Let's Go 98 Europe (Annual) - Softcover

Those footloose student travelers from Harvard University are at it again: 38 years after the first Let's Go appeared in embryonic pamphlet form, the franchise is still going strong with 40 titles translated into seven languages. The ur title, however, is Let's Go Europe, updated faithfully every year. So what makes Let's Go different from other guides to Europe? Attitude with a capital A, for one thing. The writing is hip, witty, we-calls-'em-as-we-sees-'em; what you'll get in one of these guides is the twentysomething European experience which translates to traveling on a shoestring. Let's Go doesn't bother with symbols denoting different price ranges--every listing in this book is going to be cheap. Expect accommodation recommendations to be heavy on hostels, one-star and no-star pensions, and campgrounds; meal recommendations are equally budget-conscious. The book offers good information on myriad subjects, everything from transportation and English bookstores to Laundromats and listings for every form of nightlife from the opera to gay bars.

One caveat: Let's Go Europe addresses 39 destinations from Andorra to Yugoslavia, and thus coverage of each one tends to be fairly general. This is fine for folks on a rail pass who don't intend to spend more than a few days in each place; for those travelers who expect to stay longer, consider getting one of Let's Go's individual country guides.