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Lonely Planet- Does Not Serve The Pusrpose,
January 2, 2005 Tanuja Gill "www.himadventures.net" (India) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Trekking in the Himalayas (Paperback)
Why we purchase LP ?
Do get information and reliable people,recommendations when we visit other countries.
Does it really serve the purpose? NO ! NO !
Lonely planet is a book which when get's in print by then most of the information provided had been changed by variouus policies,change in currency or mention of business name in LP.
Guest houses and people who are mentioned in LP cheats and overcharge people and take full full advantage of thier exposure and publicity they got from LP.
THEN? What to do ?
INTERNET !! INTERNET !!
What for is internet? You can get information and relible resources to know what you want to know. Mere searching for 'trekking himalayas' in google.com -you can come to top 5 companies who operate in adventure and outdoor in Himalayas.
Communicate directly when you book. Most people use PAYPAL which is safe and does not provide you threat of any cheating as they verify first...Read more
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