Rick Steves' London 2014 Author: Rick Steves | Language: English | ISBN:
B00E257WQO | Format: PDF
Rick Steves' London 2014 Description
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in London.
With the self-guided tours in this book, you’ll explore historic Big Ben, bustling Trafalgar Square, and the Tower of London—home of the crown jewels. Learn how to save time and money on the Tube, and how to avoid the mobs at the Changing of the Guard. Investigate London’s world-class museums, where you can trace Western civilization from the Magna Carta and Shakespeare to Van Gogh and Picasso. Venture into Soho’s theater district for a glitzy musical or a delicious Indian dinner. End a great day at a neighborhood pub, sharing a pint and a chat with a friendly local.
Rick’s candid, humorous advice will guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants in delightful London neighborhoods. You’ll learn how to get around by bus and on the Tube, and which sights are worth your time and money. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves guidebook is a tour guide in your pocket.
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- File Size: 32506 KB
- Print Length: 676 pages
- Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing (September 3, 2013)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00E257WQO
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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We spent three weeks traveling in England, Scotland and Paris after months of planning, including reading many different tour guides. Steves' books are as thorough and detailed as you could possibly want and include many personal commentaries about how to smartly spend your money and in some cases how to not waste it on some over hyped tourist traps. We found his recommendations/opinions to be accurate in almost all situations. Another big benefit is that his guides are more compact and lighter weight due to the paper and fonts used so are great for carrying around in a small shoulder bag. For the first time, we stuck to his advice to use only one carry-on piece of luggage per person and are glad we did because we depended solely on public transportation which is far better developed in Europe due to the many differences between there and the US. He includes directions, hours and prices for many of the available sites which helped greatly in our daily planning, giving us the flexibility to make changes on the fly as opportunities presented themselves. We bought his guides for Scotland, England and London and were completely satisfied. We did not buy a Paris guide as we spent only a couple of days there for a teaser trip in hopes of a longer tour of France in the future. As Steves' states, most planning can and should be done on the Internet to take advantage of significantly lower tickets prices for advance purchases for transportation and specific sights. The drawback here is lower pricing is often due to non-refundable fares and non-changeable times so allow some flexibility in your scheduling for unanticipated delays. Our trip went very well due in part to Steves' many suggestions and insights. His sense of humor in many of his commentaries is delightful too.
By Glenn Murphy
Rick Steves' travel guides are a must before going to any city in Europe "through the back door", as he puts it. In this book in particular, I found a lot of useful tips. The maps are better, the photographs are updated and there are lots of interesting links to explore on-line. Besides, I enjoy Steves' sharp comments and his sense of humour describing londoners and their city. It is a guide to enjoy, and advice to follow!
By cala
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