Let's Go the Budget Guide to France 1997 (Annual) (Paperback)

~ Thomas F. Moore (Editor), Julie R. Cooper (Editor), Lisa M. Nosal (Editor)

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Product Description

28 black & white maps of color maps.

Product Details

• Paperback: 703 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press (November 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312146523
• ISBN-13: 978-0312146528
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,666,563 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide to France, March 4, 1999

By	Anthony D. Riker (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Let's Go 1999: France (Paperback)

I used this guide while traveling in Paris and plan to use it in an upcoming trip through the Riviera. Their tips were insightful yet witty. With this book I found a really nice hotel which was quite cheap - 130 francs ($22) a day for a single room. Follow their advice and splurge on food, the French take their food very seriously. However, don't follow the advice on exchanging money at the American Express office. Their rate is horrible. A better suggestion would be to exchange US cash at one of the exchange bureaus on the street and compare rates. Their 'security suggestions' regarding places to use caution at night were a bit excessive according to my French friends from Paris. Their maps of Paris could have been more substantial as they only covered a few of the arrondissements in great detail. Otherwise a great guide to France.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of Space, February 23, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Let's Go 98 France (Annual) (Paperback)

This is the sort of guide for people who need a guide to walk out the front door of their house. The advice about money exchange is completely outdated now that ATM's are found nearly everywhere in the world. The guide misses several interesting areas of France, most notably the Ardeche region. It completely misses the mark on Vieux Nice by characterizing it as unsafe when in fact it is probably the most interesting part of the town. And if you follow the bar advice, you will normally end up in an Anglophile ersatz pub and miss the French cafe experience. If you are a traveller who likes to remain insulated from the French, buy this book.