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Title: Rick Steves' Switzerland (Rick Steves)
ISBN: 156691969X
Author:
Rick Steves
Publicate Date: 2008-03-28
Publish: 2008-03-28
List Price: $19.95
Average Customer Rating: 3.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Geneva is ommitted
I bought this book because I am planning a trip to Geneva--but Geneva is completely omitted from the book! It is not even listed in the index. Buying this book was a waste of time and money for me.
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2: Worst book by Rick Steves
I'm a Rick Steves fan. In our yearly vacations to Europe, his books were always the most accurate, detailed and useful.
But this one is really different, as if there is some (political? commercial?) agenda behind it - for example -
- Gimmelwald as the center of the Bernese Oberland alps? Are you insane? A vilage with two BB and no restaurants... Is someone reviewing these books?
- And Grindelwald (there) is only mentioned as a side comment while it is the largest resort in that area.
Not even mentioning that Geneva is poorly covered (not interesting...). And these are only the items I've seen until now.
If you are going to Switzerland, specially if focusing on the Bernese Oberland, do yourself a favor and don't buy this book. Don't even read it because you will only get confused, specially if you used to believe Rick Steves.
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3: Fantastic
This is the most interesting guide book as is all of Rick Steve's books. A friend planned their trip to Switzerland using this book and their trip was everything they hoped for. I have used the same book to plan my upcoming trip to Switzerland.
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4: Opinionated is OK, but...
I like Rick Steves's approach to travel, and much of this book is helpful. BUT: He purposely, and dismissively, leaves out the entire city of Geneva, calling it "boring." Well, when you're basing your trip in Geneva, that's not really news you can use. I think Steves's success has gone to his head -- this level of opinionated advice is useless at best, irresponsible at worst. If you want a comprehensive guide to Switzerland, try Fodor's.
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5: Another great Rick Steves book!!
Rick Steves continues to provide great travel books. The Switzerland 2007 book, like all his other books, tell you everything you need to know to help you plan a trip to Switzerland. He tells you all about the typical tourist sites but he goes farther than that. Rick tells you how to find the "backdoor" locations. These are usually small towns or lesser known attractions that the average tourist would probably not be aware of if it wasn't for Rick's books. One backdoor that he mentions in this book is the small quaint town of Gimmelwald which is close to Interlaken. Visiting towns like Gimmelwald gets you out of the big cities and shows you what life in Switzerland is really like. He also recommends hotels and restaurants that are affordable and full of charm. I travel as often as I can and always read Rick Steves books before I go. You can trust what he says and what he recommends. He has not lead me wrong yet! Buy this book and you will not regret it.
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