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Summary: Italy, Instruction for Use: book by Nan McElroy
Review: A great size for travel, I didn't feel like a tourist when I went to Florence. I read through it on the way over and kept it in my backpack for when I needed to reference it for a word or a reminder. Thanks for helping me get the most out of my vacation!
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Summary: Italy, Instructions For Use
Review: I just finished reading "Italy, Instructions For Use" from cover to cover. It's a quick read and a great little book: the perfect size and weight to carry in a purse or pocket. I would recommend it to anyone who is traveling to Italy for the first time or who does not speak the language, as it gives you the tools you need to navigate the country and the secrets to make your trip a memorable one.
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Summary: An invaluable tool to help you enjoy Italy
Review: I travel to Italy often and I wish I had Nan's book during my initial travels because all the things I have learned through trial and error are in this book. I also learned new things as well..which will make my next trip to Italy less stressful. From the basic italian glossary to help you order your meals or ask for directions to the information on how to navigate through Italy to suggestions on what to pack for your trip...Italy, Instructions for Use is exactly that...an easy to follow and compact instruction guide. I would definitely recommend this book to my friends and family.
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Summary: Skip the hard-learned lessons
Review: My husband and I have been to Italy 3 times, the third with this book. Many lessons we've learned the hard way were confirmed by this book, along with some we hadn't encountered yet. This is a great book for first-time travelers, and still very useful for return trips. Topic-associated glossaries, specific coping techniques, and pocket size make it worth taking when you're packing light.
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Summary: Fall in love with Italy
Review: Nan went to Italy and fell in love. With this book as your guide, you will too.
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Summary: Fall in love with Italy
Review: Nan went to Italy and fell in love. With this book as your guide, you will too.
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Summary: Like American Express, don't leave home without it!!
Review: Of all the travel guides in the stores, Nan's "instruction book" really hits the mark. My wife and I made our first trip to Italy in April 2004 equipped with a slew of bulky travel guides (Rick Steves', Frommer's and Let's Go). However, I acquired a copy of Nan's book a couple days before I got on the airplane and never put in down again. Since we did not know the language, it turned out to be an invaluable resource during my trip --and it fit in my pocket!! From ordering coffee to catching a train, my wife and I found ourselves actually saying things like: "Well, what does Nan say to do in this situation?" This is one that you don't want to leave home without!!!
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Summary: A simple guidebook offering a wealth of basic travel advice
Review: Pocket-sized for easy carrying, Italy: Instructions For Use is a simple guidebook offering a wealth of basic travel advice organized so that one can consult it for quick answers to common questions, anywhere, anytime. Color-coded sections further speed up one's ability to find answers swiftly. Italy: Instructions for Use is not a conventional travel manuel with hotel and restaurant listings; it focuses especially upon culture shock and other problems, from how to get around to dealing with the post office, changing currency and much more. Italy: Instructions For Use is a "must-have" reference before sojourning into Italy, for business or for pleasure.
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Summary: It's amore....
Review: Taking a trip to Italy 35 years later with my daughter, I turned to Nan McElroy's book "Italy, Instructions for Use". It was the most useful tool I found for a woman with many questions and not a lot of time. Nan is practical, thrifty, and speaks the language. That makes her a wonderful guide. Short of having HER in your pocket, take the book.
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Summary: It's amore....
Review: Taking a trip to Italy 35 years later with my daughter, I turned to Nan McElroy's book "Italy, Instructions for Use". It was the most useful tool I found for a woman with many questions and not a lot of time. Nan is practical, thrifty, and speaks the language. That makes her a wonderful guide. Short of having HER in your pocket, take the book.
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