Comments on: What is better: the eyewitness travel guide to Japan or the Lonely Planet travel guide to Japan? http://www.steinapetra.com/what-is-better-the-eyewitness-travel-guide-to-japan-or-the-lonely-planet-travel-guide-to-japan/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:44:34 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: cjw333 http://www.steinapetra.com/what-is-better-the-eyewitness-travel-guide-to-japan-or-the-lonely-planet-travel-guide-to-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-847 cjw333 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:43:07 +0000 http://www.steinapetra.com/what-is-better-the-eyewitness-travel-guide-to-japan-or-the-lonely-planet-travel-guide-to-japan/#comment-847 Personally I like the Time Out Guides best of all but that wasn't one of your choices. Out of the two you mentioned I would select the Eyewitness but it really comes down to what you intend to get out of a travel book. One of the others was right in saying that it's a bit kindergarden. The Eyewitness guides are typically heavy on the pictures and a bit light on the deep details. If you're more of a visual person then I would go this route since it will give you a good idea of what there is to see in a particular place. The Lonely Planet guides seem to be more targeted at the budget traveler or the backpacker as a general rule of thumb and they're an excellent resource if that's the kind of travel that you do. While these guides also include pictures, the text seems to be more of the focus. If you can afford it I would go for both since they kind of fill different needs. Happy travels! Personally I like the Time Out Guides best of all but that wasn’t one of your choices.

Out of the two you mentioned I would select the Eyewitness but it really comes down to what you intend to get out of a travel book. One of the others was right in saying that it’s a bit kindergarden. The Eyewitness guides are typically heavy on the pictures and a bit light on the deep details. If you’re more of a visual person then I would go this route since it will give you a good idea of what there is to see in a particular place.

The Lonely Planet guides seem to be more targeted at the budget traveler or the backpacker as a general rule of thumb and they’re an excellent resource if that’s the kind of travel that you do. While these guides also include pictures, the text seems to be more of the focus.

If you can afford it I would go for both since they kind of fill different needs.

Happy travels!

]]> By: John M http://www.steinapetra.com/what-is-better-the-eyewitness-travel-guide-to-japan-or-the-lonely-planet-travel-guide-to-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-848 John M Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:43:07 +0000 http://www.steinapetra.com/what-is-better-the-eyewitness-travel-guide-to-japan-or-the-lonely-planet-travel-guide-to-japan/#comment-848 Either one is great. My dad told me not to buy either as he had an old book that he used when he was there and insisted I use it. All I could say over there was "throw down your weapon!" Either one is great. My dad told me not to buy either as he had an old book that he used when he was there and insisted I use it.

All I could say over there was "throw down your weapon!"

]]> By: Measha http://www.steinapetra.com/what-is-better-the-eyewitness-travel-guide-to-japan-or-the-lonely-planet-travel-guide-to-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-849 Measha Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:43:07 +0000 http://www.steinapetra.com/what-is-better-the-eyewitness-travel-guide-to-japan-or-the-lonely-planet-travel-guide-to-japan/#comment-849 http://www.worldtravel.com http://www.worldtravel.com

]]> By: Chris http://www.steinapetra.com/what-is-better-the-eyewitness-travel-guide-to-japan-or-the-lonely-planet-travel-guide-to-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-850 Chris Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:43:07 +0000 http://www.steinapetra.com/what-is-better-the-eyewitness-travel-guide-to-japan-or-the-lonely-planet-travel-guide-to-japan/#comment-850 lonely planet is better lonely planet is better

]]> By: Looking for the truth... http://www.steinapetra.com/what-is-better-the-eyewitness-travel-guide-to-japan-or-the-lonely-planet-travel-guide-to-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-851 Looking for the truth... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:43:07 +0000 http://www.steinapetra.com/what-is-better-the-eyewitness-travel-guide-to-japan-or-the-lonely-planet-travel-guide-to-japan/#comment-851 The Eyewitness guides are geared more for grade school aged kids. The lonely planet has more background information and detail about the different sites and events. They are both great, but it all depends on what you want out of the book. My kids have several in the eyewitness series and they love them. The Eyewitness guides are geared more for grade school aged kids. The lonely planet has more background information and detail about the different sites and events. They are both great, but it all depends on what you want out of the book. My kids have several in the eyewitness series and they love them.

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