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New Zealand (Lonely Planet Country Guide)

By: Carolyn Bain George Dunford Korina Miller Sally O'Brien Charles Rawlings-Way
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
ISBN: 1741045355
ISBN-13: 9781741045352
Released: 01 Sep 2006
RRP: £15.99
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Not up to LP's usual standard - By: Robin Fellgett, 20 Jan 2007
The previous editions (see other reviews) may have been great, but the new Sept 2006 version is a real disappointment. Just used it for 3 weeks in NZ. For years I have used Lonely Planets. They give you information. Something has gone wrong with this NZ one. Far too much is the worst sort of travel writers' gush. Far too little is the sort of info LP are otherwise justly famous for. A real shame - lets hope LP are going to quickly revise & re-write it. Meanwhile, I'd suggest checking out the alternatives.
Industry standard - By: Book Worm, 15 Jul 2006
This book, as expected from lonely planet, is superb. My girlfriend & I travelled around NZ for five weeks with no other guide book in our bag, nor did we need any other. The information is easy to access, clear & truly excellent. Prices change, but the things to see & the great restaurants to visit etc do not. NZ is so breathtaking to travel around & this book will help you to get the best from it.
Excellent guide - By: A. de Fleury, 18 Feb 2005
As usual with Lonely Planet the layout & presentation of the book was excellent. It certainly gives you a great template to to plan your travels & the descriptions of hotels & B&B's were always spot on. The only problem was was that a lot of the prices were already outdate even though the book was published in Spetember & I went in November 2004. There is also a little bit of a Lonely Planet trail. Sometimes its worth taking a turning not mentioned in the book & finding a beach etc with no other backpackers. However, its difficult to see how any book could do full justice to New Zealand!