Let's Go 2000: Europe: The World's Bestselling Budget Travel Series (Let's Go. Europe, 2000) (Paperback)

by Let's Go Inc. (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
Let's Go, the budget-minded guidebook series started by Harvard University students in 1960, returns to Europe for a year 2000 update. The guide starts off with basic European travel necessities: visa updates, how to score the cheapest airfares (couriers, charters, consolidators), the latest on the Euro, and whether or not you should invest in a Eurail Pass. Countries are listed alphabetically, with more prominent ones (Italy, France, England, Germany) getting the most space while smaller countries register just one page (Andorra, Malta). Not surprisingly, the best deals can be found in eastern Europe ($15 hostels in Estonia, $2 dinners in Slovakia). Each city lists the lowdown on the best hostels and inns, cheap eats, sights, entertainment, and day-trip options. The appendix is packed with practical information like basic phrases in numerous languages (including Dutch and Latvian), a glossary of common terms, and even Metro maps. Finally, if you need a little help planning your trip, check out the suggested itineraries. --Jill Fergus

Product Description
Now in its 40th edition, Let's Go: Europe is the original traveler's handbook to the continent that produced the Roman Empire, the Renaissance, and the euro.

CHEER like an Elizabethan groundling in Shakespeare's Globe Theatre for $12.

FEAST on tapas and sangria to the beat of Flamenco dancers for $7.

SOAK in a Turkish bath and try your hand at haggling at the Grand Bazaar for $4.

Product Details

• Paperback: 992 pages
• Publisher: Let's Go Publications; Revised edition (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312244665
• ISBN-13: 978-0312244668
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 4.2 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,512,391 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I did not find it as good as Lonely Planet, July 19, 2000

By	Econ PhD Student (Cornell University) - See all my reviews

Let's Go is the college student classic. Without a doubt, if you are looking simply to party Europe, this is your most helpful tool. But if you are looking to experience Europe, understand that Let's Go is the most popular European travel guide. Virtually EVERYONE has it. This fact does have its advantages: you will never be far from the American crowd. But the disadvantages are the same: the bars, the clubs, the hostels and resturants are all on the Let's Go circuit.

In all, my recomendation is to buy the Lonely Planet guidebook that I found much more informative and better written. You can better avoid the American Party crowd when you feel like it, and when you want to partake in the happenings - don't worry they are easy to find.

The other advantage of everyone having Let's Go would be that it can be found almost everywhere (hostel bookshelves, your roommate's backpack) and you will not have any trouble borrowing it for a while. Lonley Planet offers a slightly different perspective, and allows you to more fully enjoy your trip abroad.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Big improvement!, March 8, 2000

By	Harriet (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

Well, they say that Let's Go is the Bible of the Budget Traveller, and that's certainly proved true in the latest edition of Let's Go: Europe. I've travelled with Let's Go: Europe twice now, and I wouldn't use any other series. The first time I used the '98 guide, which quite frankly was not as good as Lonely Planet. But the 2000 guide has fixed those problems. They certainly know the budget travel spots, always looking out for students like myself who don't have too much cash. Let's Go: Europe includes helpful hints on the cultural quirks of each destination. For the youthful traveller looking to have fun, Let's Go is the guidebook to pick.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Lonely Planet or Rick Steve's offer a better guidebook, December 20, 2000

By A Customer

After traveling in Europe for four months now, I have used the Let's Go, Lonely Planet, Frommers, and Rick Steves guides. The only thing I really appreciated with the Let's Go books were their colored maps of certain major cities (which you can pick up at any tourist information center without buying the book). Their directions for getting to places were very vague--I couldn't find half of the hostels or restaurants I wanted to go to with this book. In addition, I found some of their smaller maps to place icons of places in completely different locations than where they were located in the city, but they still gave the correct address. Lonely Planet books were much more reliable, and I believe that the Rick Steves' books are the best on the market if you want to actually experience a city and not just it's tourist traps with "We speak english" in every window.