On Aug 19, 10:10 pm, "Ian Burton" wrote:
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> news:1187572883.094870.118570@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
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> >http://home.comcast.net/~plutarch/packlight.html
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> There are tips here that I couldn't follow in a million years, but to each
> his own.
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> One paragraph that turned my stomach is below. I find no pleasure in
> tearing up books. Next kommt the burning!
And the chapters on crappy places you'd never want to go to make
interesting reading when you're stuck waiting for a bus or train. I
always love to see what Lonely Planet has to say about places like
Blackpool or Benidorm or Pattaya.
> Travel Book Country Removals: Weight Saved
> This time around, I bought the cheap $15 Let's Go Europe "On a Budget"
> edition. Then I cut out the stuff I won't need. There is a certain pleasure
> in chopping out Let's Go sections, perhaps because the writing is so awful.
> Many fellow travellers agree: you only buy Let's Go because their data is
> reasonably good, and the paper is lighter than Lonely Planet.
You buy Let's Go if your budget is $20 a day, you want to eat
McDonalds and cafeteria food instead of real restaurants, stay in the
shittiest youth hostels or in college dormitories, and drink beer with
other Americans instead of actually seeing any sights.
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