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Philippines (Lonely Planet Travel Guides) (Paperback)

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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: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 512,771 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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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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2.0 out of 5 stars Needs an update, 19 Sep 2004

By	"sanderknirim" - See all my reviews

After several visits in the last year to the Philippines I have come to realise that this guidebook is seriously out of date.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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1.0 out of 5 stars complete rubbish, 30 Dec 2007

By	Christine Rowthorn (Philippines) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philippines (Lonely Planet Country Guide) (Paperback)

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 previous edition which described one hotel as being rundown - the same hotel was described as the best hotel in town in the new edition and it was obvious it hadn't been done up in the intervening period! Restaurant recommendations rarely describe the food on offer and, when they do, seem to focus on pizza or burgers. And I would truly love to know what is meant by a 'cookie cutter' hotel which is how one place is described. Easily the worst LP guidebook I've ever come across - and unsurprisingly a view shared by several other travellers I met. My top tip? Never stay at the first hotel listed by LP as it always seems to represent astonishingly bad value for money with complacent staff and inflated prices.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Would recommend, 26 Jun 2004

By	O. Knight (London, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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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