The Alps Adventure Guide

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Summary: Lucky Find
Review: I use travel guides extensively when I travel. I made a fortunate find in a new Hunter Travel Guide, "The Alps" by Krista Dana. It is titled as an adventure guide, yet it is much more than that. We enjoy visiting local festivals and this guide has acquainted us with many festivals throughout the region of the Alps. In addition to a wide variety of physical activities specifically detailed, other types of adventures are highlighted such as unique cable car rides, train journeys, and how to dig deeper into the history of some locales. The history aspect jumped out at me as being unique to this guide in that it gives a brief look at an area's past and its culture. I have found this guide very user friendly for me, with symbols clearly marking each section, candid reviews of places to eat or stay, and contact information for vendors of activities that I am interested in. The "Adventure Guide to the Alps" was a lucky find for me, so I thought others might want to know about it, as well.

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Summary: Fun, Facts, and Adventure
Review: I used this travel guide on a recent trip to Europe and was very impressed! I have used other travel guides in the past, but I needed to buy 6 guides to get 6 countries. This one book included 6 countries. Often activities are for a certain age group or season, but this book hit ideas for every age group and every season.

I especially liked using the book for pre-planning of my trip. It offered many websites for areas of interest. Most travel guides refer solely to their own website. The short history sections allowed me to research topics before the trip.

I loved a recommended hike down a gorge in Garmish that was not mentioned in other guides.

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Summary: Laugh Out Loud Adventure Guide to the Alps
Review: This book has been tremendous in helping me plan my dream adventure vacation to Germany and Switzerland. I love the useful tips and the laugh-out-loud anecdotes. Just the right balance of adventure and practicality... and not too stuffy like most of the travel guides. I picked this book because I really want to adventure the Alps and not follow the trampled path of the tourist pack!