Tim Jepson

As I'm preparing for a trip to Canada in a few months, I have been looking at travel guides - You know, because the anticipation is killing me....

I usually love my travel guides in a thick hard copy but thought I'd give the kindle editions a shot. In short, I would hate to use travel guides on the kindle ever again. It's not just that they lack the pictures and maps are not very useable - very important for a travel guide - it just is not the same highlighting passages as it is wedging show more sticky notes or train tickets between the pages and annotating pages with scribbles and phone numbers.

Also, what good is it reducing the size of a travel guide when this ultimately means that the most useful information is left out?

This edition still manages to give a short overview of Vancouver, but really, if it is detail and recommendations of the unusual you want from a travel guide just as much as an easy reference or map section, then stick to the full size paper copy. show less

I travelled to Canada and the United States in late 2001/early 2002. It was my second trip to North America and took place only months after 11 September so security was particularly tight and I got the third degree when crossing from Canada to the US near Lethbridge. Lucky I'm white; a middle-eastern chap was refused entry while I was eventually allowed in.

Although my travel was during the internet age, I still relied on "The Rough Guide to the Pacific Northwest" for my travels, and it show more became a trusted companion, although at times it foreshadowed the hardcopy guidebook's downfall, sending me to various places that no longer existed.

I haven't bought a guidebook for my last few trips and I can't help but think I will miss looking back at my bookshelf in the future and kicking myself for not buying them. show less

An excellent travel guide. It offers a wealth of information on famous (and also less well known) sights. In addition, background articles on the various parts of the city (and on Victoria and Whistler) provide interesting context. Also the book section with listings (from 'accomodation' to 'shopping') are exquisitely helpful und appear quite up-to-date.
Only the fact that, apart from a few full-colour sections, the book exhibits dull three-colour appearance compromises the overall rating.

Fascinating array of factoids about London.