The Lonely Planet Country Guides are the complete country guides for independent travellers. They feature inspirational colour highlights sections, easy-to-use grid-referenced maps and insightful history, culture, food and environment chapters by specialised contributors.
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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
By P. MARSTON
Format:Paperback
If you buy this then you will get a lot of information from it and you will survive. However, I used it for a month and decided to ditch it for "The Rough Guide" after borrowing it from a fellow backpacker and comparing it to my LP. The Rough Guide's writing was much better/wittier, tips were more helpful and the recommendations more accurate. Having used only LP guides for years I have been converted to The Rough Guides for now.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By A. M. Long
Format:Paperback
having left our copy of the Rough Guide to Vietnam in a taxi in Saigon during the first week of our trip, we had no option but to purchase a copy of Lonely Planet. We were very disappointed, if you stuck to the Lonely planet, you'd only see a quarter mile radius of where you land, and miss out on so much that vietnam offers. It felt as if the author lands at the local backpacker haunt, then does door to door reviews of the closest hotels, bars and restaurants. The reviews also seem to act as a reason for a price hike as prices don't reflect what the lonely planet suggests. Yes, there's inflation, but it was published only last year and the prices really did seem way off, even though we were traveling during the low season.
You'd be able to get by with the lonely planet, and if you're not an adventurous traveller and are happy to follow the crowd, then this would be a fine purchase for you, but the Rough guide seemed to provide so much more detail. The one positive in favour of the Lonely Planet over the Rough Guide, is the language section which provides Vietnamese phonetically which makes getting your tongue round the tonal language much easier.
You'd be able to get by with the lonely planet, and if you're not an adventurous traveller and are happy to follow the crowd, then this would be a fine purchase for you, but the Rough guide seemed to provide so much more detail. The one positive in favour of the Lonely Planet over the Rough Guide, is the language section which provides Vietnamese phonetically which makes getting your tongue round the tonal language much easier.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By J. Allen
Format:Paperback
What is it about Lonely Planet? Like a rash, their guides are everywhere - sometimes in the most unwelcome of places. Nicely packaged and handy they may be, but they are often woefully inaccurate and incomplete. This is no exception. Cutting and pasting a few paragraphs about history and culture, this really skims the surface of a fascinating country, and leaves many fascinating places out. If you're a twentysomething Australian back-packer, then this book will probably make you very happy; if you're more discerning, and looking to explore the country's lesser known areas and learn more about its culture (and if you're interested in accuracy), then I would go for the infinitely better Rough Guide.
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Useful
Very useful travel guide if you are planning to travel to Vietnam. Personally, I don't think it tells me much more than what I could have found on the internet if I made an effort... Read more
Published 7 days ago by cjl15868
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't do to Vietnam without this guide!
I purchased this way back in 2010 before my travels. if you have never been to Vietnam this is a great guide to buy to plan your trip, find places to stay and learn about the... Read more
Published 15 months ago by cosmeticsaddict82
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very useful
Very useful in our recent trip to Vietnam. Lonely Planet remains the favorite for all the background info, culture, what to visit and where to eat, this guide is king.
Published 17 months ago by miguel_rdp
3.0 out of 5 stars
If you want a guide book that tells you what a country was like 3...
As always, the format of a LP guide book is great.
Maps are clear and detailed, glossery and language section are super useful. Read more
Maps are clear and detailed, glossery and language section are super useful. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Ms. L. Simpson
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gave a great insight
As a first time visitor to Vietnam, this book was great for giving me an insight in to what the country is like. Read more
Published 19 months ago by alisonia
3.0 out of 5 stars
Useful but could be better
I chose this guide book because it was the most up to date at the time and covered the three places in detail that we were intending to visit during our trip to Vietnam ( Hanoi,... Read more
Published 21 months ago by summertime
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not the bibles they used to be
Full of inaccuracies. When you are hot sweating and hungry trudging up and down trying to find a diner restaurant cafe that is half a mile away on the other side of the street or... Read more
Published 22 months ago by lyndam
5.0 out of 5 stars
vietnam book
This book was everything I expected and hoped for as the Lonely Planet guides always deliver
informative and interesting insights into the countries they research.
informative and interesting insights into the countries they research.
Published on 18 Dec 2010 by henson
4.0 out of 5 stars
Future of guidebooks is on your kindle - lonely planet leading the way
Looking for a guidebook on Vietnam you are faced with a huge choice - Lonely Planet have one bonus i was able to downloaded this onto my kindle in a few seconds. Read more
Published on 12 Aug 2010 by Chris Hoare
5.0 out of 5 stars
A book of info
This is about the 5th Lonely Planet book I have bought and as always it delivers.
All the information you need about Vietnam, useful weblinks etc. Read more
All the information you need about Vietnam, useful weblinks etc. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2010 by K. Regan
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