- Paperback: 544 pages
- Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing; 3rd Revised edition edition (18 Nov 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1566911680
- ISBN-13: 978-1566911689
- Product Dimensions: 18.9 x 13.2 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #47 in Books > Travel & Holiday > Countries & Regions > Asia > Philippines
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A twenty-year veteran of travel in the Philippines, Carl Parkes provides fascinating cultural insights, reveals personal tips on restaurants, nightlife and reliable places to stay.'
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The Philippines is a mountainous country, but many peaks and ridges are covered by dense vegetation, so that the first necessity for scaling them would be a bolo (machete). Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Easily the most detailed guidebook to the country,
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This review is from: Philippines Handbook (Moon Travel Handbooks) (Paperback)
While it may not be as up to date about practical info (like prices or schedules) as say Lonely Planet, I found this book unbeatable for its in depth coverage of the country!It covers every single province (out of ca. 80) making sure that no remote corner of the country is overlooked. The emphasis on regional clutures / ethnic groups was particularly interesting to me. It is THE best book for those planning to spend a longer period in the Philippines going off the beaten track, though carrying a LP as a back-up for practical info is useful. Certainly for those only going on a 2-3 weeks beach holiday the in depth info contained in this book may be irrelevant, and they might be better off with another book stronger on resorts and prices...
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3.6 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews) 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good indepth info for the adventurer,
By James S. Dodds - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Philippines Handbook (Moon Handbooks) (Paperback)
If you have a short time in the Philippines and want easy, but good, trips laid out in detail Lonely Planet is better. But if you really want to learn about the Philippines, get a handle on the remote areas, leave the tourist track and plunge into wilderness or hang out with remote tribes, Moon is much better. I use them both.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Easily the most detailed guidebook to the country,
By Laszlo Wagner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Philippines Handbook (Moon Travel Handbooks) (Paperback)
While it may not be as up to date about practical info (like prices or schedules) as say Lonely Planet, I found this book unbeatable for its in depth coverage of the country!It covers every single province (out of ca. 80) making sure that no remote corner of the country is overlooked. The emphasis on regional clutures / ethnic groups was particularly interesting to me. It is THE best book for those planning to spend a longer period in the Philippines going off the beaten track, though carrying a LP as a back-up for practical info is useful. Certainly for those only going on a 2-3 weeks beach holiday the in depth info contained in this book may be irrelevant, and they might be better off with another book stronger on resorts and prices... 8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
"New" edition hopelessly out of date,
By AndyC "AndyC" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Philippines Handbook (Moon Travel Handbooks) (Paperback)
Moon guides are in general well researched, balanced, informative and truly valuable travel companions. Northern California, for example is quite excellent.This "new" edition of the Philippines Handbook, published in late 1999, is, however, a sharp contrast to Moon's normal standards. Sloppily edited and badly out of date its errors are too numerous to mention, the accomodation sections being especially unreliable. I checked out accomodation comments for several cities which I personally know well including Manila and Cebu and the data in this book are either very out of date, very incomplete, or just plain wrong. Information on shopping in both Manila and Cebu is similarly outdated or just plain absent. No travel guide, unfortunately, takes this interesting, challenging and rapidly developing country seriously. The "new" (1977) Lonely Planet guide is little better than the Moon guide In summary, if you have an older edition of either guide, use it. These "new" editions are a sham. |
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