Latvia, 3rd: The Bradt Travel Guide (Paperback)

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A wealth of practical information. Yorkshire Post --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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”A wealth of practical information.”
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“The Latvia guide was the best I’ve used. Overall Bradt are my favourite guides.”
Ed Williams, Coventry

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides; 3rd edition (July 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841620483
• ISBN-13: 978-1841620480
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,185,518 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sets the (very high) standard, June 23, 2008

By	J. L. Albee "Faulkner Wannabe" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Latvia, 5th (Bradt Travel Guide) (Paperback)

Latvia is a tiny country, but you'd never know that from browsing this perfectly constructed travel guide. I won't blather on about this book, but suffice to say that it offers the optimum balance between historical, cultural, natural and practical information. Glossy photography? Not here. Buy this book for the quality of its writing. This guide does a particularly good job of explaining to readers how Latvia is not Estonia, not Lithuania, and certainly not Russia. The Baltic states, often (and incorrectly) considered one cultural space, become distinct countries in each of the Bradt guides. This one is especially good.

Lovely Riga, of course, figures prominently, but other fascinating places in Latvia are revealed for you as well, cultural and natural. Since Bradt puts so much effort into their Baltic series, and new editions appear frequently, you can be sure that listings are comprehensive and right up to date. There's no better guide to Latvia than this one.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Informative, May 26, 2000

By	Larissa Loden (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Latvia: The Bradt Travel Guide (Guide to) (Paperback)

I thought this book was very informative i really enjoyed all it had to stay about Latvia. It really makes you feel as if oyu know the country better I recommnd this book to anyone who is taking a trip to Latvia or one of the Baltic states the book is even good for just review! This book is a definte if you are lookign for information and description on latvia.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Buy, March 9, 2007

By	Fred Kirkendoll (Pasadena, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Latvia, 4th: The Bradt Travel Guide (Paperback)

The product was in excellent shape when I received it. The book looked as if it were new and bought right off the book store shelf.