Lonely Planet Wales [Paperback]

Abigail Hole (Author), Etain O'Carroll (Author), John King (Author)

Book Description

Series: Lonely Planet Wales | Publication Date: May 2004

A totally revamped guide, with new and enticing listings throughout. Includes comprehensive coverage of Wales' attractions, from Cardiff to the Brecon Beacons and Anglesey, and offers extensive information on the many activities on offer throughout the country, from hiking up Snowdon to coasteering in Pembrokeshire.

Product Details

• Paperback: 332 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 2 edition (May 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 174059424X
• ISBN-13: 978-1740594240
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,748,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing and inferior to Rough Guide, June 12, 2004

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Elias Baumgarten (Ann Arbor, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Wales (Paperback)

I usually get both the Lonely Planet and Rough Guides for my trips, and generally both are good. In this case there is no comparison, and I would recommend just getting the Rough Guide. It's 585 pages compared to Lonely Planet's slim 332 and contains much more detailed information. The fourth edition of the Rough Guide (May 2003) is even less expensive! And where Lonely Planet usually wins, in color photographs and maps, the Rough Guide has at least caught up. I do like Lonely Planet's giving phone code and population for each city/town/village, but that alone doesn't make it worth carrying around!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars More practical than inspirational: what and not why, September 10, 2005

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This review is from: Lonely Planet Wales (Paperback)

The plethora of eateries and places to stay, more than the sights, shops, and ambiance of much of Wales, permeates these pages. You get less of a sense of why to visit so many of the places rather than where to sleep and munch when you get there. This emphasis on the practical, of course, makes this an essential reference for any traveller. Yet, I would supplement it with cultural reading and research before planning a vacation, for too often too little of the reasons to go to one place rather than another are lacking in this Lonely Planet guide.

Extra credit, however, for stimulating, if too brief, introductory material at the start that places as marginalia recommended books and websites (inevitably some of the latter being puffed up as better than they actually are regarding their depth). Too often in many guides, such lists are appended rather than featured prominently. All in all, a helpful nuts-and-bolts guide to where to go and what to do, but as I mentioned, the why will be better found in other books and guides for the newcomer.

5.0 out of 5 stars Another good one from Lonely Planet, October 14, 2009

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This review is from: Lonely Planet Wales (Paperback)

Lonely Planet has a tradition of delving into regions that most other guidebooks give only a passing glance, and "Wales" is a perfect example. Most guidebooks lump Wales and England together (ask the Welsh how they feel about that), which is unfortunate if your travels are concentrated only on Wales, as ours were. Complete, useful, and a bit irreverant, as most LP guides are, if you are planning a trip to discover only the magic of Wales, and not Great Britain as a whole, you need this book.