Be warned that LOST iN guides are the most opinionated ones here because they take a strong stance in what they include and what they leave out. The LOST iN guides are perfect specimens of reductive design.
Actually, two book-books, because it is very rare that I rely on a single guidebook and every series has its own perspective. Sometimes I use it religiously, sometimes I barely glance at a map, but having it provides me with a certain amount of security and predictability. Overwhelmed by options for hotels, restaurants and things to do? Guides only surfaces the spots really worth seeing in a city, as chosen by our travel experts. Also, as a side note, keep a look out for another post with the guides that didn’t quite make the cut for the best, yet are still worth a mention.
Each opens with an introduction that briefly describes the subject and the attractions listed within that section. The front cover opens to a panoramic photograph of the city with a selection of recognizable landmarks highlighted.
It’s a jungle out there, so I’ve put some order into it all and developed these travel guidebook reviews as a bit of a road map. When I looked more closely I discovered each has its own style, audience and voice, and different series cover different destinations.
It doesn’t contain nearly as much content as any other guide I’ve seen. Each guide’s cover is emblazoned with a repeating, typographic treatment of the city’s name overlaid on a solid color. Both typeface and color are chosen to echo the history and aesthetics of the city. For example, New York’s cover features “NYC” in white set in a grotesque typeface on a black background. It clearly mimics Vignelli’s MTA signage, an inextricable part of New York’s identity.
LP was once aimed at the real budget traveler, although these days it has gone distinctly upmarket. They focus on places few others write about and are especially strong in Africa and Eastern Europe/former CIS, with entire guides dedicated to countries which barely get a mention in other guides. Bradt Guides are among my favourites – they were publishing entire books on offbeat destinations back when the others provided barely a page or two.
Beautifully written by Marcia DeSanctis, this is more than a guidebook – it meanders and is part memoir, part women’s contemporary history as she tells their stories and dives into a place’s inner workings. Of course there’s plenty of ‘guidebook’ Picasa for Windows 10 here but this is a book you want to actually read, not just highlight (although you’ll want to do that too). The first few are women-specific, and they are followed by the more general guidebooks series, not particularly aimed at women – but at least not offensive.
Some specialize in countries, others in regions, and yet others in cities. I use guidebooks to plan my journey, because most of the information is available in a single place and because sometimes, I prefer an actual book-book to an electronic device.
The back cover has a corresponding fold out featuring a color-coded map of major neighborhoods. Within, the pages are step cut like a telephone book or directory, making it easy to thumb between sections. The Monocle Travel Guides are my absolute favorite because of how they naturally extend Monocle’s competencies. They are less for the weekend traveler who merely wants to see a city, and more for those who want to live and breathe it.
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