B Vaughan wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:58:19 +0100, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne,
> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
> >B Vaughan wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:13:38 +0100, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne,
> >> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
> >>
> >> > ... I can't
> >> >remember a bad case of a guide book being 'wrong' in a substantial way
> >> >though, given that I'd always check out things like hotels/restaurants
> >> >myself.
> >>
> >> I don't know if you saw my other post, but I've run into serious
> >> inaccuracies.
> >
> >Is the post in this thread? Maybe I missed it...
>
> I don't remember, but here is a quick recap: Lonely Planet for Ireland
> had a totally mistaken location for Galway International Airport. They
> reported the location of a little private airstrip with charter
> flights to the Aran Islands. Rough Guide for Spain had many
> inaccuracies, but the one that annoyed me the most was a scenic drive
> along a river, which I set aside a whole day for, and which turned out
> to be a major road, not within sight of the river, lined with shopping
> malls and residential developments.
Oh, OK. I suppose that kind of error wouldn't affect me as much, as I
wouldn't be driving, and I certainly wouldn't use the guidebook to
ascertain where an airport was. I've used both guides in the past, but
don't remember where! As a non-driver, I usually find Let's Go better
than most at giving public transport alternatives. Cadogan's general
advice for buses on Sardinia was pretty good (i.e. always turn up early
as the buses will frequently leave early) and I could get good timetable
information at the tourist information offices. I sometimes get strange
looks from people when I ask them directions to places by walking...
Given the subject header, I'm reminded that Rick Steve's book on Germany
gave us an excellent recommendation for zimmer in Bacharach...
While it's certainly not a map- I also find google earth very useful
indeed. For example, most recently, it meant that when I got off the bus
in Alghero at the 'wrong' stop, I still knew exactly where the hotel
was, just from the layout of buildings.
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