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This title contains 66 trips with maps, including 20 day trips from Atlanta, Nashville, Savannah and Charleston. The trips include a Southern Gothic Literary Tour, The Bourbon Trail, Gator Watching on the Gulf Coast and a Bill Clinton-inspired 'Bill-grimage'. This book covers North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky. This is a comprehensive guide to the South.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This a disappointing guide book, perhaps the least useful I have ever bought and far short of the Lonely Planet's usual excellent standards.
There are four problems.
First, the book is structured as a series of themed trips. There is nothing wrong with this per se but you are quite likely to find youself in place that features in 3 or 4 trips and the cross-referencing between trips is poor.
Secondly, the book lacks much of the information that makes guide books useful. This is true on many levels; for example: there is none of the historical and cultural information usually found in Lonely Planet guidebooks that puts the places being visited into context; there is very little of the basic factual information (such as museum opening times) that you expect to find in a guide book; and there is very little information on places to stay (with the few places picked out generally being high end).
Thirdly, the book is heavily biased towards food; many trips are centred entirely on food and places to eat feature extensively in other trips. This will appeal to foodies but not to travellers with broader interests.
Finally, the tone of the book is odd and irritating - it is a weird blend of right-on folksiness and 1950s travelogue; so you will find youself being told to "bid adieu to sweet Hwy 17", to "head back downtown and have a spiritual experience", and to "let some chopped pork slap you on your taste buds...".
The Lonely Planet guide to "Louisiana and The Deep South" (currently out of print) is much more useful
There are four problems.
First, the book is structured as a series of themed trips. There is nothing wrong with this per se but you are quite likely to find youself in place that features in 3 or 4 trips and the cross-referencing between trips is poor.
Secondly, the book lacks much of the information that makes guide books useful. This is true on many levels; for example: there is none of the historical and cultural information usually found in Lonely Planet guidebooks that puts the places being visited into context; there is very little of the basic factual information (such as museum opening times) that you expect to find in a guide book; and there is very little information on places to stay (with the few places picked out generally being high end).
Thirdly, the book is heavily biased towards food; many trips are centred entirely on food and places to eat feature extensively in other trips. This will appeal to foodies but not to travellers with broader interests.
Finally, the tone of the book is odd and irritating - it is a weird blend of right-on folksiness and 1950s travelogue; so you will find youself being told to "bid adieu to sweet Hwy 17", to "head back downtown and have a spiritual experience", and to "let some chopped pork slap you on your taste buds...".
The Lonely Planet guide to "Louisiana and The Deep South" (currently out of print) is much more useful
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have just returned from a roadtrip that visited Louisiana, Mississippi, Tenessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, all covered by this great book. It is full of ideas for short visits or themed toured. A must have book if you're visiting these states. It also covers Alabama.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This travel book is fine for small touring trips. I just couldn't find enough information about specific towns that I was interested in.
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A real disappointment
Agree with another reviwed this is a disappointing guide book, by far the least useful guide I've ever bought and not what I would expect from Lonely Planet. Read more
Published 3 months ago by yorkshire lass
great ideas and reccomendations
This is a really good ideas book for trips and themed itineries in the south. I am looking forward to trying them out.
Published 14 months ago by L. Lanchbury
Cant wait to use it fa'real....!
Great book, lots of maps and info, even suggests music playlists to listen to on your roadtrip!! Looking forward to using it on my trip in a few weeks time.
Published on 1 Feb 2010 by T. Lewis
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