London For Dummies (Dummies Travel) - Softcover

Olson, Donald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 076454277X ISBN 13: 9780764542770

Publisher: For Dummies, 2004

Synopsis

From Big Ben to the Tower of London, Carnaby Street to Harrod’s, Buckingham Palace to Leicester Square, London offers an endless supply of must-see sites and fun destinations. This comprehensive, user-friendly guide shows novice travelers how to get the most out of — and get around in — one of the world’s great cities with:

• A thorough overview of public transit with tips on using the Underground, double-decker buses, rental cars, and cabs
• Up-to-date reviews of the city’s best and newest restaurants and pubs, including little-known culinary delights
• Day-trip itineraries for Stratford-upon-Avon, Bath, Brighton, Stonehenge, Oxford, and more
• Travel strategies for seeing everything, no matter how much or how little time travelers have

Like every For Dummies travel guide, London For Dummies, Third Edition includes:

• Down-to-earth trip-planning advice
• What you shouldn’t miss — and what you can skip
• The best restaurants and hotels for every budget
• Lots of detailed maps

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Your insider’s guide to the best places and prices

Make the most of your trip to London!

London is packed with an amazing variety of attractions – Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, and the British Museum, to name just a few. But where do you begin? Relax! This easy-to-understand guide is all you need for a brilliant and unforgettable trip.

Discover:

• Down-to-earth trip-planning advice
• What you shouldn’t miss – and what you can skip
• The best restaurants and hotels for every budget
• Lots of detailed maps

About the Author:

Donald Olson is a novelist, playwright, and travel writer. His newest novel, My Three Husbands, was published in 2003 under the pen name Swan Adamson. An earlier novel, The Confessions of Aubrey Beardsley, was published in the United Kingdom by Bantam Press, and his play, Beardsley, was produced in London. Donald Olson’s travel stories have appeared in the New York Times, Travel + Leisure, Sunset, National Geographic books, and many other publications. He has also written guidebooks to Italy, Berlin, and Oregon. His guidebook Germany For Dummies was published by Wiley in 2003. His England For Dummies won a 2002 Lowell Thomas Travel Writing Award for “best guidebook.”

About this edition

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 076454277X
• ISBN 13: 9780764542770
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 408