Posted: under Argentina - History and Culture.
Tags: Clever Trick, Map, Rubber Band
Peter Siljerud asked:
“Most travel is best of all in the anticipation or the remembering; the reality has more to do with losing your luggage.” - Regina Nadelson
Start by thinking about your guidebook needs. Do you mostly need practical information such as getting there and away or are you more interested in history and culture? Are the maps any good? Are the illustrations of the sites you intend to visit clear and informative? There are several guidebooks with different focus. Look them through to find the one which fits your needs.
If you have a bulky guidebook it may be awkward to lug around when you are walking around town. Make photo copies of the maps of the cities you will visit and bring the copies along instead of the guidebook (or if you do not care so much about the guidebook you can tear out the map pages). Put the maps in a protective plastic sheet to protect them against rain.
Check out the legend of the maps and learn what the different symbols mean, it will make navigating a lot easier.
If you are planning on visiting several countries the guidebooks can take up a significant part of your luggage. One option is to buy them as you go and get rid of the ones you do not need any more. A drawback to this approach is that the guidebooks are not available everywhere. In some countries it can be difficult to find domestic guidebooks (such as Argentina in 2004). The prices can also differ quite a bit between countries so it may be cheaper to buy it once you are there. Swapping guidebooks with backpackers going in the opposite direction can be a clever trick.
Place a rubber band around your guidebook and use it as a bookmark to easily find your way back to where you were last. You can also buy small colored plastic stickers and use as bookmarks - place them on pages you want quick access to.
You can make your own guidebook by copying information from different web sites.
There is an Internet project called Wikitravel where people from all over the world join forces to create an online free and always updated travel guide book.
Guidebooks seem to have a hard time to be honest about places which suck. Maybe they do not want to offend the inhabitants? Anyway here is a short guide to decipher what they really mean:
When your guidebooks says “A hard place to fall in love with at first sight” they really mean “The place is a dump”
When your guidebooks “Give it a chance and it may grow on you” they really mean “Welcome to Dumpville”
When your guidebooks “Family owned” they really mean “Owned by the Mafia”
When your guidebooks says “Friendly atmosphere” they really mean “Impossible to sleep since there are parties til 5 am every night”
Jerome
“Most travel is best of all in the anticipation or the remembering; the reality has more to do with losing your luggage.” - Regina Nadelson
Start by thinking about your guidebook needs. Do you mostly need practical information such as getting there and away or are you more interested in history and culture? Are the maps any good? Are the illustrations of the sites you intend to visit clear and informative? There are several guidebooks with different focus. Look them through to find the one which fits your needs.
If you have a bulky guidebook it may be awkward to lug around when you are walking around town. Make photo copies of the maps of the cities you will visit and bring the copies along instead of the guidebook (or if you do not care so much about the guidebook you can tear out the map pages). Put the maps in a protective plastic sheet to protect them against rain.
Check out the legend of the maps and learn what the different symbols mean, it will make navigating a lot easier.
If you are planning on visiting several countries the guidebooks can take up a significant part of your luggage. One option is to buy them as you go and get rid of the ones you do not need any more. A drawback to this approach is that the guidebooks are not available everywhere. In some countries it can be difficult to find domestic guidebooks (such as Argentina in 2004). The prices can also differ quite a bit between countries so it may be cheaper to buy it once you are there. Swapping guidebooks with backpackers going in the opposite direction can be a clever trick.
Place a rubber band around your guidebook and use it as a bookmark to easily find your way back to where you were last. You can also buy small colored plastic stickers and use as bookmarks - place them on pages you want quick access to.
You can make your own guidebook by copying information from different web sites.
There is an Internet project called Wikitravel where people from all over the world join forces to create an online free and always updated travel guide book.
Guidebooks seem to have a hard time to be honest about places which suck. Maybe they do not want to offend the inhabitants? Anyway here is a short guide to decipher what they really mean:
When your guidebooks says “A hard place to fall in love with at first sight” they really mean “The place is a dump”
When your guidebooks “Give it a chance and it may grow on you” they really mean “Welcome to Dumpville”
When your guidebooks “Family owned” they really mean “Owned by the Mafia”
When your guidebooks says “Friendly atmosphere” they really mean “Impossible to sleep since there are parties til 5 am every night”
Jerome
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Jun 11 2008