Recommended Travel Guides & Guidebooks

By BootsnAll
No matter what you learn on-line, it's still a good idea to reserve some space in your pack for a guidebook. Below are some of the books we recommend, use and have heard kudos about. If there's a travel publisher or guidebook series that you think should be included here, email the publisher/series and URL to toolkit@BootsnAll.com.

Lonely Planet
Probably the most popular guides to ever be packed in a backpack.

Rough Guides
One of the more popular alternatives to LP.

Let's Go
Student-written guides that are often found in the hands of college students abroad.

Rick Steves
A popular author who deals solely with travelling in Europe.

Hunter Guides
Guides to every area of the world and several specialty guides.

Frommers
Seemed to be aimed at the American market aged over 30.

Travelers' Tales
Heaps of great travel books, some with sample chapters online so you can try before you buy.

Fodor's
Extensive guides that are popular with an older generation.

Moon Travel Handbooks
Highly rated guides, but they don't cover Europe yet.

Hello Europe
Few guides really touch on budget hotels, but Margo Classé covers budget Europe hotels so closely she can tell you which rooms have bathtubs.

Footprint Handbooks
Good-looking guides that cover over 100 destinations.

Other Travel Guides:
Here is Amazon's selection of some other worthwhile or must-have guides.

Article added on March 01, 2005

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