Lonely Planet Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula (Lonely Planet Multi Country Guide)
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Discover Oman, UAE, and the Arabian Peninsula
Sneak (legally) into the dunes of Saudi Arabia's Empty Quarter and experience all that's romantic about the desert, p. 348. Look beyond Dubai to the rest of the UAE - count the camels on the sublime desert drive from Sharjah to Kalba, p. 404 Hike where fragrant rosewater is produced from the pink roses of Oman's Jebel Akhdar, p. 231 Discover the secret to eternal life - and what make Suqutra the Galapagos Islands of the Middle East, p. 502 In This Guide: More off-the-beaten-track UAE info than any other guide Special Haj feature tells the ultimate traveler's tale Dedicated Expats chapter packed with tips on living in another culture The only guide with independent reviews of everything you need to know about Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar |
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| 12-30-09 | 3 | (NA) |
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This is a good guide, to the places it covers, as many have written before. However, unlike Lonely Planet's Saudi Arabia (2004 edition, out of print, second edition not planned) it totally ignores Saudi's two holiest cities. Yes, they are inaccessible to non-Muslims, though many have tried and got away with it. However Lonely Planet decided that no Muslims buy their guides and that non-Muslims traveling to Saudi are not even interested in reading about these cities, so important to the country. This is probably, a political correctness issue, they don't want to "encourage" non-Muslims to try to visit the cities, but it really should be clearly stated on the coverage map on the guide.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2010-03-16 07:14:12 EST)
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| 09-29-09 | 5 | 1\1 |
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Lonley Planet almost always publishes excellent travel guides and this book is no exception. I used it in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE and Oman and found it of the usually excellent standard of the Lonley Plant series.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2010-01-03 07:21:56 EST)
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| 07-12-08 | 4 | 1\4 |
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Lonely Planet provides a summary of important information for travelers to Arab countries. It is set up similarly to other Lonely Planet travel guides that includes getting started, possible itineraries for different length trips, history, culture, food, environment and information on expats who are a large part of the population in the area.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2009-10-05 07:39:41 EST)
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