Georgia, 3rd: The Bradt Travel Guide [Paperback]

Tim Burford (Author)

Book Description

Series: Bradt Travel Guide | Publication Date: July 1, 2007

This guide provides the most up to date and detailed source of hard facts for independent travelers and hikers on getting to and around this little explored but very welcoming ex-Soviet state. Thorough coverage is provided on the increasingly cosmopolitan capital, Tbilisi, together with plenty of suggestions for itineraries further afield, highlighting Georgia's picturesque and unspoiled countryside.

 

Features include:

 

*The Black Sea coast, Caucasus mountains, and Svaneti

 

*A traveler's guide to Georgian hospitality, customs, and transport

 

*The flora and fauna of the region

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This book provides vital information not elsewhere available... it is good on travelling, eating and accommodation." Times Literary Supplement "First rate." The Daily Telegraph "Best guidebook" The Sunday Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Tim Burford spent five years in publishing before starting to write hiking and ecotourism guides for Bradt, specializing in Latin America and eastern Europe. He is also the author of Chile and Argentina: The Bradt Trekking Guide and Chile.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides; 3rd edition (July 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841621900
• ISBN-13: 978-1841621906
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,730,649 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #36 in Books > History > Asia > Georgia

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Guide to Transcaucasia Available, April 17, 2000

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Kelli - See all my reviews

This review is from: Georgia (Paperback)

The Bradt Travel Guide is the best guide to Transcaucasia currently available. The Guide is comprehensive in its scope of coverage of Georgia, with reliable details on sights, lodging, restaurants, etc. -- but the book is most notable for its outstanding background information regarding this little-known region. The history and development of the region, the present political situation, the ecological state of affairs, as well as cultural, religious and culinary background are well covered. Almost as a bonus, the book contains a good chapter for a short visit to neighboring Armenia. The author is an experienced travel writer (see also his "Rough Guide to Romania") and it shows. You really can't go wrong with this book if you find yourself travelling to this fascinating, off-the-beaten-path part of the world.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Completely Innacurate, October 19, 2010

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Dustin Schultz (Gig Harbor, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Georgia, 3rd revised (Bradt Travel Guide) (Paperback)

I just purchased this book for trip to Georgia and have to say it hardly helped me at all. It is laid out ok, but the issue that the country is changing so quickly, a 5 year revision turnaround on this book simply doesn't work. Almost all of the practical information is incorrect about transportation, museums, roadways, etc...

If you are planning a trip to Georgia, this may be slightly useful for one or two sites, but you really need to consult the internet for trip reviews from other sites like Trip Advisor or Virtual Tourist.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2000 update on Georgia, July 3, 2000

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Clifford L. Jones (Mechanicsburg, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Georgia (Paperback)

I have just returned a month's teaching in Georgia and found the Bradt guide amazingly accurate, current and very helpful. The author knows culture, birds, history and politics. Can highly recommend if you plan to visit.