Feb 19th, 2008 at 7:30PM: I'm a big, oscillating fan of Wikitravel. For those of you not in the know, Wikitravel is the Wikipedia of guidebooks. In fact, I rarely travel with a real guidebook anymore these days. Usually my pack is stuffed with what I like to call a "Frankenbook": bits and pieces of various guidebook pages torn out and stapled together with online print-outs -- mostly made up of Wikitravel guides. My inkjet ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Feb 19th, 2008 at 7:30PM: I'm a big, oscillating fan of Wikitravel. For those of you not in the know, Wikitravel is the Wikipedia of guidebooks. In fact, I rarely travel with a real guidebook anymore these days. Usually my pack is stuffed with what I like to call a "Frankenbook": bits and pieces of various guidebook pages torn out and stapled together with online print-outs -- mostly made up of Wikitravel guides. My inkjet ...What to do with used guidebooks?
Jan 27th, 2008 at 2:00PM: I have about a thousand guidebooks. That is a slight exaggeration, but I do have a lot of guidebooks. While I would love to keep them all--in case I ever go back to destination X and reuse them-- but it is probably not a smart thing to do.
I tried to use my 2003 Costa Rica Lonely Planet guidebook during my second trip last year and let me tell you, it did not work. Most of the recommended ...Lonely Planet's ultimate travel resource books
Jan 8th, 2008 at 9:30AM: At what point did Lonely Planet become National Geographic? I just got my hands on two recent publications from what was once a small guidebook company specializing in Southeast Asia. The Africa Book and The Asia Book are the latest endeavors into big league publishing from Lonely Planet; and both are loaded with images as spectacular as anything one might find in the pages of National Geographic. ...Rick Steves on being a guidebook writer
Dec 28th, 2007 at 8:00AM: After 30 years producing guidebooks, Rick Steves could easily throw his suitcase into a closet and spend all his time swimming through his piles of money a la Scrooge McDuck. But the man continues to plug away, meticulously researching various European locales for his eponymous guidebooks. And more power to him.
To many of us, Rick Steves has the dream job-- earning money to travel around the ...Would you like coffee, tea or insightful travel information?
Dec 11th, 2007 at 11:40PM: A few months back we reported on a couple of special flights offered by Air New Zealand, one an inflight fashion show across the Tasman from Auckland to Sydney, and also a special gay-themed flight from San Francisco to Sydney in time for the Sydney Mardi Gras.
Now the little airline that could is launching a new service they're describing as "in-flight concierges". Basically the idea is have a ...In Your Pocket: The best guidebooks to Eastern Europe (and they're free!)
Nov 27th, 2007 at 9:30AM: In Your Pocket is one of the most overlooked, yet exceptional guidebook series out there.
I started using them more than 10 years ago when I traveled the Baltics and had difficulty finding any up-to-date information about the region until I came across these simple, magazine-like booklets that were for sale for less than $1.
In Your Pocket actually began in 1992 when a German and two Belgian ...One for the Road: Pauline Frommer's Costa Rica
Nov 23rd, 2007 at 9:00AM: Since Iva is in Costa Rica this week, and my pal Francesca is currently planning a January trip to this spectacular country -- how about another new CR guidebook? (We featured two new Moon guides last month.) This time it's Pauline Frommer's turn to take a stab at the tropical Central American paradise. Her recently released guide to Costa Rica suggests ways for travelers to spend less and see ...One for the Road: Moon Belize
Nov 19th, 2007 at 9:00AM: Moon has released updated editions of several Central American titles this fall. We've mentioned their Guatemala and Costa Rica handbooks already, and will highlight another new release today: Joshua Berman's Moon Belize has been nominated for Planeta's Book of the Year award for "best place-based guidebook." Moon has a special web-only Q & A with Josh, who has spent ten years touring and ...One for the Road: Frommer's Expands Guides for South America
Nov 2nd, 2007 at 1:14PM: As travel to South America continues to grow in popularity, so do the guidebooks! Earlier this year Frommer's released new versions of guides that were formerly combined in one book. Frommer's Argentina and Frommer's Chile & Easter Island are two first edition guidebooks, that were previously packaged together. Both books are organized by regions, and include a practical planning section and ...One for the Road: Two new Costa Rica guides from Moon
Oct 29th, 2007 at 11:39AM: Earlier this fall Moon released two updated guides to Costa Rica. The 6th edition of the handbook to Costa Rica was written by veteran travel writer Christoper P. Baker, an expert on both Costa Rica and Cuba. Baker won the 2006 Lowell Thomas Award for best guidebook for a previous edition of this book. At 650 pages, the latest version is bursting with valuable tips about traveling through this ...One for the Road: Rum & Reggae's Puerto Rico
Oct 19th, 2007 at 10:00AM: I'd never heard of Rum and Reggae guidebooks until just recently, and have yet to get my hands on a copy to review, but since we always try and bring you a wide variety of travel titles here at Gadling, I didn't want to delay on this one. Those of you planning a trip to Puerto Rico may most appreciate this news, since Rum & Reggae's latest guide to the island was published earlier this year. ...Before Rough Guides and Lonely Planet
Sep 1st, 2007 at 9:57AM: Thanks to everyone who commented on my recent post about how to deal with old guidebooks. I've decided to keep only the most recent edition of any particular country. It may sound like a big deal but I've actually ending ditching a grand total of two books. Hey, it's a start.
In moving my office back home I've just rediscovered one book which I definitely won't be ditching. Before Lonely Planet ...One for the Road - China: Unofficial Guide to the Beijing Games
Aug 8th, 2007 at 7:00AM: As a sidebar to this month's Chinese Buffet series, throughout August, One for the Road will highlight travel guides, reference books and other recommended reads related to life or travel in China.
This week we are highlighting several titles by the True Run Media team, a guidebook and magazine publisher based out of Beijing. In addition to a special 2008 version of their Insider's Guide that ...Chinese Buffet - Part 3: Truly Immersed in Beijing
Aug 7th, 2007 at 12:35PM: Chinese Buffet is a month-long series that chronicles the travels of an American woman who visited China for the first time in July 2007.
(Immersion Guides Staff, L to R: Reid Barrett, Gabriel Monroe, Shelley Jiang, Jackie Yu and summer interns from Stanford - Amy Xue and Catherine Lee.)
In the Housing and Hotels section of the Insider's Guide to Beijing, Editor Reid Barrett suggests that ...One for the Road: Hedonist Guide to Buenos Aires
Jul 8th, 2007 at 11:49AM: This sexy guidebook is one you want to be seen holding if luxury travel is your style. It's fresh, fashionable and smart in both design and content. The Hedonist Guides package the very best of "independent advice for intelligent travelers" in sleek black books accented in soothing colors -- as cool as the travelers holding them. The latest in the Hg2 series is a guide to Buenos Aires that is ...Mis-Guides: Guidebooks of the Future?
May 30th, 2007 at 2:02PM: What happens when a group of artists produce a guide book? You get something that looks a lot like a Mis-Guide. Rather than telling you where to go and what to see, a Mis-Guide gives you the tools to see a city or environment in a whole new way.
Each Mis-Guide suggests a series of walks and points of observation and contemplation. Unlike an ordinary guide book, it is guided by "the ...Free Travel Book: "How to See the World, On $25 a Day or Less"
May 2nd, 2007 at 1:30PM: In 25 chapters, 100,000 words, and 120 photos, John Gregory, an independent traveler who's visited 35 countries, has written How to See the World. Not a travel guide to a specific location, How to See the World is a guide on how to travel. Filled with tips, commentary, and practical advice for the adventurous traveler, don't confuse Gregory's arid sense of humor with boring-ness. His guide is ...GADLING'S TAKE FIVE: Week of March 18
Mar 23rd, 2007 at 11:21PM: What a week here this week! We had the chance to experience deja-vu or something like it with the announcement of another New Year's being celebrated. I finally had the chance to sit down and provide you with some of the details from my island adventure in St. Lucia and we found out about more explosive destinations and food than one could ever possibly handle from Iva, but now I turn your ...
