Lonely Planet Edinburgh [Paperback]

Neil Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Lonely Planet Edinburgh | Publication Date: June 2004

Fully updated edition, with deeper coverage, overhauled reviews and greater insight into Scotland's capital. Extensive information on the 'festival city', covering the many celebrations Edinburgh plays host to throughout the year, plus in-depth coverage of Edinburgh's world class cultural scene.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...for the adventurous traveler who wants to live like a native.' --Real Simple Magazine, June 2005
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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 3rd edition (June 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1740593820
• ISBN-13: 978-1740593823
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,889,482 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Neil Wilson is a freelance writer and photographer based in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is the author of more than 50 travel and walking guidebooks for various publishers, including Lonely Planet, AA Publishing, Berlitz, Jarrold and HarperCollins.

In recent years Neil has worked on the Lonely Planet guides to Edinburgh, Scotland, England (Yorkshire chapter), Ireland (Northern Ireland), Prague, Corsica and Malta. He has also written for websites, newspapers, magazines and a whole range of other clients.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Unfortunately, this books lacks the quality of other LP's., October 13, 1999

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Wilbert Davids ([e-mail]) (Hilversum, Holland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet Edinburgh (Edinburgh, 1st ed) (Paperback)

This guide to Edinburgh unfortunately lacks the quality we're used from Lonely Planet. I couldn't taste any commitment of the author to the subject, it almost looks like that the author wrote the guide during an afternoon visit. Surprisingly, many very interesting features of Edinburgh are not included, like the Botanical Gardens. Many other features are decribed too briefly. When looking for a guide of the town, step into a local bookstore en look for the locally issued handbook of Edinburgh, published bij Mercat Press. It's good souvenir too.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars helpful guidebook, July 13, 2007

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Stephjv - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet Edinburgh (City Guide) (Paperback)

This book provided a good introduction to the city of Edinburgh, though the part I used the most and found most helpful was the map section in the back. The maps are very detailed and were extrememly useful to me as I navigated the streets of the city.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book and major overhaul, February 8, 2002

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"josiebenman" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet Edinburgh (Paperback)

Not only is this book witty, it covers all the city sights and is very useful. This book is written by a different author from the first edition and the change is phenomenal. This book is definitely recommended - the colourful festivals section is totally cool.