Lonely Planet Indonesia

I’ve relied on Lonely Planet guides for years, but this 14th edition was a real letdown. The most important reason I buy these guides is for practical travel information—how to get from place to place, transport tips, and real context for each destination. Unfortunately, this edition has trimmed that kind of detail to the bare minimum. For lesser-traveled islands, the coverage is shockingly thin—sometimes just 2-3 pages, with barely any mention of how to get there, where to stay, or what to do beyond the obvious. Even some more well-known regions are glossed over. It seems more like a travel magazine than a planning tool. I’ll be buying one of the older editions (9th or 10th), which were much more comprehensive, and I’ll supplement that with updated info online. If you're planning to go beyond Bali or Java, I’d strongly recommend skipping this edition in favor of something more complete.

Another great guide from Lonely Planet which we used extensively on our trip

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I backpacked through Europe in the 90's with nothing but a Lonely Planet Europe guide. It was a life saver! And for it's time, it was amazing. But over the past few years I've found myself caring less about pages and pages of restaurants, hotels and places to do laundry, and more about general guidance on what a particular place has to offer and how to make the most of my time there. That's why I think the new format of the Lonely Planet guides is perfect for today... I'm generally always connected to the internet on my trips overseas these days so finding up to date information is easy. It would be a waste (IMO) to spend half of a guide book describing places and things that might not even be there in a month or year. Instead I think the new format is much better if you're trying to figure out how to maximize your limited travel time making the best memories possible. I own both the 2021 and 2024 Indonesia guide and I've honestly gotten the most use out of the latter. I've actually bought a number of other newer Lonely Planet guides for upcoming trips just because I like the new format better!

What can I say. I do miss the times when Lonely Planet was offering practical information and tipps as well as cultural and background context of a place. I do find the info they've decided to keep is actually the one you can very easily find in the internet.

Talvez por ser nova edição teve 1 mês de atraso. Mas chegou em condições e rápido obrigada