| I have lived and vacationed in a number of | | | | the brief descriptions of places around the entire |
| countries with the Lonely Planet guides, and | | | | globe and you have a great coffee table book |
| always found them extremely helpful. With this | | | | and a text that will inspire you to plan your next |
| new guide, "Lonely Planet's Best In Travel 2009: | | | | travel adventure. What I enjoy most about this |
| 850 Trends, Destinations, Journeys & | | | | book is it helps generate ideas of places to go |
| Experiences For The Year Ahead" I found it to be | | | | and things I want to do. |
| very enjoyable for different reasons. | | | | The book is chalk full of lists. Top 10 Countries, |
| I always liked how the Lonely Planet guides had a | | | | Top 10 Regions, Top 10 Cities and so on. I don't |
| ton of information about the places I was living or | | | | know if I agree with the top 10 in each of these |
| visiting. However, I sometimes wished they had | | | | categories, and you might not either, but that |
| more color photos such as some of the other | | | | does not matter. Use the book to inspire you to |
| travel guides available. With this "Best In Travel | | | | travel to new places and to generate ideas and |
| 2009" guide, there isn't the depth for each | | | | possibilities. Even if you don't travel to the places |
| country like the country specific guides, but rather | | | | listed, you will be more aware of what's out there |
| interesting places around the entire world. And this | | | | and places that are available to explore. If you |
| book is full of colorful pictures. | | | | enjoy traveling, you'll enjoy looking through this |
| It is a beautifully laid out book with scores of | | | | book for ideas. |
| magnificent photographs. Combine the photos with | | | | |