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The Ultimate Guide for the Ultimate Disney Fan

I decided to purchase this guide after purchasing PassPorter's 2010 guide, and it was the perfect compliment. Whereas most guides, with the except of these mentioned, gives you the sugar coated review of rides attractions and so forth, Bob gives you the raw, nitty gritty of what you'll expect to see as you tour the World.

I appreciate the book's honesty, in addition to excerpts from letters of real travelers and their experience (both good and bad) with using the Guide and its infamous Touring Plans that can be found in the back or on [...]. Not only does the book describe in detail (we're talking 850 pages, its a clunker), its very well indexed, structured, and I love the little bits of comic relief found throughout the book. I could've done without the comparisons to Universal Studios and such, but overall it didn't hurt the quality of the book too much. If you have the PassPorter, some pages are clippable and fit perfectly into your PassPockets. The book also includes background info regarding rides and attractions and how they work and operate, and comes extremely helpful in timing and making the most out of your vacation. If you're worried about lack of spontaneity, don't worry, skip what you don't want to do and move on with the touring plan. It'll save your hours of time wasted standing in lines.

On another note, I agree with some who would've liked to been able to see more color photos. the beginning of the book has some beautiful color photos that leave you wishing that you could've found more sprinkled throughout the book.

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Great Book..SOOO worth the money!!!!!!

I have been buying the unofficial guide..for every trip to Disney world..since the mid 90's.....
when a fellow park hopper..showed me her touring plan.
And..they are always worth the price of the book/ALWAYS.
As other posters have stated...not everything is perfect...but it will save you a few bucks..and..most valuable..a TON of time.
My son is pretty much a Disney expert...gives private tours...and worked there for years..
But,to his dismay..The book was up to date on a few important things [for me] that he was not aware of.
So yes..Disney may have raised a few prices..after the book was published[no big surprise there]..
but..most of the info is on the money..and a huge time saver.


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Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2010


At first this book seems overwhelming, and if the book seems over whelming imagine how one feels when getting to the parks. But, after reading the book you come away with a better understanding and the overwhelming feeling turns into excitement. One thing I found very helpful for me is I read the book cover to cover once. Then I read it again only this time with a highlighter in hand and marked items of special interest to our family. And then I read it again to make sure I covered all my areas of interest. This book is very detailed and an excellent source to learn about wdw.

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The best guide there is, DUH!

Huge Disney Fan! (Active D23 Charter Member)
This book is the ultimate guide for Walt Disney World. This is the only book I trust when I'm in doubt.

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Disney Book Review

This book is very helpful in planning our 2nd trip to Disney. Worth the money and reading time.

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USA Today calls it, "An authoritative and in-depth look at all that the island offers." The author is a resident who personally and anonymously reviews every facet of Maui. From restaurants to helicopter companies to scuba to beaches to trails, he sees it all and shows you the best Maui has to offer.

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Great book full of tips, location, & photos.

This is a great book and very popular. It seemed most people doing driving tours around the island had one. They also have them for sale on Maui but it is best to buy ahead of time and mark up the things you want to go see. There is so much to go and do in Maui, I was shocked. We didn't get to see half of it. The authors are great because they aren't boring, they talk with humour & give you the truth of all situations from history to present day ownerships, also places to see & not to waste your time on, & where to eat & not eat. There are lots of visuals of places to see & maps & mile markers to help guide you. I recommend this book to anyone going to Maui.

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Excellent resource

This is the single book I needed. Took a look at many others, but this was the most friendly.

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Maui Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook (Maui Revealed)

I purchased this book on recommendations from other travellers to Maui and even though I haven't read it all yet, the information, tips, tricks, hints and suggestions are fantastic. I am a first time traveller to Maui and unlike many other publications this one gives you expert analysis on the rights and wrongs, places to see and which ones you will be wasting your time with.

A must get for any Maui traveller

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A must have book

I already have "Big Island Revealed" so I knew I needed this one. Very accurate info delivered in a casual and sometimes comical way. Best guide books I have ever read. With this book one can just about plan all their daily vacation outings from the mainland, but bring the book anyway.

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Common sense advice for folks on a budget

If you find yourself going to Maui or any of the other islands (all covered to some extent by Wizard Publications "Revealed" series) and you're interested in relatively inexpensive activities focused on the outdoors, these are the guidebooks for you. First of all, the books are packed with accurate, detailed, easy-to-read, appropriately arranged maps. In most cases the maps are supplemented with photographs that help you double-check that you're in the right spot. If you like to head out on your own and do your own thing, it's easy to map out a game-plan and go for it. Secondly, the well-written guides are based on a "no-nonsense" approach to travel: straightforward common sense advice about safety, culture, history, activities, prices, weather and even the crackling noise you hear when you snorkel. One of the most significant challenges in writing a guide book about anything is that in order to present accurate, detailed information, you have to become an expert. Once you become an expert, however, it's easy to forget what it was like when you didn't know squat. Maui Revealed is a guidebook written by experts for use by us amateurs. It's an environmentally conscious, culturally aware, budget-minded, brutally honest guide to Maui. Only Shot At A Good Tombstone

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Poorly organized, the worst of Steve's guides

If you know Paris well, Steve's "Paris" might be useful. Might. Only "might" because his recommendations are sorted by neighborhoods. Worse yet, some "neighborhoods," like the centrally located Opéra, are given short shrift. The entertainment/nightlife section/s are also skimpy. For once the "F" gides -- Fodor, Frommer -- and others are far better than Steve's; and such on-line guides as Virtual Tourist and Trip Advisor are also more informative and reliable. Steves's Paris is virtually worthless.

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You Still Need Another Book

My wife and I bought two books to Paris with us. Rick Steves book and the Travelling Professor's Guide to Paris.

Rick Steves book has EVERYTHING in it. So, if you need to know about the Rocky Horror Picture Show (page 448) or staying in a Youth Hostel (I am 54 years old) or even where to find a public urinal (page 300) and you want to carry around a 617 page book with you, Rick Steves Paris is what you should buy.

However, the other book we used easily fit in my wife's purse and it had everything we needed to know in a book that was about 1/4 of the size of Rick Steves book.

My assessment: Rick Steves book is good but it has way too much useless stuff in it.

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Happy with my first Rick Steves guidebook purchase!

Although I use Amazon reviews for most of my buying research, this is one of the handful of times I feel compelled to put in my 10 cents. My friend and I went to Paris a couple months ago - my first time, her second time. Our edition, purchased in December 2009, had no publishing mistakes. Despite being tempted to buy the full-color Fodor's Paris 2010 guide, I eventually decided to give Rick Steves' hand-drawn maps and self-guided museum tours a shot.

My friend and I are very glad I did. We dragged this book all over Paris with us in a small backpack purse. We were able to find almost everything we needed in the book, no matter where we were, whether it be checking on hours/maps for a museum or looking for restaurant recommendations while walking down Rue Mouffetard/around Versailles. We liked the doing-as-the-French-do approach to the guidebook, e.g. Metro etiquette (pp. 30-31) and Parisian cuisine explanations (pp. 387-397). Back at our hotel, while one of us was napping or in the shower, the other was often chuckling over Rick Steves' commentary - learning more about things we'd seen the day before or preparing for the day to come. We used the book so much that my friend has decided to buy a copy (and a small backpack purse to carry it in) for her next trip to Paris!

A few tips:
1) On "What the Paris Museum Pass Covers" (p. 43), it is not mentioned that the pass does NOT include the Versailles audioguide. (There's a brief blurb in the Versailles Day Trip chapter, but we didn't see it until we were already on the train there. Also, not sure if the increase in audioguide price from 6 to 7 euros is recent or seasonal.) Be sure to download the free audioguide from Rick Steves' website. Aside from the continued savings, our iPods would have been easier to wear than the clunky things we rented at the Chateau.

2) A bit light on restaurant recs, so you may want to research on [...]paris, [...], or other favorite chow review website, but for our needs, it was nice to have some direction than no direction at all.

3) I don't know how the lodging recs are since we were traveling on my friend's hotel points, but someone we ran into while at the Eiffel said that there are some lovely, affordable B&B's in the area which Rick Steves doesn't seem to have any advice on (just hotels, hostels, and apartments), so maybe worth researching elsewhere?

By the way, a funny thing happened on the way back to our hotel one night. While crossing the Place de la Concorde, we passed someone looking through HIS copy of Rick Steves' guide. Maybe other people had their guidebooks in their warm jackets, but that was the only one we saw actually IN USE by someone other than us!

I can't wait to return to Paris some day to check out the rest of the book I didn't get to visit this trip!

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Don't Leave Home Without It

Would never consider taking a European trip without consulting Rick Steves. Great look at all aspects of the trip from his unique - Back Door - approach. Coupled with Zagat's Restaurant Guide, this is all you need for a spectacular Paris experience. Walk and Metro are the key ways to see this city.

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Excellent travel guide

This is a great book with great information for people who aren't likely to go on guided tours but still want to get the benefit of the information. I also downloaded the Rick Steeves' podcasts from iTunes.

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Rick Steves knows Europe!

I mostly rely on various websites when I travel but I found Spain to be just too large to handle on my own; so last year, I decided to get Steves' Spain book. Now that I'm getting ready to explore Italy, I've once more turned to Steves' guide book. He offers the most valuable practical information at the fingertips of the ordinary traveler. I know now what to expect and I can't ask for more.

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Rick Steves Italy 2010

I have traveled to Italy many times. Every other year I purchase Rick's book on Italy, I always learn many new things. March will be my 33 trip so I know what I am talking about. experiment a little take a chance and travel if you can.

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Every American in Italy has this book!

We went to Italy in 2007 and had the corresponding Steve's guidebook...as did every other touron in Italy that fall. Don't get me wrong the guidebook was great but I sure felt like a dork sitting in a restaurant with 20 other people who all had the same guidebook. "Oh what does Rick say I should eat here?" Guidebooks are good for a general plan...but we used it a little too much "to the letter" and frankly the experience lost it's luster. "Oh, Rick says we should go look at this but gee... I'm not quite as thrilled as he said I should be!"

So in that sense maybe it was user error on my part. Travel should be about adventure, not canned experience IMHO, a guidebook should be bare bones or used as such. On our next trip I'll probably use a guidebook to lay out the general itinerary and leave it at home to add a little adventure.

With all that said it's a good book. The maps are accurate, the hotel advice was great as was the restaurant info and recommendation.

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the best guide book ever

Rick Steves is specific about what to see, where to stay and what you actually get, what not to miss and how to get to everything. Oh, and how much it will cost. I have used other Steves' guidebooks, and he is right on the money.

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Advice, Not Just Information

We are still planning our trip to Italy, but are finding this book to be the most valuable resource we have. It goes beyond lists of hotels and lists of restaurants. This book truly gives tips, advice, and 'how to'. It's given us the confidence to attempt this trip on our own.

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The finest guidebook ever written for Kauai and the only one written by a writer who anonymously reviews the island. He visits every beach, restaurant, activity and trail on the island. The result is this comprehensive, humorous and easy-to-read full color guide that will lead you to more adventures than any other book. A must for travelers.

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Don't Leave Home Without It!

We would never go to any island in Hawaii without these guys' books. They are well-researched, honest and easy to use. We have found little out-of-the-way perfect beaches that we'd have missed otherwise. They are fabulous!

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Our Bible on vacation

This guidebook has the best information and we took it everywhere on our vacation. It was our Bible to Kauai!

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Very complete book

This book gives very complete details of the Island. Maps, trails, sights, seasons and local knowledge of areas. Some of this information may concern local customs and some many be of important safety issues. It also gives information about the weather. An easy to read guidebook.

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Best Travel Guide on Kauai

Reading this book before we arrived in Kauai was the best thing we could have done to enjoy our vacation to the max. Full of information, it has no advertising, and the author has paid to take all the sightseeing tours & meals in restaurants himself, so he is not obligated to anyone when writing his opinions. The maps are very helpful. I highly recommend this book to all tourists to Kauai, you will be glad you did!

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Excellent Maps but the info was a little dated

The maps in this guide book are invaluable to the Kauai traveler. The written sightseeing, activity and dining information was not as accurate as the Lonely Planet guide (which we also purchased.) The book has a website with "updates" but there are still errors and omissions in this book. We ate at a restaurant that this book "panned" and had an excellent experience; we thoroughly enjoyed a Na'pali coast sunset sail with Kauai Sea Tours (this books last choice) et cetera. We used both books to create our own experience - not blindly following the recommendations of one guide.

My overall recommendation - buy the book for the maps but follow your own instincts when exploring Kauai, form your own opinions, make your own choices and have a wonderful experience.

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