Lonely Planet Scandinavian & Baltic Europe (Scandinavian and Baltic Europe, 5th ed) [Paperback]

Glenda Bendure (Author), Ned Friary (Author), Graeme Cornwallis (Author), Steve Kokker (Author), Clay Lucas (Author)

Book Description

Series: Scandinavian and Baltic Europe, 5th ed | Publication Date: February 2001

-- covers Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Finland and the Faroe Islands
-- reveals the natural wonders and cultural frontiers of Scandinavia
-- transport options, from motorcycling along the fjords to Finnish ferry-hopping

Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet; 5th edition (February 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1864501561
• ISBN-13: 978-1864501568
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,166,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars plain and honest, March 30, 2001

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marzipan "panchild" (Greenwich, CT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet Scandinavian & Baltic Europe (Scandinavian and Baltic Europe, 5th ed) (Paperback)

This book is obviously aimed at the budget traveler, and does its job well enough, pointing out clean and cheap places to stay, eat, and get around. It doesn't have much to offer however to those travelers who'd like to sleep and dine a notch up. It gives adequate overviews of the cities, but I found the cultural particulars lacking.It seems to have a bias toward Disney style miniature villages etc., more than major museums. Or perhaps that's just Scandanavia; I haven't been there yet, am still in the process of planning a trip this summer.

When you don't have a lot of time you want to know the outstanding sights in museums you'll visit, since you won't be able to see everything. Like most travel guides, this one will work better if you also read its competition, such as Fodors, Michelin Green, Insight in planning your trip. LONELY PLANT however, by skipping those glitzy color photos that might lure you away from home in the first place, creates a light and compact package that's sufficient for the journey, as long as you've used other guides and resources for advance planning.

4 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disgraceful garbage, October 25, 2001

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M. Mcfarland - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Scandinavian & Baltic Europe (Scandinavian and Baltic Europe, 5th ed) (Paperback)

Another bomb from Lonely Planet. Incoherent, often wrong and poorly written. It amazes me how this company's guide books have become the most popular amongst young travellers. This one covers the entire Scandinavian region - including the baltic republics and St. Petereburg. Like most of the regional LP books, this one doesn't follow a standardised format and provides the reader with reams of useless information. How anyone is supposed to plan a trip using this book is beyond me. Garbage.