Review of Fodor's Hong Kong, 20th Edition: With Macau and the South China Cities (Fodor's Gold Guides) (Paperback)

My husband purchased and took this book with him last month to Hong Kong and Macau and found it most helpful.

Product Description
Is there any place more contemporary and timeless than Hong Kong? The country's 8 million residents are sailing rapidly into the new millennium in dragon boats. Modern commercial temples rise not far from ancient Buddhist ones. Brand-new boutiques offer retail therapy, while age-old markets tender more time-tested treatments. Fodor's Hong Kong 20th Edition takes readers straight to the best of the city-both the new and the old-with more wit and wisdom than ever.

- Brand-new illustrated features include topics such as "All the Tea in China: Culture in a Cup," "Philosophies, Beliefs, and Lucky Charms," "Traditional Prescription: Pins, Needles, and Pressure," "Tailor-made to Suit You," and more

- A fresh look at shopping and golf. Valuable insights from local gurus focus on what to shop for---and where and how---and what to avoid. In-depth course reviews make it easy to select the best places to play.

- New neighborhood coverage: Three-to-six page profiles describe places of interest, set the contemporary scene, and give historical highlights, bits of trivia, and at-a-glance geography

- Full-color pullout map

- 8-page color insert

- Includes side trips to Macau and other cities in the Pearl River Delta-an up-and-coming destination

About the Author
Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by resident experts.

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Review of Fodor's Buenos Aires, 1st Edition (Fodor's Gold Guides) (Paperback)

It's amazing how important it is to get an up-to-date guide book.This book was extremely helpful with great restaurant selections, helpful tips about cabs and insightful history notes.A couple of the addresses were correct as listed, but incorrectly marked on the maps, so beware.And prices had changed slightly, but that's to be expected.All and all, a good bible for a visit to a new city.

Product Description
Packed with insider information in an easy-to-use format, Fodor's guide to Buenos Aires explores an exciting and extremely popular holiday destination

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Review of Hedonist's Guide To Buenos Aires 1st Edition (Hedonist's Guide to..., A) (A Hedonist's Guide to...) (Hardcover)

Doesn't hold back. Get's straight to the point. HG2 have got under the skin of BA. It's a great book. the shopping is great here. this book has all the best shops and some really cool hidden ones..
Covers some whacky places too..


Product Description
Luckily Buenos Aires is not all about football and tango. Currently the toast of South America, Argentina's capital has seen unprecedented growth and development since the economic crash of 2002. Urban renewal has led to the gentrification of the city's seedier barrios transforming artisan's workshops into cutting-edge restaurants, chic shops and the hippest of hotels. The recent opening of small, design focused hotels such as Home and Bobo have attracted as much interest as Phillippe Starck's offering the Faena Hotel + Universe. Buenos Aires is stylish, the elegantly sophisticated porteñas know how to shop and the streets of Palermo Viejo, the city's hippest barrio, are littered with cutting edge Argentine fashion and design led restaurants/bars. Beyond the look, locals possess almost unfathomable levels of stamina and are often to be found partying into the morning sunlight on a weekday night.

About the Author
Charles Froggatt is one of the world's leading polo journalists, he has worked for Reuters, CNN and more recently Hg2, writing our book on Miami. He has produced an extreme sports documentary in Los Angeles and has lived in Buenos Aires for two years. He is the ideal candidate for the job.

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Review of Time Out Sydney (Time Out Guides) (Paperback)

Plenty of information on restaurants (especially pricey ones), cafes, clubs, etc... but less focus on touristic places and hotels. Average on general info (how to get in and out of airport, tips, currency, etc) and history. Not so much on excursion outside the town. I guess this is exactly what we should expect from Time-Out, which is mainly for entertainment of the locals.

If you visit the city to "enjoy the city" rather than enjoy tourism, this is probably the book for you.

Product Description
Time Out Sydney is the definitive guide to the multicultural, laid-back, sun-kissed delights of Australia's most exciting city

About the Author
Juliet Rieden lives in Sydney and has edited and contributed to three Time Out Guides to Sydney. She has worked for The Mail on Sunday's Night & Day magazine, The Daily Mail newspaper, Radio Times, The Sun-Herald, The Australian and currently for In Style magazine. Co-editor Katie Ekberg lives in Sydney and has contributed to two Time Out Guides to Sydney. She has worked for Woman magazine and TV Times and was editor of TV Week magazine in Australia, deputy editor of Who Weekly and currently works as a freelance non-fiction book editor.

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