Thread: Lonely Planet INDIA 13th Edition / September 2009 ( latest issue )

Thanks for the heads-up unclelach, very much appreciated indeed. I'll get my pencil out and write in your advice when I find the correct page in LP. Muchas gracias.

Well, yes. With any guidebook, it's a good thing to take your nose out of it sometimes. Going to places you don't know about can naturally be a tricky proposition (how would you know to go there? Do keep your ears peeled for tips on the ground though. Have a notebook always at the ready, I'm not kidding. Some directions are swiftly jotted down. In fact that's how the original LP must have, and is rumored to have,...

Quote: Originally Posted by machadinha One can download just relevant chapters from their site nowadays for what seems to be a reasonable fee btw. And the nice people at Lonely Planet should get some love for implementing such a great digital delivery mechanism! After seeing the announcement, I immediately surfed over to http://shop.lonelyplanet.com and two minutes later I had already purchased and downloaded all the chapters I need for my...

irishapples, If you take a train to Kolkata from Varanasi, avoid 2334 Vibhuti Express, suggested in Lonely Planet. This train has no backup rake(local jargon) in case of delays. My train scheduled for 18:10 left the next morning at about 4:45 and reached Howrah around twenty hours late altogether. There are several other evening trains from Varanasi to Kolkata. LP's "our pick" budget hotel in Kolkata Sudder St area,...

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Lonely Planet INDIA 13th Edition / September 2009 ( latest issue ) I got a latest issue of Lonely Planet INDIA; must say it is a must have for Backpacking in India. Its 13th Edition / September 2009 issue. It has also come up with a 5th Edition of Lonely Planet SOUTH INDIA as well I guess the latest edition is still not easily available in the market; they say 12th Edition is the latest; so beware. I got one on Ebay.in

Quote: Originally Posted by PaoloNL And the nice people at Lonely Planet should get some love for implementing such a great digital delivery mechanism! After seeing the announcement, I immediately surfed over to http://shop.lonelyplanet.com and two minutes later I had already purchased and downloaded all the chapters I need for my upcoming trip. Amazingly simple, cost-effective and eco-friendly! Eco-friendly, what about all that energy from...