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by Chris Rowthorn (Author) "Thanks to 'Tabon Man' who left a bit of his (or her, according to some) skull in a cave in Palawan at least 22,000 years..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 8th Revised edition edition (1 Jun 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1740592107
  • ISBN-13: 978-1740592109
  • Product Dimensions: 20 x 12.8 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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This guide includes information on accommodation and places to eat for every budget. It covers what to do and see in the region and offers tips on getting the best out of your visit and how to get-off-the-beaten-track.
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Thanks to 'Tabon Man' who left a bit of his (or her, according to some) skull in a cave in Palawan at least 22,000 years ago, a sliver of light shines into the deep, dark prehistory of the Philippines. Read the first page
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Needs an update, 19 Sep 2004
After several visits in the last year to the Philippines I have come to realise that this guidebook is seriously out of date. Mostly because this print is already an update of an earlier print. Especially with regards to Northern Luzon (information about Baguio), Mindoro (a.o. Puerto Galera and Roxas) and about transport from and to Metro Manila (due to frequent changes in busterminals). About other regions I can't give any statements because I have not been there. But based on what I have found out so far I'm first making use of the Internet and local contacts (through e-mail and telephone) before turning to this guidebook. Of course the book can be used for reference material.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Would recommend, 26 Jun 2004
By O. Knight (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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Found this book useful and informative. I've often found Lonely Planet to be quite out of date, but not on this occasion - price guides seemed quite accurate and didn't find anything that had disappeared. I've seen some other reviews (by Americans) criticising it for having an anti-US bias in the history sections - but I didn't agree with this. The Philippines has had a very difficult history and has suffered at the hands of other countries colonial interests - the US included - and I thought this was well explained. The general commentary is informal and I would recommend this guidebook for all generations.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars best of the bunch, 9 Sep 2005
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none of the travel guide book companies seem to be interested in keeping their philippines titles as up to date as many of the other more popular asian destinations, but this version of the lonely planet seems to be the most comprehensive and current.
this is not one of the biggest lonely planet guides but sufficiently covers the main areas vistied by the majority of visitors to the philippines, it may be a little out of date on the ground, and the photography and layout seem a littel dated compared top other guides, but in terms of usabilty, it is way out in front.
Of particular note there are some very useful maps of some of the lesser visited islands, and the diving section is a little long winded but useful.
in need of a big update without doubt, but currently the most useful guidebook to the wonderful philippines islands.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Dont waste your money
This book is seriously out of date and obviously written by tourists who made no local contacts. Prices, times and travel information are misleading. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. R. J. Overton

1.0 out of 5 stars Dreadful
After spending a couple of weeks in the Philippines consulting this guide I became so frustrated that I switched to Rough Guides. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Yellow Dog

1.0 out of 5 stars complete rubbish
Very disappointed with this supposedly updated edition. Hotel reviews were woefully inaccurate and have obviously been done without being visited - on my trip I came across the... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Christine Rowthorn

4.0 out of 5 stars Lonely Planet Guide to the Phlippines
An excelent guide that I found both very informative and easy to use. There are plenty of maps and photographs to enable the reader to get a real feel for the place. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2004 by Andrew Shentall

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