Are you better off without Travel Guides books?
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With many excellent guide books sold in SG... probably catering to different audience, do you think it's essential for you to buy one and bring it along for ya back packing needs?
Or, the information found online is substantially enough for you?
I do know a couple of my friends likened the idea of finding their own ways around a foreign country.
Personally find them useful to track the various interesting spots and how to get there. Plus, various reviews/feedback on the lodging, food and such by backpackers themselves proved helpful indeed. -
some are really helpful.Originally posted by BÃ¥seline:With many excellent guide books sold in SG... probably catering to different audience, do you think it's essential for you to buy one and bring it along for ya back packing needs?
Or, the information found online is substantially enough for you?
I do know a couple of my friends likened the idea of finding their own ways around a foreign country.
Personally find them useful to track the various interesting spots and how to get there. Plus, various reviews/feedback on the lodging, food and such by backpackers themselves proved helpful indeed.
MOst importantly, dun travel by taxis overseas.
Take bus or the train. thats what i always do when i do backpacking.
And you will realise that there are much more interesting stuffs that are not mention on the books. -
I do travel around in a cab in Thailand before while backpacking there alone. It's darn cheap but one has to be careful to take a cab with proper fare meter.
I do know that cab fare in Japan is horredously expensive.
Yeh, I do take the Guide Book as a general guide.... once I reach my destination, I'll go where ever it's nice worth taking a look. -
It is not necessary to buy those books as they are readily available in NLBOriginally posted by BÃ¥seline:With many excellent guide books sold in SG... probably catering to different audience, do you think it's essential for you to buy one and bring it along for ya back packing needs?
There is no need to bring along those books if the routes/itinerary are planned before the trip. However, I do usually bring some books along for 2 reasons:
(1) I plan along the way
(2) As reading materials to kill time
Yes, I find that the information found in the Internet is more than enough. Sometimes, it's information overloadingOriginally posted by BÃ¥seline:Or, the information found online is substantially enough for you?
I do that, tooOriginally posted by BÃ¥seline:I do know a couple of my friends likened the idea of finding their own ways around a foreign country.
Personally find them useful to track the various interesting spots and how to get there. Plus, various reviews/feedback on the lodging, food and such by backpackers themselves proved helpful indeed. However, before that you have to find a place to start with. Everytime I reach a new location, I'll visit the local tourist information centre first -
when i did my backpacking, i always relied on the guide books to plan. and the information inside such as currency, train routes, places to see, etc are v. useful. and i never buy the books too - borrow from lib and bring there if need be.
fav - lonely planet guidebks. v. informative, albeit little pictures. if need pictures can supplement wif some other series (cant rem liao.. my backpacking time was 1998-2001) -
cab is expensive in europe
i remembered being forced to take one on christmas eve because the bus service stopped at 6pm that day. Luckily there is no traffic jam and the 15 minutes taxi journey cost me $60
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i use rough guides; fav is let's goOriginally posted by wuming78:when i did my backpacking, i always relied on the guide books to plan. and the information inside such as currency, train routes, places to see, etc are v. useful. and i never buy the books too - borrow from lib and bring there if need be.
fav - lonely planet guidebks. v. informative, albeit little pictures. if need pictures can supplement wif some other series (cant rem liao.. my backpacking time was 1998-2001) -
almost everything in euro is expensive...Originally posted by redoctober:cab is expensive in europe
i remembered being forced to take one on christmas eve because the bus service stopped at 6pm that day. Luckily there is no traffic jam and the 15 minutes taxi journey cost me $60
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i do alot of research online. I book my hotel or motel stay online tooOriginally posted by BÃ¥seline:Or, the information found online is substantially enough for you? -
talking about toilet... i remembered there is this toilet at the railway station which you pay $2 to enter. if you are not out after 10 minutes, they will knock at your toilet doorOriginally posted by JeweL81:almost everything in euro is expensive...
even the toilet fees... -
i remember paying to use the toilet at a fast food resturant...Originally posted by redoctober:talking about toilet... i remembered there is this toilet at the railway station which you pay $2 to enter. if you are not out after 10 minutes, they will knock at your toilet door
theres this other fast food resturant that requires us to at least buy something over the counter and on the reciept is the PASSWORD to the toilet...
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hey.. tt sounds familiar! where did u encounter tt?Originally posted by JeweL81:theres this other fast food resturant that requires us to at least buy something over the counter and on the reciept is the PASSWORD to the toilet... -
i came across toilet in some fast food resturants need to pay, but there is no passwordOriginally posted by JeweL81:i remember paying to use the toilet at a fast food resturant...
theres this other fast food resturant that requires us to at least buy something over the counter and on the reciept is the PASSWORD to the toilet... 
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Originally posted by redoctober:cab is expensive in europe
i remembered being forced to take one on christmas eve because the bus service stopped at 6pm that day. Luckily there is no traffic jam and the 15 minutes taxi journey cost me $60 
Now I know what's pushing their economy. -
no choice; the ang mo need to celebrate christmas, tooOriginally posted by Parka: Now I know what's pushing their economy. -
i bought singapore street directory plus map plus bus guide , put inside my bag bring everyday if not i will gt lost in singapore1. the guides are really v useful.still got tell me which bus stop to take wat bus.the map also v colorful.and the paper quite thin so nt too heavy.Originally posted by BÃ¥seline:With many excellent guide books sold in SG... probably catering to different audience, do you think it's essential for you to buy one and bring it along for ya back packing needs?
Or, the information found online is substantially enough for you?
I do know a couple of my friends likened the idea of finding their own ways around a foreign country.
Personally find them useful to track the various interesting spots and how to get there. Plus, various reviews/feedback on the lodging, food and such by backpackers themselves proved helpful indeed. oni 3kg altogether lar 
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ah ma, the singapore street directory you bought is the big one or the smaller one? smaller one lighterOriginally posted by Ah Ma:i bought singapore street directory plus map plus bus guide , put inside my bag bring everyday if not i will gt lost in singapore1. the guides are really v useful.still got tell me which bus stop to take wat bus.the map also v colorful.and the paper quite thin so nt too heavy. oni 3kg altogether lar