Lonely Planet Florida (Regional Travel Guide) [Paperback]

Jeff Campbell (Author), Becca Blond (Author), Jennifer Denniston (Author), Beth Greenfield (Author), Adam Karlin (Author), Willy Volk (Author)

Book Description

Series: Regional Travel Guide | Publication Date: January 1, 2009

Lonely Planet Florida

Snorkel coral reefs, or hunt for treasure on unspoiled Treasure-Coast beaches
Twist the pan-American kaleidoscope and sample the colorful cultures of Cuba, Colombia and Haiti in Miami
Spend a night in the only underwater hotel in the world

In This Guide:

Six authors, 40 baskets of conch fritters, 20 hours spent waiting in line for amusement-park rides
Dedicated Florida for Kids chapter and extensive coverage of theme parks helps you embrace the family fun
Environmental coverage that supports the preservation of Florida's delicate landscape
Visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews and traveler insights

Product Details

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet; 5th edition (January 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1741046971
• ISBN-13: 978-1741046977
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #573,661 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Prefered Fodor's..., January 13, 2011

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mamber-m (Champaign, IL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lonely Planet Florida (Regional Travel Guide) (Paperback)

I purchased this book together with Fodor's Florida 2011 for my recent trip to FL. It turned out that Fodor's was much more useful. I learned from Fodor's more than from LP on average, and I like that Fodor's book is more colorful. Maybe LP is more useful if you want to cut down expenditures, which was not my case. For a trip to China or Algeria, I always buy LP if I bring only one book, but for a more relaxing trip to some rich country/states, I don't see the typical dominance by LP in terms of quality/quantity of information...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Travel Advice, August 8, 2011

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Jackie O. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet Florida (Regional Travel Guide) (Paperback)

I bought this book specifically because I was going down to St. Augustine and found there to be a lot of tourist traps on the internet and wanted a little more well researched travel guide. I love Lonely Planet guides and found this one to meet my high expectations as always. The guide did a great job giving historical background and vignettes on sites in St. Augustine. It also helped me to narrow down my itinerary and provided addresses and phone numbers for the attractions. All of the information was accurate and correct and the reviews were spot on. I definitely would recommend this guide- and quite frankly, any of their guides.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars If you're using the Kindle, don't buy this item., April 13, 2011

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Jon - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lonely Planet Florida (Regional Travel Guide) (Kindle Edition)

I am normally a big fan of Lonely Planet, but not on the Kindle. I thought it would be nice to not have to carry around a big book. But forget buying this or any guide book on the kindle. First, the maps are almost impossible to read so they are basically worthless, even when you enlarge them. Second, it's really hard to flip around in the book on the kindle, like you would normally do in a guide book, so you're stuck with how the authors have organized your trip. Basically the whole experience sucked. When I accessed the book on my Ipod touch it was a little better and maybe the electronic version works better for the ipad (I don't have one yet). In summary, I'll never buy another guide book for the kindle.