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	Europe on a Shoestring (Lonely Planet Shoestring Guides) Sarah Johnstone, Aaron Anderson, ... Lonely Planet, 2007 - 1284 pages average customer review:based on 33 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The best guide.

I'm going on an interrail trip next summer and this book contains everything you need to know about the European countries. The book is divided into chapters, a chapter for every country. You will find facts about the country, some history, a little about the culture, places you should visit, where you can eat, sleep and how to get there, if you need a visa or not and what kind of money you will need and much more. This book is really what you need if you are planning a trip around Europe.

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This book was in perfect condition. It didn't take to long to arrive either. So far it's been a helpful tool in planning a less expensive visit to Europe. I would recommend it to anyone seeking the less traveled and less expensive path. Aim to avoid the over commercialized tourist traps with Europe on a Shoestring.

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2007 Edition: More Complete, Great for Planning

So the latest edition of Lonely Planet's Europe guide is out.
Note that most of the earlier reviews posted here refer to the previous edition(s), and there have been improvements in this new one!
Most importantly, this book now covers ALL European countries, including little-visited Belarus and Ukraine. It has basic coverage of European Russia, too.

The prices and other practical details really seem to have been updated specifically for this book - unlike in certain earlier shoestring guides, which simply seem to have been compiled by picking info from the already published (few years old) individual country guides.
So the info in this one is pretty correct as of 2006 state of affairs - that's when it was researched. Be prepared for some changes, of course, especially in some of the still rapidly-changing Eastern European countries.

The contents include the usual practical details all LP guides provide: not just an overview of sights and history, but practical matters like accomodation and transport details, all with actual prices (remember, these do change!), as well as useful info on things like getting visas and crossing borders.
Coverage of individual countries definitely varies though.
You will still find that the most popular Western European countries are covered in pretty good detail, certainly enough for an "All-Europe-Trip", while coverage of Eastern European countries is much more brief, in case of less visited ones really sketchy - hence the 4 stars only.
For more obscure countries like Belarus or Ukraine, this guide only provides detailed info on the capital and at best one or two other towns/cities, or perhaps just a brief overview of the rest of the country.

So this book is great value if you are still in the planning stages of your trip, and simply want to have an overview of the entire continent, prices, visa matters and all, to help you decide where to go.
It will also be an adequate guide to take along if you are planning a whirlwind tour of the continent, concentrating on the more established tourist destinations, with only brief forays to less visited countries.
However if you are planning to spend any length of time in Eastern Europe, I definitely recommend getting LP's separate Eastern Europe guide - it covers it in maybe three times as much detail as this book.
If you have a specific interest in a few countries rather than the whole continent, get the individual country guides to those ones.
But if you have only a summer holiday to tour our continent, you will probably find this book has enough information for you.

Have a good trip!

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Great overall guide

Europe on a Shoe String is a great guide for ALL of Europe if you are traveling on a budget. It has great hostel and cheap hotel recommendations which I have used to make reservations. It covers every city from London to Moscow. The only bad thing I would note about this book is that is covers so many places, that it is brief on some cities (but obviously, it can't have everything). Overall, the best guide for traveling Europe without spending a fortune!

Lonely Planet Europe

For massive information pre-europe travel, this book can help with planning, sites, fair amount of maps, eating and drinking sites for many european cities.
Pros: Based on budget travelling so you receive good info on affordable places. Multiple maps, where to go, what to do.

Cons: small print, book is bulky and can't lug to Europe very well. Covers maybe too much in one book....

3 stars, good Europe planning guide.

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