Lonely Planet Georgia & the Carolinas [Paperback]

Jeremy Gray (Author), Jeff Davis (Author), China Williams (Author)

Book Description

Series: Lonely Planet Georgia & the Carolinas | Publication Date: January 2002

A thorough look at a region popular with many types of visitor, commercial Atlanta, colonial Charleston, the college town of Athens and the Smoky Mountains. A special section beats with the area's traditional, folk, soul, country, bluegrass and rock music and investigates budget and off the beaten track sights.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Whether searching for pirate’s loot or rafting the Hooch river, "Georgia & the Carolinas" is indispensible for navigating the shady streets of some of the country’s oldest cities and most spectacular wilderness.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 1St Edition edition (January 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1864503831
• ISBN-13: 978-1864503838
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #810,582 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #39 in Books > Travel > United States > States > North Carolina
  • #78 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Georgia

More About the Author

JEREMY GRAY was born of English parents in Louisiana. He began his writing career at news agencies, working at Agence France Presse and Bloomberg in Germany before moving to The Financial Times in Amsterdam. Over the past decade Jeremy has written travel guides for Lonely Planet, Dorling Kindersley and National Geographic, and contributed travel photography to publications around the globe. Learn more about Jeremy at www.jeremyjgray.com.

Customer Reviews

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lonely Planet is best travel series ever!, December 23, 2002

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David Adler "David" (Hilton Head Island, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet Georgia & the Carolinas (Paperback)

I am an extensive user of travel guides, particularly ones for travelers on a budget. The Lonely Planet books have the same budget travel info on hotels, airline travel, how to get around by bus, train, etc. that my other favorite series, "Let's Go" has. However, you don't get to learn as much history and culture in the Let's Go books like you do in Lonely Planet. Let's Go is more of a reference book. Lonely Planet teaches you local culture and has much more comprehensive coverage of the region, especially this one-the Carolinas and Georgia. Let's Go doesn't give North and South Carolina nearly as much justice as this Lonely Planet book. Let's Go never mentions the Triad or Wilmington, NC. Lonely Planet has a good section on those. This book makes the least-heralded travel destinations look interesting. This series is also updated an average of every two years, and they welcome input from readers and they use it for the next edition.

This book has an entire section on Atlanta, including a set of very good maps and a MARTA map. You will do well in Atlanta with this book. Charleston and Myrtle Beach, and somewhat of Columbia, SC are well documented, and the up-country of Greenville/Spartanburg are represented. In North Carolina, you'll learn about the Triangle, Charlotte, the Western NC mountain region, and all the beach areas from top to bottom. Georgia has the entire state covered, even the mountain areas of the northeastern part of the state, where there are some excellent state parks, and of course, the southern end of the Appalachian Trail. You will also get to explore Savannah, Augusta, Hilton Head, and much more. There is a good deal of info in the book, and it isn't overbearing to find your way around in it.

Very good information for international travelers from abroad as well. For those of you who visit our area and have never been to the South before, you'll get a handy primer on its eccentricities and its triumphs, as well as how to get along with the most genteel and aristocratic of Southern ladies and gentlemen.

1.0 out of 5 stars Extremely superficial, overpriced guide, March 12, 2009

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Tunis Romein (Charleston, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Georgia & the Carolinas (Paperback)

One would hope for something a bit out of the ordinary from the "Lonely Planet" people, but this book is, if anything, less helpful than conventional travel guides. It's very short and extremely superficial, and certainly not worth the money.