albania changes every day and any attempt to recommend which hotel is good, which is safe, which is cheapest will be oudated before the ink is dry. This book tells you more about why things are the way they are. It also covers more areas off the beaten path. Yes, I own the Bradt guide too, but prefer the more detailed, denser content of the Blue Guide.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best available guide for Albania, May 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Blue Guide Albania (Blue Guides) (Paperback)

The Blue Guide is the best guide for Albania. This guide has informations about everything (history, culture, language, places to have seen, hotels, restaurants) and mentions everything that can be visited. Unfortunately, the maps are really bad. The situation in Albania changes very quickely - the traveller has to know this. But all the other guides are older and have more wrong informations. James Pettifer knows Albania very well and visited all the country.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have!, June 29, 2002

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Greg Allup (Torrance, California United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Albania and Kosovo, 3rd Edition (Blue Guides) (Paperback)

I am a devoted academic researcher on Albanian culture and this is the best guide book out on the market that offers wonderful information on travel into Albania and Kosovo. This guide book not only has useful information on travel conditions and the best way to explore the area, but it also has some wonderful information regarding the culture and history of the Albanian nation. This book is a must have for anyone that is interested in travelling to this culturally complex region in the Balkans. This book is the first thing that I am taking with me when I set off to travel to Shqiperia and Shqiperia e Madhe (Albania and Greater Albania). It is a shame that Lonely Planet has not produced a guide book into this part of the world. It would be fantastic if they did. For the meantime this Blues Guide has everything you need to make your trip into the region a successful and productive one.