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by Paul Hansford

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Filed under: Adventure, Apps, Guidebook, Lonely Planet, Luggage, Travel

12 comments

There was always something exciting about buying a guidebook for a destination I was about to visit.

Cheaper, lighter and more unique, long live the travel app

Long bus rides to work and lunch hours were spent poring over the pages, highlighting the “don’t miss” destinations and circling hotels to call when I got back to the office (when no-one was looking).

The guide was a status symbol, something I would flaunt in a “Look at me, I’m going off to some exotic location while you suckers will still be working” way whenever I was out in public. But it would also freak me out, that my entire trip’s success was so dependent on it.

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sell timeshare says:

06:10pm | 01/11/10

I always found that a good travel book could actually give me the fundamentals of a country or place faster than Google, which pulls up all sorts of opinionated garbage that needs to be sifted through. Read more »
marley says:

07:19am | 28/10/10

@Claire - re Istanbul, be sure to visit the underground cistern, and don’t eat in the Grand Bazaar - there’s a street behind it full of little cafes where all the workers eat - wonderful fresh grills, bread and salad - and you’ll be struggling to pay more than $5. … Read more »

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