Lonely Planet USA (Country Guide) Reviews
Lonely Planet USA (Country Guide)
Discover the USA. Buckle up for a classic road trip along California Hwy 1 or legendary Route 66, the ‘Mother Road’. Indulge in world-class regional and multicultural cuisine, from Jewish delis to fish tacos to Southern BBQ. Stargaze among towering red cliffs, stark cacti and distant howls of coyote in the Southwest’s awe-inspiring national parks. Tap into the pulse of America in hip, progressive smaller cities like Austin and Minneapolis. In This Guide: 25 authors, 613 days on the road, 67,774
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Review by Andy for Lonely Planet USA (Country Guide)
This LP USA guide is the worst yet I’ve read so far in regard. They’re trying so hard to be “cool” or something, like it was an LP book written by guys watching MTV or something. If this continues, I don’t know if I’ll continue to buy their updates of favorite titles. The depth of info here is still pretty top notch and their organizing of their books is still great. But for heck’s sake, guys, just REPORT, OK? Stop trying to act like Stephen Colbert or Jon Stewart writing travel essays!
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Lonely Planet has been the standard for in-depth guidebooks for a while now, with more and more titles being added and updates more frequently. But has success gone to their head? I’m finding LP’s most recent books have developed an “attitude”. I.E., their travel writing is becoming more and more smarmy and “hipsterish”. I dunno, maybe I’m just getting old?
Review by L. Burton for Lonely Planet USA (Country Guide)
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By trying to pack so much information into one book, this one loses the depth I’ve come to expect from Lonely Planet. I just can’t imagine a trip where this would be more helpful than the more specific, regional books on the United States. Also, Lonely Planet in general offers some of the best travel guides out there, but is very urban-focused and doesn’t offer a lot for someone hoping to get a little further off the beaten path and outside the cities.
Review by Ms. K. C. Pennell for Lonely Planet USA (Country Guide)
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When I first received my Lonely Planet USA book in the post I noticed it was very heavy. The book itself is over 1000 pages long and personally I thought it was going to be a huge drag to read, but when I finally found tht time to start, I couldn’t stop!
The book includes the hisotry of America, food and drinks, weather, the environment and entertainment sections just to brief you on what America is like and not once was I bored. It was all up-to-date and really interested me, even though I thought it would be a boring section in the book!
It has plenty on everything with a lot of the authors of the book experiencing what they have written and reviewed.
I recommend it to anyone who is going to America for the first time and wants to visit some amazing locations you may not have heard about!!
4.5/5
Review by Sebastian Witzig for Lonely Planet USA (Country Guide)
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I bought this bok because i travel a lot in the states.
I used it first for the westcoat. Its a good book, sometimes i missed
some sort of walking route or sights route. I like those stuff like “must see’s”.
I also used the Lonely Planet book for California. It had much more intersting stuff in there than the one for the whole america.
So if you plan to travel more than one week in the same state, i would recommend to buy the Lonely Planet book for the particular state.
Review by Bilger for Lonely Planet USA (Country Guide)
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it is kind of dangerous to read this book cause it gives you a lots of ideas!!!!
and you want to see everything in the USA…
easy to find what you want in it, good maps, good advice…