Lonely Planet Berlin (City Guide) Review

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(More customer reviews)This book has all the information you need, to prepare you for a wonderful vacation in Berlin. It's the kind of book that you curl up with near the fire on a cold snowy winter day and read about the trip you'll take during the summer. But--------- there are better guides for those individuals who have travelled in Europe before and who just want the nuts and bolts and will allow the city to visit them. I personally recommend either DK (Dorling Kindersley) Eyewitness Guide to Berlin or the slightly older Knopf 'City Guide' published last in 1998. However with Berlin changing so rapidly, you'll probably do better with the DK guide. It has more photos which aren't essential, but are a nice added feature but more importantly it breaks the city up in a better way to help you get the most out of your time. I think it's much better.

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Lonely Planet BerlinDiscover why the Reichstag was wrapped in silver fabric for 14 daysSee cutting-edge art displayed in a Nazi bunkerDine in a secret restaurant where the host serves you supper in their own homeSleep inside a kaleidoscope, prison cell or coffin at Berlin's most unusual hotelIn This Guide: Written by our expert resident author who knows the city inside-outFull-color coverage of Berlin's vibrant art, design, music and fashion scenesInsider tips from a music tour guide and an art gallery curator

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Classic Motorsport Routes: 30 Legendary Routes You Can Drive Today Review

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(More customer reviews)I really enjoyed reading this book, it is worth every penny in my opinion, because it is so unique among car enthusiast books. Is it perfect? No. Is it an inspiration for a good road trip or vacation to see and drive these legendary roads? Hell YES!
First of all, this book is not a complete comprehensive list of ALL great racetracks and driving routes. Rather it is a list of 30 of the best roads that you or me or anyone can drive because they remain public roads. Some racetracks are not included since they are still dedicated racetracks, courses not open to the public. However, every single road in this book you can and will want to drive after reading. For example; Le Mans, Spa, Nurburgring, Monaco, Mount Panorama are all here with great maps showing you how to get to and drive the racetrack.
The maps included in the book supplement the fantastic photos, but they are not perfect. I often used Google Earth to check for more details after reading each chapter. Another minor annoyance was that the author often mentioned extra rally stages in the text, describing their grandeur and epic scenery but failed to include all of the stages on the maps for the rallies.
Can these minor faults be forgiven? Sure. If you have a passion for automobiles, racing history, love driving and wish you could follow in the footsteps of Fangio, Moss, Clark, Stewart, Villeneuve, Senna etc then this is a book you MUST read.

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These are the routes the great drivers have taken on their race to glory. Classic Motorsport Routes revisits the most spectacular circuits, roads, and tracks that have helped shape more than a century of racing--from the road races of the Mille Miglia and the Targa Florio to the grueling hillclimbs of Grossglockner and America's own legendary Pikes Peak, to the rallies of Monte Carlo and Spain, to the Grand Prix circuits from Monaco to Germany and the record-breaking courses of the Bonneville Salt Flats and the Frankfurt-Darmstadt Autobahn. Here are maps charting thirty routes across four continents, inviting readers to follow in the paths of the world's automotive greats--or simply to sit back and enjoy the spectacular scenery as it unfolds on these pages. From the majestic Rocky Mountains of North America to the haunting pine forests of Northern Europe to the sun-baked villages of Sicily, this book by premier motoring writer Richard Meaden gives readers a thrilling close-up look at the routes that so many great drivers have followed--and continue to follow--into the annals of racing history.

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