Let's Go 2008 Western Europe (Let's Go Western Europe)

This was, by far, the most useful thing I took with me on my two-month trip to Europe. I honestly don't know what I would have done without it. If you plan to backpack or work your way through Estern Europe on a shoestring budget, this is the perfect start. It's very easy to use, with sections divided by country, city, and if necessary, sections of the larger cities. It has great information on the best (and cheapest, if that's your goal) hostels, places to eat, and activites. I book almost all of my hostels using the up-to-date information. Each chapter on a country has a small section about the language, with hints on how to pronounce useful phrases like "I'm fine, thank you", or "where is the bathroom?". It also includes directions and maps to hostels and other landmarks that were detailed and, for the most part, easy to follow. Sometimes it was a little off on the pricing, but that's to be expected when prices change seasonally in touristy places. I liked this book much better than the Lonely Planet book I bought, and much, much better than the Frommer's book I had. It's a must-have for any savvy traveler.

This is a good book, keeping in line with the generally excellent "Let's Go" series.

It offers a nice overview of the western european countries, but we found that it lacks in detail for specific countries. We could have seen it coming, of course, but we made it to some fairly major destinations in Germany and Switzerland that weren't in the guide at all.

I'm also a detail buff, and even some of the major attractions which were included lacked detail: as a result, we had to pick up quite a good deal of supplementary materials (maps, historical, etc.) along the way.

So, for my next multi-country trip, I'll be hitting the individual country guides.

Excellent resource with lots of information that you should have like embassy, restaurants, attractions, and accommodations. Fast shipping, good condition

I am using it for my backpacking trip, it has been very usefull until now