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  Jamaica Travellers by Thomas Cook Guides

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  Geared in its own words towards 'mainstream' travellers, this colourful little guide aims to show you the best of the island as part of a short, pre-booked trip.

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  Salzburg CitySpots by Thomas Cook

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  A small but comprehensive guide that covers everything for your citybreak - eating, drinking, walking, sleeping, shopping, sightseeing and the rest.

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  Liverpool by Thomas Cook

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  A pocket-sized, colourful guide with with top tips on things to do, where to eat and what to see. Brief but useful.

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  Cork by Thomas Cook

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  A colourful, easy-to-use but far less detailed guide than the Bradt equivalent.

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  Cardiff by Thomas Cook

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  One of the very few guides to Cardiff, a pocket-sized, colourful guide with a couple of pages on each district with top tips on things to do, where to eat and what to see. Brief but useful.

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  Glasgow by Thomas Cook

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  A pocket-sized, colourful guide with top tips on things to do, where to eat and what to see. Brief but useful.

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  Palermo CitySpots by Thomas Cook

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  Colourful pocket guide perfectly suited to a short break, covering the essentials ably and directing you to the best sights, hotels, restaurants and so on.

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  Verona CitySpots by Thomas Cook

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  Reliable pocket-sized general guide that covers the highlights with aplomb.

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  Romania by Thomas Cook Travellers

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  A good little guide for a pre-arranged trip, offering nice background reading and sightseeing tips. The recommended walking and car tours are its best feature.

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  Valencia CitySpots by Thomas Cook Guides

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  A useful pocket guide to the city, with details of the major attractions. Not ideal for accommodation or restaurant suggestions. The pocket Footprint guide to Valencia is a more informative, helpful choice for the city.

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  Aarhus CitySpots by Thomas Cook

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  A handy pocket guide for pleasure seeking citybreakers, capturing the spirit of Denmark's 'City of Smiles'.

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  Gibraltar HotSpots by Thomas Cook Guides

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  A slim, compact guide to the resorts of Gibraltar. Fairly light on general information so for a more comprehensive look at the area, any of the general guides to Andalucia would be a more useful choice.

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  Helsinki by Thomas Cook CitySpots

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  Geared for the short break, this lightweight companion steers you towards the best sights, with a few decent maps included as well as a cursory introduction to Finnish.

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  Jersey by Thomas Cook

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  A pocket-sized, colourful guide with a couple of pages on each resort with top tips on things to do, where to eat and what to see. Brief but useful.

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  Guernsey by Thomas Cook

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  A pocket-sized, colourful guide with a couple of pages on each resort with top tips on things to do, where to eat and what to see. Every recommendation is marked on a small street plan of each resort. A brief guide but useful and to the point.

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  Krakow Travellers Guide by Thomas Cook

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  A great introduction to the city composed mostly of walking tours with well-written background information.

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  Costa Blanca HotSpots by Thomas Cook Guides

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  A limited guide to the Costa Blanca, focussing mostly on the holiday resorts of the area. The Eyewitness Top 10 Costa Blanca is a far superior guide.

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  Finland Travellers Guide by Thomas Cook

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  Somewhere between pocket guides and full-scale handbooks stands the Travellers series, offering reasonable introductory reading as well as plenty of suggested sights and tours. This Finnish volume is excellent.

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  Bilbao CitySpots Guide by Thomas Cook Guides

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  A handy little guide to Bilbao, ideal for weekends and short breaks. Doesn't contain quite as much information as the pocket Footprint guide and if you plan to stay a bit longer, the Cadogan guide would be the better option.

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  Reykjavik Cityspots by Thomas Cook

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  A handy pocket guide with decent listings and some good suggestions for jaunts out of town.

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  Monte Carlo by Thomas Cook

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  Decent pocket guide that covers the highlights ably.

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  Turin CitySpots by Thomas Cook

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  Reliable pocket guide covering the essentials, perfect for a short break.

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  Bulgaria Travellers Guide by Thomas Cook

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  A useful and lightweight guide for a comfortable tour, perhaps ideal for sightseers who have planned accommodation in advance.

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  Porto CitySpots by Thomas Cook Guides

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  A decent short-break companion offering a good flavour of the city, with sightseeing recommendations and a few hotel and restaurant listings. Good photographs throughout but maps are rather underwhelming.

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  Genoa CitySpots by Thomas Cook

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  Reliable pocket volume that covers the essentials ably, giving a good flavour of the city. Perfect for a short break.