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Ebook Rick Steves Paris 2019 Rick Steves Steve Smith Gene Openshaw 9781631218347 Books
"This book was well written with clear, easy to read information. My husband and I read this book together before our trip to Paris last month. It was helpful as far as getting an understanding of the geography and history of various areas of the city. However, we found that some specific recommendations made in the book were outdated or incorrect. There was some mis-information about a hotel that we considered as well as the public transportation options. Overall, we felt this book was helpful for understanding general Parisian facts and culture but for restaurant, hotel and transportation advice, I would consult an agent or a reliable and current website."
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Rick Steves Paris 2019 Rick Steves Steve Smith Gene Openshaw 9781631218347 Books Reviews :
Rick Steves Paris 2019 Rick Steves Steve Smith Gene Openshaw 9781631218347 Books Reviews
- Even after I saw the negative reviews, I still purchased this guide and I am glad I did. The pages are no thinner than any other guidebook that has been made. My advice is to disregard the negative reviews below. Guides have always been made with lighter paper because they contain an assortment of valuable information, and this guide is meant to be carried with you on your travels with minimal weight. The information, paper and materials of this book are great and very clear to read. The font on the other side of the page does not bleed through, unless your intentially trying to get it too (just like any book). This book is a valuable resource to have and highly recommend. It even includes a fold out map, a must for any true traveler. I even picked up the French phrasebook also my Rick Steve's, that one is amazing as well.
- I purchased the version and it is fantastic like all of Rick Steves other guides! We're going to Paris next year and I checked several different guides at my library (they didn't have Rick Steves available) but the way the guides were presented was just a mass of confusion and I couldn't figure out how to plan my time there. Finally I just purchased Rick's guide and after reading and taking notes cover to cover, I now have a clear plan for our 5-day Paris trip. He lays out everything so it makes sense and planning is a breeze. Thank you Rick Steves!
- This review is not on the content of the book as I have not had a chance to read it. The paper is so thin, more thin than newspaper and I can see the pages ripping very easily. Also, the text bleeds through the other side because of the transparency of the paper. Never saw a book printed like this before.
- I travel a bunch and I love Rick Steve's books. The little touches of humor are great, and the guides are always very easy to follow and up to date. The paper is thin (noted by other reviewers) but the same as all of the Rick Steve's guides. This is how they put 400+ pages in and is still small enough to fit in your carryon.
- The other reviews complaining of thin pages are silly. You can read the pages just fine. Given a trade off of thin pages vs the weight of heavier paper stock, I would opt for the weight consideration any day.
- I used to think of a travel guide as being a long list of hotels, restaurants, and sights to see, with a little practical advise about changing money, carrying your passport, etc. thrown in. Not exactly exciting reading. I was thus surprised to find that those topics account for only about 100 of this guide’s 700 pages, with the balance providing in-depth descriptions of various areas of the city, structured as about 20 different walks, tours, or guides, including coverage of the most of the major sites. We also have themes, including Paris in the off-season, Paris at night, Paris for children, and Paris for teens, shopping in Paris, and day-trips away from Paris. All sorts of details are hidden in those guides, such as where to find the best jazz clubs, best rich shopping areas, best not-so-rich shopping area, where to avoid the tourists, where to find the tourists, where to find the red-light district, and on and on. My favorite is a map with directions given in French that you can copy and hand to a cab driver to get a custom nighttime tour of good sights, including a short list of directions you might want to give to the driver, in French. (The guide consistently gives correct pronunciations of all French words and phrases.)
This is a guide that treats the reader as being at least half-intelligent, providing a satisfying depth of information about the context of the various sights, always presenting it in a light and entertaining way. The authors have a knack for summarizing the essence of a famous person or place in just a few sentences. You may not fully agree with their perspective on some of famous artists, but may also learn something new about them. You’ll pick up much about European history and culture from reading this guide and it is likely to appeal in particular to anyone with a love of history.
I’ve taken a couple of trips to Paris in the last two years, and everything this guide had to say about places I have seen squares with my own experience. The three authors seem to all be Americans, and this is a guide from an American perspective, with irreverent American humor aplenty. They provide useful suggestions about how to get along with the French, in spite of being an American tourist. (Not that hard, in my experience, if you follow their basic suggestions, on page 7. ) Their writeup on France Today, pgs 629 - 632, is also helpful in understanding the French.
The authors convey their love of this city, and are able to show you why this is one of the planet's most special places, one often rated as the best tourist destination by experienced travelers. I enjoyed the guide so much that I wound up reading it cover-to-cover (though going quickly over lists of hotels and restaurants), even though my next trip is not for a month. I would recommend that for anyone, starting to read it a couple of months before you head out. This guide has obviously gone though multiple revisions and I feel that it's done just right.
In the end, it is an enjoyable guide book, not literature, but it's better than it needs to be and worth reading just for enjoyment, even if you think you know the city well. If you are headed to Paris, have recently come back, or just thinking about going, you are likely to find this book a delight. - We had a quick visit to Paris recently and we picked this up prior. This book was indispensable for us. It gave you up to date info on the numerous site, hotels, and travel around Paris. I know with this book we are ready for our next visit to Paris. We found restaurants, bakeries, popular places to see and visit that we had not heard of. A great purchase!
- This book was well written with clear, easy to read information. My husband and I read this book together before our trip to Paris last month. It was helpful as far as getting an understanding of the geography and history of various areas of the city. However, we found that some specific recommendations made in the book were outdated or incorrect. There was some mis-information about a hotel that we considered as well as the public transportation options. Overall, we felt this book was helpful for understanding general Parisian facts and culture but for restaurant, hotel and transportation advice, I would consult an agent or a reliable and current website.
