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wrote in message oups.com... http://home.comcast.net/~plutarch/packlight.html There are tips here that I couldn't follow in a million years, but to each his own. One paragraph that turned my stomach is below. I find no pleasure in tearing up books. Next kommt the burning! -- Ian Burton (Please reply to the Newsgroup) Travel Book Country Removals: Weight Saved This time around, I bought the cheap $15 Let's Go Europe "On a Budget" edition. Then I cut out the stuff I won't need. There is a certain pleasure in chopping out Let's Go sections, perhaps because the writing is so awful. Many fellow travellers agree: you only buy Let's Go because their data is reasonably good, and the paper is lighter than Lonely Planet. |
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"Ian Burton" wrote:
One paragraph that turned my stomach is below. I find no pleasure in tearing up books. wrote: Travel Book Country Removals: Weight Saved... Then I cut out the stuff I won't need. There is a certain pleasure in chopping out Let's Go sections... A better idea is to copy just the pages that one wants to use. That way, you can mark up the pages, enlarge them, and thow 'em away or pass 'em on, and still have the book whole for next time. :-) I also like to copy parts of maps when I'm only using a section. The copy can thus be enlarged to make it readable while driving. =R= |
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On Aug 19, 10:10 pm, "Ian Burton" wrote:
wrote in message oups.com... http://home.comcast.net/~plutarch/packlight.html There are tips here that I couldn't follow in a million years, but to each his own. One paragraph that turned my stomach is below. I find no pleasure in tearing up books. Next kommt the burning! And the chapters on crappy places you'd never want to go to make interesting reading when you're stuck waiting for a bus or train. I always love to see what Lonely Planet has to say about places like Blackpool or Benidorm or Pattaya. Travel Book Country Removals: Weight Saved This time around, I bought the cheap $15 Let's Go Europe "On a Budget" edition. Then I cut out the stuff I won't need. There is a certain pleasure in chopping out Let's Go sections, perhaps because the writing is so awful. Many fellow travellers agree: you only buy Let's Go because their data is reasonably good, and the paper is lighter than Lonely Planet. You buy Let's Go if your budget is $20 a day, you want to eat McDonalds and cafeteria food instead of real restaurants, stay in the ****tiest youth hostels or in college dormitories, and drink beer with other Americans instead of actually seeing any sights. |
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On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:13:44 -0700, Iceman
wrote: On Aug 19, 10:10 pm, "Ian Burton" wrote: wrote in message oups.com... http://home.comcast.net/~plutarch/packlight.html There are tips here that I couldn't follow in a million years, but to each his own. One paragraph that turned my stomach is below. I find no pleasure in tearing up books. Next kommt the burning! And the chapters on crappy places you'd never want to go to make interesting reading when you're stuck waiting for a bus or train. I always love to see what Lonely Planet has to say about places like Blackpool or Benidorm or Pattaya. Travel Book Country Removals: Weight Saved This time around, I bought the cheap $15 Let's Go Europe "On a Budget" edition. Then I cut out the stuff I won't need. There is a certain pleasure in chopping out Let's Go sections, perhaps because the writing is so awful. Many fellow travellers agree: you only buy Let's Go because their data is reasonably good, and the paper is lighter than Lonely Planet. You buy Let's Go if your budget is $20 a day, you want to eat McDonalds and cafeteria food instead of real restaurants, stay in the ****tiest youth hostels or in college dormitories, and drink beer with other Americans instead of actually seeing any sights. Actually, I agree on the logic of selecting only the bits you need from the travel books and cutting the rest. When you're visiting multiple countries that paper weight is no fly weight. The best books I used in the USA were the ones I picked up on arrival from the AAA; but they were a lot of weight after we left the car behind so we sent them home too. I also packed up all the souvenirs and other stuff collected along the way every month or two and sent it home. However, that can be an exercise in itself, being ripped off by foreign mail systems. Cheers, Alan, Australia -- http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/ latest: Slovenia http://loraltraveloz.blogspot.com/ latest: Mossman Gorge in the Daintree Rainforest |
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I find no pleasure in tearing up books.
I feel the same way, but it's a lot easier to carry only the pages you need. And guide books are kind of disposable items anyway, since the info becomes dated. A better idea is to copy just the pages that one wants That's a good alternative, especially if you only need a few pages. James |
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wrote in message ups.com... I find no pleasure in tearing up books. I feel the same way, but it's a lot easier to carry only the pages you need. And guide books are kind of disposable items anyway, since the info becomes dated. That can make them even more interesting years later. Colin Bignell |
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[xeroxing pages is] a good alternative,
especially if you only need a few pages. .. But be careful with that--copy paper is generally a heavier grade True, plus a person making Xeroxes in a hurry may only xerox to one side of each page, doubling the number of pages needed. A lot depends on your mode of travel. A big book is more hassle for someone backpacking than for someone who's cruising around in a rental car. If I was in shape to ride a bicycle all over the place I'd just ride the damned bicycle and not bother with the public transportation. Nice in theory but not always practical, due to big distances between cities, mountain ranges, urban areas with heavy traffic, etc. James |
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wrote in message ups.com... [xeroxing pages is] a good alternative, especially if you only need a few pages. . But be careful with that--copy paper is generally a heavier grade True, plus a person making Xeroxes in a hurry may only xerox to one side of each page, doubling the number of pages needed. A lot depends on your mode of travel. A big book is more hassle for someone backpacking than for someone who's cruising around in a rental car. Except that if you're renting a car you do rather tend not to hang about much but a backpacker spends a lot of time waiting for the next bus/train/aircraft. -- William Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. |
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