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Bradt travel guide to Montenegro ... - Thorn Tree Travel Forum ... The funny thing is, their guide to Bulgaria doesn't see any problem in travelling through Serbia. Posted 02-Mar-2004 18:51 by: Eli. Posts: 3791 ... Posted 18-Feb-2004 10:07 by: alan1972 Posts: 1,469 Registered: 05/07/03 1 I got this guide recently to help in planning a trip in April. My impressions so far:- Not very well organised, it simply describes every locality one after the other with no attempt to give an overview. I prefer the LP and RG approach where each region has an introduction mentioning the highlights before delving into the details.- It is written very much from the point of view of someone doing a driving tour of the country. A particular town might be accessible by 2 buses per hour, one bus per day, or no buses at all, but the book won't give you any clue which. Obviously this won't be a problem if you intend travelling by car.- Very little info about hiking, in the Durmitor section it says something like "this is beyond the scope of this book". This might be OK for a country with a choice of specialised walking guides available in English. Posted 19-Feb-2004 01:28 by: Gunnjona Posts: 27 Registered: 11/04/02 3 Agree very much with #1. The main problem with this book is the the lack of practical information on how to get around. Also I didn't think the accomodation bits were very good. But then again, I was travelling buy car and living with friends, so it's hard to judge. Apart from this I found it well enough written and the info given on each town was good. It's worth getting in my opinion, but mainly because there is no alternative and if you, like me, like to read a guidebook before you leave you should certainly get it. If you mainly want a book to give you practical information along the way, maybe not. Posted 19-Feb-2004 04:32 by: alan1972 Posts: 1,469 Registered: 05/07/03 4 I've just been browsing Let's Go Eastern Europe, which has a small section on Serbia and Montenegro. I noticed that they advise travelling by train from Budva to Cetinje and also from Budva to one of the coastal resorts. Sounds like a spectacular rail line, unfortunately I'm pretty sure it exists only in the imagination of the Let's Go contributor. Generally I like the Rough Guides, but their failure to include a large chunk of the Balkans in the Europe guide is starting to look rather pathetic. They are still including the line "of the war-torn and strife-riven republics that have been carved out of the former Yugoslavia, only Slovenia and Croatia have been included as easily accessible and currently safe to visit" in their November 2003 guide. Sounds like they haven't updated that since the early 1990s. I know this doesn't help much, I guess I'm just balancing my earlier criticism by contrasting Bradt with the even worse approach of other publishers. Surely there must be now be a market for a guide like that? Posted 20-Feb-2004 18:39 by: egokan Posts: 4 Registered: 16/05/03 6 I just received the new Bradt guide to Montenegro and started reading it. One thing for sure, there is no other publication out there with more information. I got the new Bradt guide to Albania, and iI will say the same thing. Besides, they figure pretty small in the overall budget of a trip to Balkans - at least for me, coming from the US. Posted 24-Feb-2004 05:10 by: 60944 Posts: 27 Registered: 08/04/02 7 Yes there is! Unfortunately they sent me a guide to Camping in Kenya instead. Balkanology :: Explore Southeast EuropeTravel Photos Posted 27-Feb-2004 05:03 by: Macedonian Posts: 216 Registered: 05/10/03 9 I will like to see Bradt gude to macedonia, as the Montenegro one stinks. LP's Eastern Europe has more practical things about MKD and SCG then whole Bradt book on Montenegro. I think is about time that LP isued guids on Macedonia , Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia. The few pages of Lonely Planet were more useful. That said, it isn't the most difficult country to get around. Posted 02-Mar-2004 18:51 by: Eli Posts: 3,796 Registered: 12/04/00 13 Huh? There are several trains running Beograd-Thessaloniki via Skopje.. Disclaimer The Thorn Tree is provided "as is". Lonely Planet does not verify or endorse any information on the Thorn Tree, and we are not responsible for any loss or inconvenience suffered in connection with use of the Thorn Tree or its content. Be very careful before relying on anything said on the Thorn Tree. Exercise common sense, make your own inquiries and get expert advice. This is especially important with the health branch - the only source of our medical knowledge is Dr Kildare reruns, and postings may not be from medical professionals. 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