The Rough Guide to Toronto [Paperback]

Phil Lee (Author), Helen Lovekin (Author)

Book Description

Series: Rough Guide Mini Guides | Publication Date: May 3, 2001

This is the ultimate handbook to Canada's most diverse city, featuring lively accounts of every attraction, from the CN Tower to the city's ethnic neighbourhoods and the tranquil Toronto islands. There are discriminating reviews of the city's excellent restaurants, bars and clubs, detailed coverage of the arts and entertainments scene, and full orientation for successful retail therapy. Niagara and other excursions are included. "Perfect. . . everything you'll need to know or want to see. . . all in a chunky little volume that will slip into a jacket pocket" wrote the Toronto Star.

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''Rough Guides are consistently readable, informed and, most crucially, reliable'' - Bill Bryson

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About the Author

Phil Lee first experienced Canada as a bartender in an Ontario water-ski resort. He is author of Rough Guides to Norway, Mallorca & Menorca, Bruges DIRECTIONS, Mallorca DIRECTIONS, and co-author of Rough Guides to the Pacific Northwest, Canada, The Netherlands, Brussels, Belgium & Luxembourg, Amsterdam and Amsterdam DIRECTIONS. Helen Lovekin is a Torontonian born and bred. She lives with the love of her life in a "wee hoose" in Cabbagetown.

Phil Lee first experienced Canada as a bartender in an Ontario water-ski resort. He is author of Rough Guides to Norway, Mallorca & Menorca, Bruges DIRECTIONS, Mallorca DIRECTIONS, and co-author of Rough Guides to Canada, The Pacific Northwest, The Netherlands, Brussels, Belgium & Luxembourg, Amsterdam and Amsterdam DIRECTIONS.

Helen Lovekin is a Torontonian born and bred. She lives with the love of her life in a "wee hoose" in Cabbagetown.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Rough Guides; 2 edition (May 3, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 185828760X
• ISBN-13: 978-1858287607
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Convenient Guide to Toronto, June 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Rough Guide to Toronto (Paperback)

This book is ideal for a short trip to Toronto or for those who don't care to carry large, bulky books with them on vacation. Most of the information is short, to the point, with a minimum of color commentary. There is a section devoted to the history of the city and references to other books for those who want more information. The book is small enough to fit in a backpack or even a coat pocket so it can be carried with you. Probably not ideal for an extended stay, but overall helpful.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Useless book!, August 19, 2010

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giggy_18 "giggy_18" (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rough Guide to Toronto (Paperback)

I have not used a more useless guide book.

1 - the pricing information for museums in this book are completely out of date! The prices they quoted for the AGO, ROM, Bata Shoe Museum and so on are often at least $10 less than the actual admission fees those places typically charge now.

2 - they make downtown financial district sound like the coolest area ever, with a lot written about Nathan Phillips Square. That square is over-run with homeless people and pigeon poop!

3 - The book has all of 3 lines about the West end of Toronto (Queen St, King St West, from West of Spadina). That's the coolest area in the city with so many good galleries and art spaces, independent businesses, great restaurants. It's a serious oversight of the book's authors to skip this area.

4.0 out of 5 stars fun waterproof Toronto travel map, October 6, 2011

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Santoku, Mr. (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rough Guide to Toronto Map (Rough Guide City Maps) (Map)

This item is the Rough Guide map of Toronto - not the related 'Rough Guide to Toronto' guide book. Reviews for the book should have been made elsewhere. This folding map doesn't cover as large of the city area as the larger and cheaper (but very good!) regular paper maps like Rand McNally. But it's strengths are that it is completely waterproof (not just water-resistant), and it shows many establishments (like hotels, restaurants, clubs, theaters, stores, tourist attractions and operating hours) that others don't. Public transit is shown quite well. And it's moderate size can be a plus because it's not too huge to open up in a car. The main map covers the downtown region in good detail (and it includes a good downtown closeup map), but it doesn't extend northward enough to show Highway 401. To see the 401 and the main highways in and around Toronto, you'll need to use the Toronto Metro Area mini map section - which is small and not very detailed - but might suffice for merely passing through the city on the highways.