Mike Morley

In the interest of packing light, which guide serves you best in Italy ?

elaine

Although they are gorgeous to look at, I have to say not Eyewitness. I found them to be very heavy, and not organized in a way that is helpful for walking around, but that's just one opinion. I keep mine more as a home reference and "souvenir" with pictures. <BR>When I went I had Frommer's Italy <BR>and found it very useful, and because it's not so gorgeous and expensive I pulled out only the sections I needed to take with me. The Fodor's is also very good.

wes fowler

Mike, <BR>No one guide is going to serve all your needs. Do consider the Michelin Green Guide as one to take with you; it's relatively lightweight and will easily fit in a hip pocket. I'd recommend you augment Michelin by visiting your library and poring over whatever guides you'll find there; assuredly it'll have the Frommer and Fodor guides at least. Find material of interest and photocopy it; take the photocopies with you rather than the guides. <BR>d lI'd suggest you

Paulo

I'd rather leave an extra pair of shoes home than travelling without a photocopy of the relevant sections of my Blue Guide(s). <BR> <BR>Paulo

johnhedge

<BR>I make up my own guide by photocopying those pages in all the guides I can find concerning the areas I wish to visit. Then I put each area in a seperate binder so I only pull out the area I am in at the time. <BR> <BR>I also cut the most interesting items out and paste them to 3x5 cards. These I can carry in my pocket for ready reference. <BR> <BR>It my seem like alot of work but my planning is sometimes the most important part of my trip. Proper planning sure saves time and trouble later. <BR> <BR>John