favourite guide books - Prof Kucich

Question of the week (wrapping around from our late start last week): Do you have a favourite type or line of guidebooks?

"My favourite guide book line, by far, is the Rough Guide series, which provides books on individual cities as well as regions and countries. It began years ago as a student generated production, designed to identify lower cost and off the beaten tourist track establishments. It has morphed into a somewhat more middle-class range of expenditure, as its popularity has soared, but it is still superb at warning readers away from uninteresting tourist traps and highlighting compelling places to eat, sleep, and visit. It is not as strong on cultural backgrounds as Michelin Guides, but it's absolutely first rate at locating authentic, local restaurants, hotels, cafes, and sites to visit."- Prof Kucich

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