Daytrips Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg (Paperback)

by Earl Steinbicker (Author) "Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg together make up one of the most enchanting little corners of Europe, with more outstanding attractions per square mile than just..." (more)
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Daytrips Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg is your key to independent travel in and around Europe's Amsterdam, Brussels, and Luxembourg City, where each excursion or trip is an adventure in itself.

With this guide, travelers can take an intimate tour of the picturesque Low Countries of Europe. The book takes a careful look at 40 of the most intriguing destinations and shows readers how to go about exploring them on their own. Starting with Amsterdam, there are 23 do-it-yourself tours in Holland, 13 in Belgium, and 4 in Luxembourg. All of the trips can be made by either train, bus, or private car.

About the Author
Earl Steinbicker is a born tourist who believes that travel should be a joy, not an endurance test. For over 35 years he has been refining his carefree style of daytripping while working in various cities. Whether by public transportation or private car, he has thoroughly probed the most delightful aspects of countries around the world - while always returning to the comforts of city life at night. A strong desire to share these experiences has led him to develop the DAYTRIPS series of guides, which he continues to expand and revise.

Product Details

• Paperback: 271 pages
• Publisher: Hastings House (September 28, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803820097
• ISBN-13: 978-0803820098
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,220,101 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent way to see a Western Europe that is undervisited, January 11, 2000

By	J. Collins (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Daytrips Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg (2nd Edition) (Daytrips Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg) (Paperback)

Daytrips has everything you need to be a do-it-yourself tourguide. Trips are based on major cities in each country with estimated distances and times, so you can see what you want on your schedule. Each trip has at least one, and more often several, walking tours all of which begin at the train station (or bus stop if the area doesn't have one). The maps are detailed and clear; although I would recommend stopping at the local tourist information center and acquiring a map-locations for information centers are always highlighted. Each tour has some historic background on the area, places to visit and some dining suggestions. As a previous reviewer has noted, take prices and opening times with a grain of salt-they can and do change. I was a tour guide in this region (including Germany) for three years, and this book was always in my backpack. Without a doubt, Luxembourg, Belgium, and rural Holland are under visited by tourists. Luxembourg is probably the best-kept secret in Western Europe. The people in Benelux are friendly, especially towards Americans, prices are not outlandish and the scenery is excellent. HIGHLY Recommended.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Accurate maps, good driving directions., August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Daytrips Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg (2nd Edition) (Daytrips Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg) (Paperback)

I have made 3 trips to the area covered by this book, and it is the first resource I reach for when looking for ideas on what sights to see. Steinbicker orients his tours to train travel, so if you drive, and park at the train station, which is always easy to find just by following the Station signs in any city, you don't have to worry about finding parking in the right end of an unfamiliar town.

His walking tour maps are excellent! On more than one occasion I haven't even bothered stopping at the visitor information office for a local map, as those he provides in the book are quite accurate. He does give the location of the tourist information office in each city/town, along with some history, currency informtaion, eating suggestions, European train transportation information (rail, bus, and Metro pass info), and a driver's glossary (translations) for each country, that are quite helpful.

Two words of caution:

1) He lists the days of the week and times that sights were open and closed in 1995, when the book was published. Check the current schedules; I have found his information to be dated sometimes. 2) If you buy this book, anyone you know who's planning a trip to this part of Europe, who takes a peek at it, will literally BEG you to borrow it. I've taken my copy on 3 trips, but it has actually been on more than a dozen with friends and co-workers.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Most Useful Book!, October 25, 2001

By	D. Feder "HomeDaddy" (Toledo, Ohio) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book rocked! We made last-minute travel plans to Brussles with no idea of what we would find once we got there. The book contains practical and interesting walking tour maps of plenty of towns worth visiting. This came in quite handy when we began taking the trains throughout Benelux using Brussels as our hub.
Of all the books we brought with us on the trip (Frommers, Fodor, Time Out and others), This book turned out to be the most useful of all and was the most dog-eared by the end of our two weeks.
We only used one of the restaurant reccomendations -- no great shakes, but then again, that was not what the book was for.