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Europe by Train: The Number One Guide to Budget Travel (Europe by Train) | 
 enlarge | Author: Katie Wood
Publisher: Anova Books
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 1624872
Media: Paperback
Edition: 20Rev Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 774
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.2 x 2.4
ISBN: 186105713X
Dewey Decimal Number: 914
EAN: 9781861057136
ASIN: 186105713X
Publication Date: November 1, 2004
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Product Description
Fully revised and updated, and now in its 20th edition, Katie Wood’s standard guide contains all the essential information for those touring Europe by train. Aimed at students and other travelers on limited budgets, the guide includes information on train networks and station facilities; rail-pass options; what to bring, insurance options, and last-minute reminders; the best travel routes; local transportation; budgeting; nightlife; and more. Recommended by Eurotrain, this is the most complete guide available for Eurorailers.
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Europe By Train - 2003 contains inaccurate info July 25, 2003
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I have not seen any editions prior to 2003, but I have read Katie Wood's "Europe By Train - 2003" and was surprised to find a number of inaccuracies in the Eastern Europe section. Surprisingly, Katie Wood still refers to the country of Ukraine, as "The Ukraine", a term used in Tsarist and Soviet Russia to denote the subjugated state of Ukraine. The correct and the only way is to say "Ukraine", without the article. Russian terminology is used throughout the Ukraine section, although the Ukrainian language is used to indicate the names of places in parenthesis. We still see "Kiev" rather than the correct "Kyiv", and "Lvov" rather than "Lviv". In her effort to impress her readers with her imagined fluency of a foreign language, Katie Wood and her research staff have even used the wrong name for "Lvov".
Her comments on just how close the Russian and Ukrainian languages are - that only two silly letters separate one from the other, for goodness sake, is quite ridiculous and completely false. In reality, a Russian speaker will usually not understand the Ukrainian language at all. On the other hand, a Ukrainian will understand the Russian language, especially if he chooses to. On the whole, Europe By Train - 2003 is somewhat inaccurate and it's not recommended. Luckily, there are numerous other rail guides available.
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