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South India (Lonely Planet Country & Regional Guides) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Sarina Singh, Rafael Wlodarski, Amy Karafin, Simon Richmond, Virginia Jealous, Stuart Butler
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 13157
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4th Revised edition
Pages: 548
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1741047048
Dewey Decimal Number: 915
EAN: 9781741047042
ASIN: 1741047048
Publication Date: September 1, 2007
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 Good value for money, but not without flaws November 20, 2008
Joanna (Warsaw, Poland)
I'm a fan of Lonely Planet guidebooks because, when it comes to the backpacker/individual traveller guides, I think they're the best you can get. They do have a lot of practical info and most of the stuff is accurate and helpful. However, I found that you have to approach them with some, say, pinch of salt. In the case of this guide, the I found the prices for accomodation + occassionally sights quite inaccurate (i.e. almost always higher) - I went to India in September 2008. Another thing I found slightly irritating was the language. The vocabulary was much more high-brow and, frankly, showy and exalted (too many superlatives, too many adjectives, etc.), than in the other guides I've used (Turkey, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia); my friends found it difficult to use because of this. I could also question the value of eg. some of the eateries recommended in Mumbai and Mysore. However, despite those flaws, I'd still recommend it - only don't treat it as a Bible and follow everything it says, use your mind.
 Don't leave home without it! February 28, 2006
S. Chavda (UK)
38 out of 38 found this review helpful
I'd bought my flight tickets, travel insurance and the all important Visa for entering India. Next on the list was the guide book. It was a choice of this one or the Rough Guide.Both were published around the same time, and I've used both before for different countries, so I'm happy with their layout and content. However, choosing the right guide this time seemed far more difficult. Both contained detailed information about the places I plan to visit. However, I found some bits were present in one book, but not the other, and vice-versa. In the end I decided to go for both books. I'm travelling in South India for 3 months, so I thought it would be worth the luxury of having two guides. Having read both now, I can confirm that both are indeed excellent and each would provide an excellent insight into an amazing country. Just to prove my point however, here is one example of an item (that I think is critical) that differ in books. Apart from a small section dedicated to 'Todas', the Rough Guide doesn't really mention trekking in Ooty, which is one of the highlights of the region. Lonely Planet dedicates just under half a page to this essential activity. Anyway, I don't expect both books to be the same, and here is a summary of the strengths of each book, I hope this might help you decide which book to buy: Lonely Planet.
Travelling around by train.
Essential information.
Maps. Rough Guide.
At a glance section on Highlights of South India.
History of India and its regions.
Food and drink. All in all, I don't think you'd go wrong with either guide and wish you a safe a pleasant journey through this magical country.
 Lonely Planet south india November 4, 2004
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
I actually used this book to tarvel around Tamil Nadu for one month. It was very usful including all details about resaonable hotel and transportation, however many prices such as hotel price has been changed lots and I find out this is annoying.
Hope they can update about that but other than that it is good guide book to find out South India
Accurate and Dependable May 22, 2004
B. Kangesan
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
From the restaurants to the hotels and places to see described,this book is the ideal guide to this region.We relied on it completely when we were in Tamil Nadu and it was wonderful.Made our holiday very worthwhile and relieved a lot of the stress of finding a place to stay or somewhere to eat.It also describes the region and its historical atractions well.
True to life! January 29, 2002
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
South India has never been more beautiful and Lonely Planet does full justice to this sun kissed land. As always outstanding research by Lonely Planet - the recommendations for the ethnic restaurants "udipi" cuisine are real gems. Each and every one of them I tried for Thirvananthapuram were finger licking good. Bus fares have changed since book was published but the increase of 2 US cents won't change your plans to follow the recommended itineraries. We had a thrilling time touring South India following Lonely Planet's guide page by page.
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