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 enlarge | Authors: Terry Carter, Lara Dunston, Andrew Humphreys
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Category: Book
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 371662
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 424
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5 x 0.8
ISBN: 1864503335
Dewey Decimal Number: 915
EAN: 9781864503333
ASIN: 1864503335
Publication Date: August 1, 2004
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 Great guide! September 7, 2006
I used this guide for travels in Lebanon this past summer, fortunately, before the war. I explored Beirut and Tripoli, and this book provided excellent information on both cities. I found everything from hotel descriptions to guides on inter-country travel via bus and taxi to be accurate and helpful. Whatever information you could require for travelling through Lebanon and Syria is found here. Overall, a solid and reliable guide to an amazing region.
"As you wish" December 29, 2000
19 out of 22 found this review helpful
"As you wish" is the response to most questions in Syria, making the LP Guide very necessary. It contains excellent information on rarer sites and ruins along with very good historical information about them.The hotel information was very helpful since good lodging in Syria can be hard to find. The information on the souks is very good for those that like to shop. Finally in the same vain, their food section was very helpful for different budgets. The LP Guide is more detailed than the new Neos Guide published by Michelin, but unfortunately the maps are awkward to read in the LP guide and the detail maps to some of the less well traveled sites are not very reliable and the directions are poor. (I searched for a specifically described site near Aleppo for over an hour.) Overall though, it contains very detailed information, which is definately necessary in Syria since one is unable to find such information locally without considerable effort. I would recommend the Neos Guide for an overview and quality maps, and the LP guide for more detailed information. Both guides are necessary for a meaningful and hassle free trip.
Best book for all your travel needs (in Syria, of course!) June 1, 2000
14 out of 19 found this review helpful
I've just arriving from a travel to Syria. I've travelled a lot and I've ever used LP guides. This is one of the best. During my travel in Syria sometimes I had asked to myself: where can I find this, that, those...all the answers, the most weird too, are in this book. During my visit to the dead towns (near Aleppo)the guide wared me about wild dogs. So, you can't believe it, I'll find the dog. The guide don't say how can I save my pour legs...but this was a my problem not of the book. Is like to have a friend with you who knows everything about this country
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