Fodor's Scotland, 20th Edition (Fodor's Gold Guides) [Paperback]

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Publication Date: April 4, 2006 | Series: Fodor's Gold Guides

Savor a majestic view from a castle atop an ancient volcano, explore mysterious stone circles on a windswept northern isle, hear bagpipers or stand-up comics at Edinburgh's festivals, or follow the Castle Trail or visit a clifftop fortress above the sea—Fodor's Scotland, 20th edition offers all these experiences and more! Our local writers have traveled throughout the country to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for your trip be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing.

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- We frequently update our Scotland guide, and we make every effort to bring you the most accurate and thorough book. Plus we provide timely updates about the area to Fodors.com.
- Unlike other travel books, Fodor's guides rely heavily on local experts who know the territory best—so you know you're seeing the real Scotland.
- We give you the planning tools you need to tailor your trip. We give options for all budgets. You make the choices.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's; 20 edition (April 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1400016118
• ISBN-13: 978-1400016112
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,471,196 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just the Facts about Scotland, June 16, 2006

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D. S. Thurlow (Alaska) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fodor's Scotland, 20th Edition (Fodor's Gold Guides) (Paperback)

"Fodor's Scotland" is heavy on facts for planning and light on wow factor. This guide, the 20th edition of the series on Scotland, contains an enormous amount of updated and useful information on planning a trip to Scotland.

The guide provides useful descriptions of Scotland's many natural and historical attractions, including breakdowns by regions that can serve as the basis of a travel itinerary. The regional breakdowns include suggestions for accomodations and dining, along with price ranges. There are inset notes about local history. The usual travel tips about traveling to and around Scotland are addressed at the beginning of the guide, along with a calendar of special events by month. The latter should be carefully consulted, as the presence of a music festival or highland games can easily overwhelm limited local room and board facilities outside major urban areas like Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Northern Scotland has limited road and rail networks, few large population centers, and correspondingly fewer tourist accomodations. Visitors planning to enjoy the wild and beautiful Highlands and Islands should plan ahead carefully. The inclusion of website addresses for many hotels and other facilities allows some useful comparisons.

Fodor's Scotland has no photographs or other illustrations beyond maps; visitors seeking a sense of place and scale should consult elsewhere. The level of detail even in a 400 page guide is necessarily limited. Travelers with particular interests such as hiking are advised to do additional research. Fodors does not include the rating system for hotels, guest houses, and B&Bs already in use in Scotland; these ratings are normally advertised on individual websites and are a useful comparison measure. This visitor to Scotland found them to be fairly accurate.

This guide is recommended to the traveler planning a trip to Scotland and needing lots of basic information with which to plan.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars what's more after lonely planet, May 12, 2007

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This review is from: Fodor's Scotland, 20th Edition (Fodor's Gold Guides) (Paperback)

i love the few day must sees recommendations before each chapter

they give idea on what is important to see

and they also have plans for quick stops in 1-2 days to nearly 1 week for each place

layout and information as expected similar to lonely planet stuffs

personally i like the way the info was presented in this series better

4.0 out of 5 stars Fodor's Scotland Guide, August 15, 2007

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Kinzie Thomas "KTChicago" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fodor's Scotland, 20th Edition (Fodor's Gold Guides) (Paperback)

Great book - I visited a friend in Scotland who had never been a "tourist in her own country" and we both found the book to be very helpful in choosing what sites to see. Will use it the next time I visit.

The only drawback is that it's hard to figure out exactly where the restaurants are in relation to the visitor attractions. Maybe a map with the the restaurants noted on it would help.