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Languedoc-Roussillon (Cadogan Guides)

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by: Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls

2007-03

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New Zealand ("Sunday Times" Working & Living)

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by: Georgina Palffy

July 15, 2005
Having now gone through the process of moving to New Zealand and read all the books, I can say that this is the best to read. The book is well set out with good sections on things like pensions, health, telephones and work. I think that it describes the areas of New Zealand well The description on New Zealand television is true - it really is very bad! The book only skips over the immigration process and that is a good thing. The rules change every year so it is better to go to the New Zealand Immigration Service website for up to date information. My advice to anyone is read this book but if you want to live here for goodness sake come on a holiday first. You need to experience it and I can honestly say it has many benefits but it sure isn't ... Read More:

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Peloponnese and Athens (Cadogan Guide Greece: Peloponnese & Athens)

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by: Dana Facaros, Linda Theodorou

April 25, 2008
Having now gone through the process of moving to New Zealand and read all the books, I can say that this is the best to read. The book is well set out with good sections on things like pensions, health, telephones and work. I think that it describes the areas of New Zealand well The description on New Zealand television is true - it really is very bad! The book only skips over the immigration process and that is a good thing. The rules change every year so it is better to go to the New Zealand Immigration Service website for up to date information. My advice to anyone is read this book but if you want to live here for goodness sake come on a holiday first. You need to experience it and I can honestly say it has many benefits but it sure isn't ... Read More:

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Dordogne and the Lot (Cadogan Guide Dordogne, the Lot & Bordeaux)

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by: Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls

May 18, 2007
I have to disagree with the previous reviewer. I've always found the Cadogan guides written by Facaros and Pauls brilliant. Yes, they lack the pictures that you get in an Eyewitness guide, for example, but they more than make up for that in the quality of the text: it is detailed without being heavy, and fun without being stupid. To me, they strike the right balance between historical and architectural information and foodie indulgence. I bought this to replace my copy of the third edition which has now fallen apart through over use. I rate their stuff so highly that I now look to see if they have written a guide to a place I intend to visit. In a perfect world I'd have one of these and a corresponding Eyewitness guide - but if I only had room ... Read More:

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Bruges (Cadogan Guides)

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by: Antony Mason

September 16, 2005
The information in this book is fairly comprehensive, but it has both serious and minor flaws. On the minor front,an example is one company lauded for its dinner tours no longer seems to cover Bruges so the information is out of date or just wrong. On the major front, the city maps have no street index and so are of very little use and the map of restaurants gives numbers to restaurants which are neither alphabetically listed nor area-based so relating number to restaurant is needlessly tricky.

Altogether an adequate guide book for an introduction to the city but not enough to rely on to get around without extra materials.

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Bologna and Emilia Romagna (Cadogan Guide Bologna & Emilia-Romagna)

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by: Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls

May 18, 2007
The information in this book is fairly comprehensive, but it has both serious and minor flaws. On the minor front,an example is one company lauded for its dinner tours no longer seems to cover Bruges so the information is out of date or just wrong. On the major front, the city maps have no street index and so are of very little use and the map of restaurants gives numbers to restaurants which are neither alphabetically listed nor area-based so relating number to restaurant is needlessly tricky.

Altogether an adequate guide book for an introduction to the city but not enough to rely on to get around without extra materials.

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Gascony and the Pyrenees (Cadogan Guide Gascony, the Pyrenees, & Toulouse)

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by: Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls

May 18, 2007
The information in this book is fairly comprehensive, but it has both serious and minor flaws. On the minor front,an example is one company lauded for its dinner tours no longer seems to cover Bruges so the information is out of date or just wrong. On the major front, the city maps have no street index and so are of very little use and the map of restaurants gives numbers to restaurants which are neither alphabetically listed nor area-based so relating number to restaurant is needlessly tricky.

Altogether an adequate guide book for an introduction to the city but not enough to rely on to get around without extra materials.

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Bilbao and the Basque Lands (Cadogan Guide Bilbao & the Basque Lands)

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by: Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls

May 30, 2008
The information in this book is fairly comprehensive, but it has both serious and minor flaws. On the minor front,an example is one company lauded for its dinner tours no longer seems to cover Bruges so the information is out of date or just wrong. On the major front, the city maps have no street index and so are of very little use and the map of restaurants gives numbers to restaurants which are neither alphabetically listed nor area-based so relating number to restaurant is needlessly tricky.

Altogether an adequate guide book for an introduction to the city but not enough to rely on to get around without extra materials.

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Rhone-Alpes (Cadogan Guide Rhone Alps)

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by: Philippe Barbour

May 31, 2007
The information in this book is fairly comprehensive, but it has both serious and minor flaws. On the minor front,an example is one company lauded for its dinner tours no longer seems to cover Bruges so the information is out of date or just wrong. On the major front, the city maps have no street index and so are of very little use and the map of restaurants gives numbers to restaurants which are neither alphabetically listed nor area-based so relating number to restaurant is needlessly tricky.

Altogether an adequate guide book for an introduction to the city but not enough to rely on to get around without extra materials.

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Sardinia (Cadogan Guide Sardinia)

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by: Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls

July 21, 2006
The information in this book is fairly comprehensive, but it has both serious and minor flaws. On the minor front,an example is one company lauded for its dinner tours no longer seems to cover Bruges so the information is out of date or just wrong. On the major front, the city maps have no street index and so are of very little use and the map of restaurants gives numbers to restaurants which are neither alphabetically listed nor area-based so relating number to restaurant is needlessly tricky.

Altogether an adequate guide book for an introduction to the city but not enough to rely on to get around without extra materials.