Ask Cancuk about backpacking/independant travel.

[Cancuk]

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Is there a series of books (eg Lonely Planet, Frommers, Rough Guide, etc) you find especially useful? What about for someone who's not on nearly as much of a budget as most backpackers?

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I prefer LP more than the others... I've used Rough Guide before and hated it. Thought that there rcommendations, researsh, and maps where [censored] in comparison. LP covers all spectrums of travellers: has dirty cheap, rat invested hostels to palaces in the middle of lakes... in my opinion, the best guides.

Also has a lot of historical and social research in the books, which makes visitng sights, etc. much more useful if you don't want to be on a tour..