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Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Travel Review

Travel Guide to the World: Providing the Essentials to Get You the Best Value and Most from Your Travel Experience
by Susan Kimmel
ISBN-10: 0942893069
Review by Heather Froeschl

A travel agent that you keep in your carry-on luggage? That's a description I would give of Susan Kimmel's "Travel Guide to the World." This isn't a How To Travel The World in 80 Days book, nor is it a budget guru's guide to travel, but rather, it is a book that will steer you clear of some pitfalls and point you down the path to getting what you pay for.

Leisure travel is once again a growing hobby the world over. Kimmel focuses on great leisure travel, the stuff that she says memories are made of. So what makes for great leisure travel? Getting the leisure experiences that you want, not what those in the business want to sell you, is the key. This book is packed full of information and it is indeed like carrying around a travel agent with you - to guide you through options and plans and remind you that you just need to ask for what you want.

Whether traveling by train, plane or automobile, bus, backpacking or biking, whether you are staying in a castle, mom & pop roadside, or tent, whether you are heading down to the Florida Keys or the Great Wall of China, Kimmel has advice for you. If you are accompanied by children, pets, or just your shadow, if you are concerned about travel hazards, health concerns, or security, if you just want to know what to expect, "Travel Guide to the World" just might come in handy. Save some room in the carry-on.

Written in a friendly, common sense tone, the book is easy to read, easy to understand, and easy to appreciate.

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