Spartacus 2003-2004: International Gay Guide

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Summary: Excellent and Very handy
Review: I travel frequently and always carried a copy with me. Very informative and useful. The only part I did not like is the list of places that they have mentioned to stay. However, this book is excellent and no comparission.

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Summary: Excellent guide!!
Review: I used this book while in Europe for 3 weeks and found it to be an excellent help, especially when I found myself in Frankfurt for an unplanned 4 days. Having used many guide books, this is the best I've seen ... very up to date.

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Summary: Excellent and impoving year by year
Review: I' ve been watching the Spartacus Gay Guide since it was published for the first time. I have used on numerous trips and I must say that it's by far the best guide of its kind. This new edition of the guide is a proof that the people who write and publish it, put a lot of effort in their work. It's by far better than the previews ones, revised and updated and even easier to use. Excellent stuff.

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Summary: terribly wrong in parts on Asia
Review: Many mistakes remain in the secions on Asia. Certainly, many venue's information has to be updated. Moreover, imagined bias is printed in the guide. For instance, the guide maintains that in Taiwan the soldiers might be executed because of the charge of homosexuality. It is wrong. Modern Taiwan never executes any gay person, in the military or not. Information in the book is very misleading. ALSO: the current version looks much less appealing than that several years ago. What happened to the publishing house???

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Summary: If you pack only one gay guide, make sure you pack this one.
Review: Perhaps the best annual gay guide. Some of the listings are out of date (esp. the American ones) but still an excellent source of where to go and what to do.

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Summary: Excellent International Travel Guide
Review: Spartacus had created a great guide to International. I had continuosly bought the guide every year. Up to date, and have a great map where the gay area are located in each cities. It also informed you that Caution and the safety in each cities. Great accomodation, bar, dinner, and travel area. I also have the Sauna guide, also a great guide.

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Summary: Excellent International Travel Guide
Review: Spartacus had created a great guide to International. I had continuosly bought the guide every year. Up to date, and have a great map where the gay area are located in each cities. It also informed you that Caution and the safety in each cities. Great accomodation, bar, dinner, and travel area. I also have the Sauna guide, also a great guide.

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Summary: Spartacus Guide and Gayguide.net together make sense
Review: Spartacus is still the most extended Guide, and together with Gayguide.net a valuable recource.

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Summary: Keep this book in your suitcase or travel bag !
Review: This book is the size of a good novel and is easy to pack into the smallest of suitcases or travel bags. If you're going somewhere...anywhere...this book will tell you how it rates 'pink-wise'. It's easy to read and has handy detachable book marks which not only keep the page you're reading but decipher the 'codes' against each entry. For the bigger cities in the world it even has street maps pinpointing the various bars etc.. What are you waiting for......go buy it !!

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Summary: terribly wrong in parts on Asia
Review: Upon first look this seems like a great guide. One is overwhelmed with the number of countries and cities listed in this guide--most of the major cities even have maps. The coverage for my city, Seattle, is woefully inadequate and out of date however, which makes me wonder about the rest of the information. Another annoyance is that the description codes (ie. D-dancing, P-private club, S-shows, etc.) are not as complete as the Damron guide, so if you're looking for a particular niche crowd, you may not find it listed. On the other hand, this is the only guide of it's kind and it does seem to give at least a good starting point for most any popular travel destination.