Suggests the Algarve's 10 best beaches, bars, golf courses, walks, boat trips, hotels and so on. A broad range of information in a compact little guide, with decent fold-out mapping.
Colourful, glossy, well-produced sightseeing companion, packed with information and supported by knowledgeable writing. Illustrations and photographs abound. Other practical travel details are relegated to the back pages.
A pocket-sized, time-saving guide for the weekender with plenty of clear maps and vibrant colour photographs. Includes top ten lists on anything you can imagine from top wedding chapels, to top gambling tips and the best hotels on any budget.
In colourful style this slender guide whittles the region down to its 10 finest museums, restaurants, hotels for every budget, wines, boutiques, excursions, villas and so on. Includes an excellent pull-out map.
A colourful, time-saving guide for anyone who wants to get the best out of Scotland on a short break. Includes recommendations for Edinburgh, Loch Ness and the Cairngorms, and top ten lists of anything you can think of from golf courses to Scottish inventions and gardens.
The perfect sightseer's companion where in-depth cultural and historical information is accompanied by vibrant colour photographs, aerial views and graphics. Less useful for the traveller on a budget looking for extensive listings.
A visually exciting guide with plenty of colour photographs, maps and bird's eye graphics. Perfect as a sightseer's companion, but less useful for the traveller on a budget looking for extensive listings.
A colourful, sightseer's guide with plenty of photographs and bird's eye graphics to help you understand what you see or to get you excited before you get there. Includes chapters on Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, the Four Corners and approximately 40 pages on Las Vegas.
A handy, pocket-sized guide filled with plenty of colour photographs, maps and graphics. Includes time-saving tips on any top ten you can imagine including top attractions, top family restaurants and top ten things to avoid.
Whittles Naples and its surrounds down to the 10 finest drives, delicacies, hotels for every budget, beaches and so on. A colourful pocket volume with excellent pull-out map.
A pocket-sized, time-saving guide with plenty of colour photographs and illustrations, which includes the top ten of everything you could imagine from historic sites, to bars and the best hotels on any budget.
Whittles Tuscany down to its 10 best museums, hill towns, local delicacies, hotels for every budget, restaurants in each area and so on. Includes a great pull-out map.
A handy, time-saving guide with plenty of colour photographs and graphics. Includes Top 10 lists on everything you can think of from New Mexican food, to spas and top ten things to avoid.
It can not match the Rough Guide for depth of detail but it is a very useful guide. The excellent maps, comprehensive if pithy description and mass of photos give an excellent overview of the country.
These very popular guides, with their photos and excellent mapping, give a really good overview of the city which makes exploring easy. The drawback is that once having got you to a place the supplemental information is a bit limited. Usefully, it covers excursions outside Istanbul as far as Edirne and Bursa and has a detachable map of Istanbul.
These very popular guides, with fantastic photography and mapping, give a great overview of the city which makes exploring easy. The only drawback is that having got you to a place the supplemental information is limited. This volume contains good colour coded sections on all regions of the city.
Strong on photography and mapping, DK give a great overview of St Petersburg. Detailed practical information is limited however. Contains good colour-coded sections on all regions of the city.
The Eyewitness formula of photographs, bird's eye view graphics, excellent mapping and pithy description works particularly well with Egypt. It gives an overview of remarkable clarity that is highly recommended for planning. Those who value greater depth should look also to the Cadogan and Rough guides.
A beautifully illustrated guide that will provide endless inspiration for your trip. Perhaps less handy for your backpack however than the Bradt or Rough equivalent.