Ireland (Country Guide) | Fionn Davenport, Ryan Ver Berkmoes

Ireland (Country Guide) | Fionn Davenport, Ryan Ver Berkmoes | Best of the Best

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Ireland (Country G...

	Ireland (Country Guide) Fionn Davenport, Ryan Ver Berkmoes Lonely Planet, 2008 - 764 pages average customer review:based on 34 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Covers every little nook and cranny

My mom and I decided to spend a month driving all over Ireland. We took this book and the "Ireland (Eyewitness Travel Guides)" book. Both were very helpful. I'm drawn in more by pictures which is rather limited in this book but I promise in the 4 weeks we drove down all sorts of bad roads and lanes, never once did we come across a landmark, area or town that wasn't mentioned in this book! It was amazing.

I can't judge the hotel ratings but we tried some of their restaurant suggestions and they were great too! (In Kinsale, Co. Cork try The Blue Haven the pub features the same food as the restaurant. The salmon & sticky toffee pudding are a must have!)

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Best of the Best

Lonely Planet's "Ireland" is the most thorough travel guidebook I've found. It covers more subjects and lists more places than any other single guidebook. The descriptions are current, interesting and relevant. The maps are very useful and specific directions are given to get to the various sights listed. Also the Irish as well as the English form of place names is given - helpful when trying to interpret road signs. Various forms of transportation available in each place is also a bonus. This guidebook lists more lodging and eating options than any other. Whether you are into wind surfing or shopping, hiking or bar hopping, this book has a wealth of information for you. If you are only going to get one guidebook for your trip - this is the one to get.

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Chock full of information.

I acquired the guide before leaving on my trip and the amount of information and detail was overwhelming. I skimmed the history and overview sections and set the book aside until my arrival in Dublin. That's when the book became valuable. The Getting There and Away sections are great for orienting yourself to a new city. Some of the maps in the guide left a lot to be desired and some of them were completely useless, but all in all I still give the guide 4 stars as they got it right most of the time. The book was particularly helpful when I visited out of the way villages and towns.

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