| Just why should we travel with a guidebook? | | | | castles probably haven\'t changed in a century or |
| Isn\'t a travel guidebook just one more thing to | | | | two. But sometimes opening hours change, or the |
| carry around? Can\'t you get all the information | | | | days that they\'re closed, or they could be closed |
| you need now on the Internet? Yes, you probably | | | | for renovation. |
| can, but once you\'re on the road, are you going | | | | With an old book, you might find yourself |
| to carry a laptop around with you? How much | | | | searching for a hotel or restaurant that has been |
| time do you want to spend surfing on your | | | | closed since the last edition! |
| phone... and how much will that cost you? | | | | Travel guidebooks differ in whom they cater to, |
| Check the Internet, surf, do your research, watch | | | | so check through several to see which one has |
| TV shows, but get a good travel guidebook. You | | | | the information that YOU need. A good one will |
| should research travel guidebooks just like you do | | | | help you find accommodations and restaurants in |
| your travel. Check to see that it fits your travel | | | | your price range. |
| style. | | | | You can get some that break accommodations |
| Make sure it\'s a current edition so the | | | | into categories for budget, middle, and high end |
| information is as up-to-date as possible. Things | | | | travel. Having that kind of information will help you |
| change so fast that even the current edition could | | | | quickly find the lodging or restaurant that you will |
| be a little out of date.... and that\'s if they update | | | | be happy with. |
| it yearly. Many are only updated every two or | | | | When you travel to a place that you\'ve never |
| three years. | | | | been to before, a good guidebook will give you |
| So, you ask, doesn\'t that mean that the Internet | | | | the information you need to travel like an old pro |
| is better... more up to date? Well, we do suggest | | | | in the area.... and isn\'t that better than trying to |
| doing research on the Internet, but the answer is | | | | remember what you read on the Internet? |
| still... take a good travel guidebook. It\'s just so | | | | Do yourself a favor and get a current edition of a |
| handy to have with you when you\'re in a | | | | book whose author you enjoy reading. You can |
| museum or church, and you want to read the | | | | even check a few out of your local library so you |
| explanations. If you\'re driving along, and you | | | | can really study them before you buy one. Go to |
| want to see what there is in that cute little town | | | | a bookstore that specializes in travel or one that |
| you\'re driving through... you have that book in | | | | has a large travel section so you can look at |
| hand. | | | | several different books. Get the one that seems |
| You can borrow an old one from a friend or get | | | | to best fit your travel style. |
| one at the used book store... they will be good for | | | | Your trip will go more smoothly when you have |
| museums and historic sites that have been | | | | the right information at your fingertips.... that\'s |
| around forever. I mean, the descriptions for those | | | | why you should always travel with a guidebook. |