No comments about Chicago InsideOut (Insideout City Guide: Chicago).

No comments about The Rough Guide to Lisbon Map (Rough Guide City Maps).

1 comments about Euroatlas Spain Portugal (Euro-Atlas).

1. I have been looking for a map of Spain that has the small cities and all highways--this is it! Great for road trips throughout Spain and Portugal.

1 comments about Spain from a Backpack (From a Backpack Series).

1. I received a copy of this book recently from a friend who knows that it is one of my life's goals to visit Spain. Being that the book is small and an easy read, I bumped it to the top of my reading list.
   
   Normally, when planning a trip to another country we buy a travel guide to aid us in finding those well known (and maybe not so well known) places that are must sees for you trip. This book, however, gives you first hand accounts from travelers to different areas of Spain. The topics cover trips to Barcelona, Pamplona, Madrid, Valencia and more. Some of my favorites include a tale of unexpected romance (Running For the Boy) in Pamplona; a horrifying yet funny trip to the beach (What I Learned About Coleoptra By Having a Few Climb Up My Shorts) in Andalusia; and using conversational English to aquire a free trip to a village outside of Madrid (Talking My Way Into Spain). The stories give you a view of Spain from the travelers that a travel guide will not.
   
   I recommend this collection of stories for the would-be traveler as a supplement to the usual travel guides one tends to buy for their trips.

1 comments about Footprint Andalucia Handbook: The Travel Guide (3rd Edition).

1. This book covers the architectural and natural wonders of Andalusia, but skimps on helpful information about restaurants, shopping, and to some extent, lodging.

No comments about Sintra: A Glorious Eden.

No comments about Spain Green Guide.

1 comments about House with the Blue Bed.

1. Arteaga's anecdotes are vivid; Each packed with wit, sarcasm and intelligent thought. I highly recommend this book as one of my all-time favorites.

2 comments about Insight Guide Barcelona (Insight City Guides Barcelona).

1. The separate, removable map which is included makes this book worth the purchase. The map lists all sidestreets, which is necessary to navigate the city. The book itself gives just enough history to familiarize yourself with Barcelona and Catalonia, and then takes you on a neighborhood by neighborhood tour. Lots of good photos throughout. More detailed than the smaller compact version from the same company. Not quite as detailed as guides from other companies (e.g. doesn't include much for phone numbers or tourist tips), but is easier to read than they are.



2. This was a comprehensive guidebook that gave enough information on all subjects to get you where you were going, tell you how to do things, and alert you to diverse sites and events that were especially interesting. Most important was its way of presenting enough historical, cultural, and political information to make one aware and able to navigate Barcelona's unique environment while at the same time exponentially increasing curiousity. We were working up until the time of our flight and skimmed the book en route. We had never been to Spain, didn't speak Spanish and yet spent two weeks in Barcelona without any difficulties and used only this book as our guide. As a direct result of the ease of use and interest the guide book piqued we bought and read many books on Catalonian history, political history, social culture, Picasso, Gaudi, architecture, etc. while we were exploring the city, making our two weeks of travel instead of a tour of cities into one of the more in depth, interesting trips we've ever taken. In three months we've given a copy of the book to two other families going to Barcelona, tracked down the other Insight Guides and begun to plan next summer's trip around one of them.

No comments about Nouvelle relation de l'Afrique Occidentale: Contenant une description exacte du Sénégal et des Pays situés entre le Cap-Blanc et la Rivière de Serrelionne, ... de quantité de cartes, de plans, etc.Tome 5.