Best europe travel guides according to redditors

It may be a little late, but I highly recommend the guide Europe on a Shoestring by Lonely Planet. I took several books with me on my first trip, and this was the only one I used; the rest I gave away.

Have a great time and take chances!

Uvijek se sjetim ove knjige kad vidim ovu uvalu...

https://www.amazon.com/Putujmo-Zajedno-Jugoslavijom-Ilija-Zivanovic/dp/B002RIV1E2

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lonely-Planet-Ireland-Travel-Guide/dp/1786575523

The rick steve's europe book is useful.

Definitely.

I would add A Season With Verona. Similar in some ways, but more from a fan's perspective. Also a bit more insight to regional culture, political stuff, rivalries, etc.

Calcio if you're interested in Italian football.

A season with Verona about an Englishman who lives in Verona and talks about his adventures following them.

Football, Fascism and Fandom: The UltraS of Italian Football
if you're interested in the darker side of the Ultras in Italian football (and mainly Rome).

There's also a book https://www.amazon.com/Slovenology-Living-Traveling-Worlds-Country-ebook/dp/B077G6LRDQ written by an American that married a Slovene woman. They guy is increadibly favorable^(if you can't tell, by the subtitle.)

And there's another American Michael Manske that has (had?) a podcast How to become a Slovene?. That's comedy with quite a lot of slovenian thrown in though.

Is that the Curva Sud?

I'd hope you've all read A Season with Verona by Tim Parks, otherwise, here's a link;

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Season-Verona-Illusions-National-Character/dp/0099422670/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314611415&sr=8-1

A Season With Verona by Tim Parks.

For a much better history of Porter, Ron Pattinson's Porter! is now available as an ebook for a much cheaper price than the printed version. Or for a more a general history of British beer styles, Martyn Cornell's Amber, Gold & Black is a great little book.

Watch Rick Steves. Buy his guidebooks.

> https://www.amazon.com/Rick-Steves-Europe-Through-Back/dp/1631214330/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1517883143&sr=8-2&keywords=rick+steves+europe+through+the+back+door&dpID=51aAe9A9u%252BL&preST=_SY344_BO1,204,203,200_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

Everything I learned about backpacking, I learned from Rick Steves. I advise watching some of his shows as well as picking up his starter book.

I personally didn't enjoy any of the Rick Steve's travel guides, the guys a bit of a snob and seems to turn his nose up to anything remotely fun.

Try Lonely Planet's 'Europe on a Shoestring' instead, this thing was like a fucking bible when i was eurail'ing it.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Europe-Shoestring-Budgets-Lonely-Planet/dp/1741045916

This isn't actually me, but there's more posts on the blog, and even a book by the artist! http://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Around-Sagrada-Familia-Sketchguides-com/dp/8494115006/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369496838&sr=8-1&keywords=sketchguides

Rough Guide First-Time Europe

Rough Guide to Europe on a Budget

Let's Go Europe Student Travel Guide

Lonely Planet Europe Shoestring Travel Guide

Buy one of those books, whichever appeals to you most. Read it. Study it. Love it.

Note all the stuff in it you'd like to do, then use it to put together a rough itinerary and budget. Maybe do a couple itineraries & budgets. When you go, you'll undoubtedly meet people in hostels and likely change your plan as you go. But putting together some plans now will give you a great idea of what's feasible for you. Plus you may discover some other things you didn't know about but really want to see. And it's fun.

There is a guide written by some friends of mine - https://www.amazon.com/Timișoara-Step-Cristian-Chis-ebook/dp/B07JLL7GRW/ that can help in finding the history behind locations in Timisoara.

Off the Map is a good read for travelers: http://www.amazon.com/Off-The-Map-Hib/dp/0970910134

I have been travelling in Europe for half a year, collecting various trix to use for travelling cheap. I've put this into a story, packed with nice information. An ebook to download. It is free until 4th February!

Get it here,
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7WPN1B

All the best!

His two other books are free today, too.

• Skywalker--Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail
  
• The Best Way

How much detail do you need? I find a Michelin title no. 970 ("Europe," 1:3 million) is plenty detailed for itinerary planning. I use a Thomas Cook or East View rail map for planning train trips. For driving, I find an atlas more convenient, covering most of Europe at the same scale. The German auto club ADAC published a nice one, but so do Collins or AA (1:900,000 with English legends) or Michelin, or Marco Polo.

When I was about 15/16 I read an account of 3 Englishmens Interailling experience called Don't Lean Out of the Window. It's puerile, but exhilarating and extremely funny in places and it inspired me to seek out adventures in Europe by train (unfortunately it took me 10 years to get round to doing it but that's another story).

Another one that certainly awoke some wanderlust is On The Road by Kerouac. It's fiction but it perfectly captures the breathtaking thrill of not having a plan and having that burning desire to see the next destination, wherever it may be.

I would highly recommend getting a book called Europe on a Shoestring. It has places to stay, eat, etc. cheaply.

I also recommend that you take with you an extension lead with lots of sockets. That way, if you only have the one plug adapter, you can still charge up several things like your phone or camera.

Heard that A Season With Verona is a worthy read.

Thanks. I'm thinking of getting this one but I also want to get each of his books for each place i'll be visiting, although id feel real silly carrying around 4-5 different guide books.

My thought is, why take a guided tour of Spain? It's much more fun and cheaper to do it yourself.

Read this if you haven't already. It will change your life.

I highly suggest reading this:
http://www.amazon.com/Rick-Steves-Europe-Through-Back/dp/1598806556/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314506131&sr=1-2

This was our bible when the husband and I went backpacking through (Western) Europe for 5 weeks. We started out in Barcelona, then Cannes, rented a car and drove around the mountains in Southern France, dropped the rental off at St. Tropez, took the train to Nice, Venice, Interlaken (Switzerland), took a gondola up to Gimmelwald (stayed at an awesome hostel there), continued to Zurich, then Munich, then Lingen (to visit with the husband's relatives), Amsterdam, Loire Valley, Paris, and then London.

And yes, definitely get a Eurail pass and take advantage of staying in hostels.

Good list, but I would add:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Season-With-Verona-Tim-Parks/dp/0099422670

Off the Map was highly influential for me as well. It's raw and poetic, the characters flawed and loveable. But the story isn't about them, it's about their journey and the wanderlust that drove them. They searched out squats, collectives, WWOOF farms, and ditches for shelter. I remember the book being incredible in a totally believable way. I have a kindle-version-only rule in my van but would make an exception for this book.