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Europe by Rail, 9th (Independent Traveller's Europe by Rail) | 
 enlarge | Author: Tim Locke
Publisher: Thomas Cook Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 920784
Media: Paperback
Edition: 9th
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 672
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 1841577367
Dewey Decimal Number: 914.04561
EAN: 9781841577364
ASIN: 1841577367
Publication Date: April 1, 2007
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Product Description
Independent Travellers Europe by Rail has drawn on the train travel expertise of Thomas Cook, publishers of the European Timetable since 1873, to devise a menu of connected rail journeys that take in the best that Europe has to offer. No world region contains so many varied and independent nations as Europe. Its well-integrated rail system and the cheapness of international railpasses make the continent easy to explore. Independent Travellers Europe by Rail comes with plenty of recommendations on accommodation, eating and sightseeing to make your travel budget go a long way.
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A Must-Have for European Rail Travel - Especially Youth August 3, 2008
I've been a travel agent for over 20-years, and have used this book for years. It has a lot going for it. There are a few things you should know first though.
First, the book is published by the Thomas Cook from the United Kingdom. So, it's more geared toward a British audience. Don't let that disturb you. This is still my favorite guide, so far.
This book is a great reference tool, but you have to READ it. I've seen people just grab a book. . . hop on a plane. . . and they think they will just "wing-it" after they get there. That's very irresponsible, and you'll waste a TON of time and not get to see an experience as much. Planning is key. Yes, you'll be able to make adjustments along the way as you like, but if you don't have some sort of plan, then you're likely to take a train from Paris to Rome. . . then back to Zurich. . .then back to Milan. . . and so for. . . wasting lots of time.
This book is certainly geared more toward young-people who are trying to get by cheap with hostel recommendations and such. That doesn't mean it's exclusively for young-people backpacking through Europe though. There's so much information tucked into this book, that anyone traveling in Europe by train will find it helpful.
What's inside?
*General information about train travel within Europe
*Maps - Country maps, city maps, and more
*Essentials for each country such as store opening hours, language, currency, holidays, climate, tipping, etc.
*Information about the larger city train stations - hours, what they have to offer, tourist office, hotels, etc.
*Ideas for day-trips from larger cities.
*Ideas about where to go next from larger cities
*Pictures of different sites
*Sightseeing information
*More. . . More. . More. . .
Here's one thing that you won't find a lot of, and that's rail schedules. With some of the larger cities, there will be some information about how far away other cities are located, and the frequency of trains, but not schedules. Train schedules are a little like airline schedules. They change, so book publishers such as this do not wish to include them. Also, Thomas Cook is the premier publisher of of rail time tables in Europe. Do a search for the Thomas Cook Timetable. The come out four-times per year, and they are NOT cheap. The are also NOT easy to read. Once you get the hang of it, it's not difficult, but they are quite daunting, especially at first. You're much better off going online to the Rail Europe website to check rail schedules. . . but. .when you're traveling within Europe. . . and don't have internet access.. . then the Thomas Cook Timetable can be very handy.
Finally, this is NOT what I would say is a definitive guide to Europe overall. There are certainly better guides for that, but this IS a great guide for the train part of the trip. I used to live in Zurich and traveled all over. . . and used it a lot. . . and take it with me each time I return.
If you're looking for some good "companion" overall guides to Europe, below are some I like as well.
The Rough Guide to First-Time Europe 7 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
The Rough Guide to Europe on a Budget (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
Rick Steves' Best of Europe 2008 (Rick Steves)
Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door 2008: The Travel Skills Handbook (Rick Steves)
Let's Go 2008 Europe (Let's Go Europe)
Let's Go 2008 Western Europe (Let's Go Western Europe)
Europe on a Shoestring (Lonely Planet Shoestring Guides)
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