No comments about Cicerone Walks In The Engadine(100 walks and Treks)(Cicerone).

No comments about Michelin Map No. 553 South East Switzerland.

5 comments about Motorcycle Journeys through the Alps & Corsica, 2nd Ed..

1. I took John's first edition of this book and a map and rode the Alps and the Dolemites for ten days. We reviewed the routes and stops each morning and evening. This is a great resource if you are traveling in the area. I brought three other books on this topic and left them behind at hotels as the trip progressed, as I realized I did not need any other resources. Use this and an internet translator site (like Babelfish)and you can make your reservations in some of the same hotels that Edelweiss and other formal tour groups use.This new edition expands on the first by adding Corsica and updating the Alps/Dolemite section. It is a great read. John is the recognized authority on this area for those of us that don't speak other languages well, and don't live there.He is also correct in stating that the riding in this region is addictive.



2. I use to go on travel with my motorcycle just one or two times a year. I'm really busy and I haven't too much time to plan these travels so I bought this book thinking it could help me to plan a travel by the Alps. But it was a surprise!!! All the travel was perfectly planned in this book! Hotels, Restaurants, special places, roads, etc. Just a little deception: the pictures are black and white!



3. This is an outstanding guide to the best riding roads in the world. I recently took an organized motorcycle tour of the Alps. Good thing I took this book with me, as it quickly became my guide. Others on the tour were wondering how I found all the great roads!! If you are going to tour the Alps, buy this book now! Rates all the passes, with a short recap on each one.



4. I took a packaged tour of the Alps in 2002. Thank goodness I took this book with me. This book had so much more quality information than the touring company, it was unbelievable! Each night, we would return from some awsome ride (not on the base or recommended route). It became a nightly ritual to review where we went. People, including the tour guide, wanted to know how I knew of these roads, I showed them the book.

   Next time, I will just take this book and go, no tour company! I am a heavy rider, 30K miles per year, close to 400K miles ridden.




5. "The bible" of touring Western Europe, by motorcycle, pedal bike or auto. Mr. Hermann has produced " a must own" publication if one is planning a trip through Western Europe and wishes to be part of the history and scenic beauty that captures the essence and beauty that this region has to offer.

No comments about Michelin Guide Red Guide 2007 Suisse - Schweiz - Svizzera: French/German/Italian (Michelin Red Guides).

No comments about Michelin THE GREEN GUIDE French Alps, 1e (THE GREEN GUIDE).

1 comments about Ski Snowboard Europe: Winter Resorts In Austria, France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain & Andorra (Ski Snowboard Europe).

1. There is not a single map, nor a picture. The information can be summarized as "it snows in Europe, there are ski resorts there, the ski lift prices are 170-200 Euro per week, in the listed 3% of hotels the prices are 50-150 Euro per week, and there are appartments too."

1 comments about Insight Guide Switzerland (Insight Guides).

1. This series of books are interesting to read and have beautiful pictures and maps. They are wonderful for armchair travel and to help in planning a trip as they give a wonderful overview of the history, culture and most interesting places to visit of the areas they represent. There is no detail as to lodging or restuarants so this is not the guide if that's what you're looking for, but I have enjoyed them and packed them on trips for help in planning sightseeing excursions and to help me understand and appreciate the history and culture of the places I'm visiting. They have enriched my travel experience.

5 comments about Swiss Bernese Oberland: A Travel Guide with Specific Trips to the Mountains, Lakes and Villages, Third Edition.

1. We were in Switzerland this summer and I highly recommend this guide for anyone who will be in the Bernese Oberland area in Switzerland. It is very well written and the maps are very helpful. Wengen, a small swiss village 45 minutes from Interlaken is very beautiful and we could have easily missed that had it not been for this book.



2. I've been to Switzerland on 4 trips for a total of about 6
   weeks, mainly in the Bernese Oberland. I have not yet found
   a better book for the first time visitor to this area. Even
   though I've been there several times I still find it
   worthwhile. There are no specifics on hotels or restaurants,
   just on sights. They choose 10 trips and 4 excursions, and I
   can think of other choices but not better choices; most are my favorites. The trips are from a half day to one day, depending
   on what variations you choose; the excursions require a full
   day. There are also some other suggestions and information on
   Swiss tourist offices and websites, which I would also recommend
   that you email and/or visit when you are in the area. Basic information includes food & drink, transportation, etc.



3. Very detailed information with lots of pictures, but in a compact form. If you are spending any time in the Bernese Oberland area of Switzerland, this book will greatly simplify your experience and help you decide what to do when you get there. Written by authors who have been visiting the area for 30 years! Highly recommended.



4. This book is not what I expected, but that could be my fault.
   It is quite thin, and has trip suggestions in trains, boats etc.
   
   I didn't want to rate it, because I didn't read all of it, only took a glance to verify that I will have no use in it, since I was hiking in swiss.
   So the 3 stars are from walker point of view.



5. Loved the book!! it is easy to use especially for first time visitors who are not familiar with all of the different rail systems in the SBO. I stayed in Wengen for 4 days and used the book often to decide which trip to conduct and also how to easily find and navigate the cable cars, gondolas and hiking paths. The book was especially helpful since the weather was a bit overcast in the higher altitudes and we chose to go down into Interlakin for a day trip, which the book covers as well. Bravo to the authors and thank you for making my Swiss Bernese Oberland visit one of the best vacations I have had in a long time.

5 comments about Culture Shock Switzerland (Culture Shock! A Survival Guide to Customs & Etiquette).

1. If you are hoping for an in depth analysis of customs in Switzerland, this book certainly will not deliver. This book is intended for those with zero experience in european customs, or even those with no experience with western culture at all. If you have been to europe before, this book will probably be of little help to you. The lonely planet guide is probably a better choice. There is an interesting chapter on the history of Switzerland - but you can get that from any encyclopedia. On the other hand, this book was not written from an American standpoint which could be a bonus for people that are not familiar already with Euro-American custom. I give it three stars because the advertising suggests that this book is much more than it is.



2. You'll learn more about the author and her problems, especially with modifiers, than you'll learn about Switzerland. Any Swiss student who completes Gymnasium studies can write better English. The publishers of this series should pulp the book ASAP. They have a good concept, but clearly didn't edit the book.



3. If you have any experience with Switzerland, or even Europe; you will learn precious little from this book. There are better books to buy on the subject.



4. I won't mince words: This book is AWFUL! Hoping to find the Swiss equivalent to the excellent "Culture Shock! France" edition, I was extremely disappointed. The France book does exactly what it should, it gives some helpful clues to getting along with the French and understanding their reasoning, so that your interactions with them, both business and personal, will go smoothly, without cultural differences causing unnecessary conflict.

   The Swiss edition is terrible. Rather than offer helpful, insider tips to the Swiss mind, the author gives you an autobiographical account of her first year of life in Switzerland. If you picked up this book, it's because you're curious about the culture and lifestyle of the Swiss, including how to get along with them, and how to think like a Swiss. Unfortunately, the author herself is a NOVICE to Switzerland and its people, making her as ignorant about the country as the average Joe! Sure, through time she may pick up on a few things about her neighbors and her butcher, but it's not likely, as her outward focus usually falls on her family and their experiences. Use the photos included in the book as an example: My husband unpacking our things in our new apartment. My mother and father taking bottles to the recycling center. Sadly, this shows how little interaction the author had with the Swiss, therefore making her unqualified to write this book!

   But, let's not discredit the author entirely. She was only writing what she knew about (which wasn't much). The Culture Shock editors should be ashamed of themselves for not selecting a more qualified writer who would follow the standards of the rest of the series.

   THIS BOOK WOULD BE A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY!




5. As other revierws mention, this book is not an explanation of Swiss culture but rather an autobiography of the author. This is very disappointing, because I've read other culture shock books which were a thousand times better.

   Then, this book is completely outdated because of the things she is talking of (company names change over time!). She mentiones that the PTT have been split into the Post and Swisscom, however "PTT" is seen all over the book. Why not just say "the post office"?

   Since the author lived in French part of Switzerland, the focus is only on this and not on the bigger German part. The translation of some words are just plain wrong. She says the butchers shop is a "Fleischerladen". This is completely wrong, in Switzerland you will never find this word. It's called "Metzgerei".

   I'm from Switzerland and before offering this book as a gift I had to read it. But it's useless. Another book might be much better. Still looking around.

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