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| Bali & Lombok (Lonely Planet Travel Guide) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Iain Stewart
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Category: Book
List Price: $21.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (9 reviews)
Sales Rank: 62001
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 11
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 396
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 0.8
ISBN: 1740599136
Dewey Decimal Number: 915.986044
EAN: 9781740599139
ASIN: 1740599136
Publication Date: March 1, 2007
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 Bali For Everyone November 12, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this book when I revisited Bali with my wife. I was last there some 15 years ago using a different guide book. I bought and used this book to explore a few off the beaten track places I didn't see the last time. I find the recommendations on food and lodging excellent. The standard Lonely Planet layout makes it easy to find the info you need. This rewritten edition is not just informative but full of its own unique flavour as well.
Not being a trekker, my wife found the info on restaurants and shopping to be very useful too.
Fantastic guide July 23, 2006
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I'm just back from Bali and took three guidebooks. The Lonely Planet guide was far and away the best. It was funny and in the best guidebook tradtion, it did a great job of stearing me away from popular places like Gunung Agung and Besakih Temple - which are two of the worst tourist traps on the island. The author seems to have actually spent time posing as a tourist in these places to uncover all the scams. The rest of the book does a good job of finding all the new places to go for dinner and drinks in hot places like Seminyak. Make this your only Bali guidebook.
Asia 101 June 26, 2006
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
This book will help you find your way around. No problem. The maps were very good. I would have appreciated more restaurant and shopping reviews:ie.. What to look for in the way of bargains found only in Bali, how to tell if you are being ripped off, that kind of help. On that matter, you can tell it was written by a man. In fact this book felt more man friendly than woman friendly. I too, like the above reader, live in Asia. I take my family when I travel. Lonely Planet doesn't cater to my "crowd". I wanted to be told to avoid specific locations or tourist traps and to be told not to miss other places, and I felt sorta let down. I think the author could have given better information on hotels. For instance I found our hotel on line. The book didn't help at all there. For more family oriented guides I usually go with Frommer's (wish I would have had it on this trip). If you venture anywhere in Asia, you must do your homework and that means Internet, and generally more than one guide book. I would recommend this as a companion guide. We liked Bali so much we are going again in 6 months.
Bali Bali Bali! September 1, 2005
6 out of 13 found this review helpful
When I used to work in Korea, one of my best vacations was to Bali. Despite a strange and sudden stomach ailment, I managed to enjoy this tropical paradise. And the LP Guidebook was my faithful companion, showing me where I could track down a good burger when the local food proved too exotic for me. It also tipped me off about the best watering holes.
Bali is an exotic island with a wonderful local culture. You have to see it to believe it. One of the best Hard Rock Cafes anywhere too!
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