- Paperback: 496 pages
- Publisher: Fodor; 20th Revised edition edition (5 Oct 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1400016118
- ISBN-13: 978-1400016112
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.2 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,615,164 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Packed with insider information in an easy-to-use format, Fodor's bestselling guide to Scotland is fully updated for 2006
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Scotland's rugged beauty and colourful history make it a popular tourist destination. Whilst The Highlands, Edinburgh and Glasgow are favoured by many, there are some real gems to be found outside these areas. This completely updated guide features scenic country tours of The Highlands and the coast, together with walking tours in cities, towns and villages. Visitors will be steered towards all the best sights, from the remote castles and lochs of the Highlands to the metropolitan splendour of Edinburgh.
There are detailed reviews of restaurants and listings of accommodation in every price category, together with an expanded coverage of where to stay and where to eat for Glasgow and the rural regions. In addition, an entire chapter is devoted to the country's renowned golf courses. Furthermore, there is coverage of the finest spots for fishing and hiking, as well as top buys on tartans, tweeds and malt whiskeys. The Smart Travel Tips section is packed with contacts and great advice and best budget options are highlighted. Before leaving on your journey to Scotland, be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Listing only the major places, but gives many details,
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This review is from: Fodor's Scotland, 20th Edition (Paperback)
if you follow the main track and plan to visit the major attractions, this book is for you. If you like a bit off track, try other guides. However, the style is clear, many good suggestions about food and accomodation. Using it with the internet gives you enough details to travel through Scotland with confidence.
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4.2 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
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Just the Facts about Scotland,
By D. S. Thurlow - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fodor's Scotland, 20th Edition (Paperback)
"Fodor's Scotland" is heavy on facts for planning and light on wow factor. This guide, the 20th edition of the series on Scotland, contains an enormous amount of updated and useful information on planning a trip to Scotland.
The guide provides useful descriptions of Scotland's many natural and historical attractions, including breakdowns by regions that can serve as the basis of a travel itinerary. The regional breakdowns include suggestions for accomodations and dining, along with price ranges. There are inset notes about local history. The usual travel tips about traveling to and around Scotland are addressed at the beginning of the guide, along with a calendar of special events by month. The latter should be carefully consulted, as the presence of a music festival or highland games can easily overwhelm limited local room and board facilities outside major urban areas like Glasgow and Edinburgh. Northern Scotland has limited road and rail networks, few large population centers, and correspondingly fewer tourist accomodations. Visitors planning to enjoy the wild and beautiful Highlands and Islands should plan ahead carefully. The inclusion of website addresses for many hotels and other facilities allows some useful comparisons. Fodor's Scotland has no photographs or other illustrations beyond maps; visitors seeking a sense of place and scale should consult elsewhere. The level of detail even in a 400 page guide is necessarily limited. Travelers with particular interests such as hiking are advised to do additional research. Fodors does not include the rating system for hotels, guest houses, and B&Bs already in use in Scotland; these ratings are normally advertised on individual websites and are a useful comparison measure. This visitor to Scotland found them to be fairly accurate. This guide is recommended to the traveler planning a trip to Scotland and needing lots of basic information with which to plan. 2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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what's more after lonely planet,
By fishocat - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fodor's Scotland, 20th Edition (Paperback)
i love the few day must sees recommendations before each chapter
they give idea on what is important to see and they also have plans for quick stops in 1-2 days to nearly 1 week for each place layout and information as expected similar to lonely planet stuffs personally i like the way the info was presented in this series better
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fodor's Scotland Guide,
By Kinzie Thomas "KTChicago" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fodor's Scotland, 20th Edition (Paperback)
Great book - I visited a friend in Scotland who had never been a "tourist in her own country" and we both found the book to be very helpful in choosing what sites to see. Will use it the next time I visit.
The only drawback is that it's hard to figure out exactly where the restaurants are in relation to the visitor attractions. Maybe a map with the the restaurants noted on it would help. |
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