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Balliett & Fitzgerald (Author)
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March 15, 2002 Irreverent Guides
Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination's sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider's perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You'll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world.

The City of Lights has never been viewed with more humor, honesty, and style than it is in Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Paris, which presents the insiders' Paris, blemishes and all. Get the lowdown on where the real artists hang out, where to find atmospheric and affordable bistros, and how to uncover treasures in the city's famous flea markets. Find out how the French smoke and drink their way through meals and still look trEs stylin'. And what's behind this mass lovefest for Jerry Lewis anyway? No other travel guide so deftly and wittily deconstructs the French penchant for posturing; on the other hand, no other guide offers such incisive takes on the old-fashioned 19th-century heart that beats beneath all that attitude. With Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Paris, you'll have the smartest, funniest, hippest companion guide to a complex and magical destination.

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"Like being taken around by a savvy local."–The New York Times

"Little fluff and lots of fun."–Boston Globe

"Hipper and savvier than other guides."–Diversion magazine

Are you tired of cliché-ridden guidebooks packed with promotional fluff? Then move over to the IRREVERENT GUIDES–the travel series that no tourist board would dare to recommend.

Look inside for the lowdown on:

  • Where to stay if you’re allergic to gilt and cherubs
  • The chefs everybody’s talking about
  • How to cope with rude French waiters, beat the crowds at the Louvre, and find the real Latin Quarter
  • Haute couture you can actually afford
  • Where to find showgirls in feathers and men in tights
  • And much more!

Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Frommers; 4 edition (March 15, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0764565648
  • ISBN-13: 978-0764565649
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,612,653 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Waste Time and Money, December 3, 2003
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This guide is so poorly done that I wasted valuable time and missed out on some wonderful experiences while on a short vacation to Paris. All the writer needed to do to make things easy was to include the arrondissement or section of the city when recommending a destination. I spend too much time scanning the maps, looking for the subway stop provided. Do not waste your money on this book.
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No major city in the world is as wantonly misperceived as Paris. Read the first page
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Left Bank, Centre Pompidou, Les Halles, Latin Quarter, Eiffel Tower, Bois de Boulogne, Bois de Vincennes, Art Deco, Arc de Triomphe, Forum des Halles, New York, Alain Ducasse, Edith Piaf, Jardin du Luxembourg, Art Nouveau, Closed Tue, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon, Guy Savoy, Holiday Inn, Jardin des Plantes, Jeu de Paume, Maison de Radio France, Man Ray, Palais Royal
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