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Damascus : Hidden Treasures of the Old City Brigid Keenan, Tim Beddow (Photographer), Bridget Keenan Damascus is the oldest continuously occupied city in the world. Hidden away in this ancient town is a treasure of domestic architecture unique in the world. The great houses of Damascus are fairytale palaces built in exotic styles that range from Roman and Mamluk to Ottoman Baroque. Behind the blank mud walls of the alleyways in the old town lie breathtaking interiors seldom visited by the outside world. |
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Eyewitness Travel Guides: Istanbul Deni Bown The Eyewitness Travel Guides are all excellent. The Istanbul guide is no exception. It has everything a traveller needs, and it is presented in an easy, slick, fun package. The maps are great and are cross-referenced to the site descriptions, there are wonderful descriptions of neighborhoods, a layout of the Bosporus boat trip, blueprint breakouts of famous sites such as the Blue Mosque, a fantastic chart of the Topkapi palace. Food hints, restauant guide, hotel tips, etc. In short, this is a great guide. It's also lightweight and easy to take along in your daypack. |
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Fodor's Pocket Istanbul : What to See and Do If You Can't Stay Long Natasha Lesser (Editor), Fodor (Editor), Stephanie J. Adler (Editor) The Best of Istanbul - with all the essentials. All the must-sees, including the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Aya Sofya, and the Spice Market. Top shopping - how and where to buy one-of-a-kind kilims, colorful textiles, and hand-crafted jewelry. Essential excursions to the Princes Islands, Edirne, and the fishing villages along the Bosporus. |
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Knopf Guide Istanbul and Northwest Turkey Knopf This is the most brilliant book on Istanbul in it's category. Very complexed and detailed on sites, historical monuments, museums and daily life. A must see before visiting Istanbul and Turkey. |
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Knopf Guide to The Holy Land Knopf Knopf Guides' The Holy Land is an exquisitely illustrated guide to that part of the world held holy by Christians, Jews, and Muslims alike. Covering the Sinai, Eilat, Beersheba, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Masada, and the area around Tiberias, including Upper and Lower Galilee, the Golan, Nazareth, and the Jordan, the book is a rich mixture of history, culture, and sightseeing tips. The first five chapters cover nature, history, arts and tradition, religions, and architecture. |
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Lonely Planet Andalucia Susan Forsyth, John Noble If you're traveling to Andalucia, Spain this is the book to take along. I reviewed Eyewitness Travel Guide (both Spain and Andalucia), Fodor, Frommer, Cordovon, and others. Lonely Planet has outstanding city maps and lots of them. It has built in "tabs" of the provinces, e..g. Cadiz, Sevilla, city guide maps with numbered legends on food, lodging and sights. The book is jam packed with useful information, things to buy, walking tours, practical information. The Lonely Planet guide has one two page color map, and some scattered color pictures, augmented with frequent and helpful black and white artwork. This book was recommended by a Spanish website. |
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Lonely Planet Cairo Andrew Humphreys During our recent trip to Egypt, we found this guide to be extremely helpful. Its information on lodgings, restaurants, and sights is unmatched by other guides. We found it had slightly more information than Lonely Planet Egypt, but we could easily have gotten by with the latter. It *is* nice to have the smaller volume to carry around in Cairo, though. |
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Lonely Planet Central Asia Bradley Mayhew, Richard Plunkett, Simon Richmond This guide covers the former Soviet States of Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. It includes tips on visas, border crossings and getting around for independent travellers. Accommodation and restaurant listings are included for all budgets. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Karakoram Highway language sections with Cyrillic script and a glossary are also featured. |
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Lonely Planet Indonesia Peter Turner, Marie Cambon, Paul Greenway, Brendan Delahunty Indonesia is a country of incredible natural diversity and beauty rivaled only by its cultural diversity and wonder. This guide will help you make the most of a short or long journey, with details on Indonesian culinary delicacies; places to stay, from beach huts to resorts; important information on national parks and trekking to out-of-the-way places; 200 maps; extensive transportation details; plus a special 24-page color guide to Indonesia's arts and crafts. Don't miss the surfing section--it's reputed to be "totally gnarly". |
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Lonely Planet Istanbul Tom Brosnahan This book was easy to use and effective when planning your trip. Good overview of the key places to see, thus easy to select the key things to do. The hotel lists allowed you to e-mail the hotels, get prices, and make your reservations, along with using Yahoo/Excite/Fodors sites/listings to get hotel info. Small size and inexpensive price make it 1st of a core set of books to have. Start with this one then get an expanded one for more details. |
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