No comments about Czech/Slovak Republic 2007 (Michelin National Maps).

4 comments about Frommer's Prague & the Best of the Czech Republic (Frommer's Complete).

1. Just returned from Prague, and this guidebook was by far the most valuable resource we had. Walking tours and restaurant reviews particularly valuable.



2. Do not, repeat DO NOT, trust any information found in this book if the correctness of the information is important to your safety or the successful completion of your travel. We trusted the statement on page 9 under ENTRY REQUIREMENTS, where it states that " Americans, British, Irish, Australians, New Zealand, and now Canadian citizens need only passports (no visas) for stays under 30 days." My wife, an Australian, was "disembarked" at the Zurich airport because she did not have a visa. The Czechs require Australians to obtain visas in their country of origin (the US in our case) and THEY MAKE NO EXCEPTIONS! Needless to say, our trip was ruined. There is absolutely no excuse for this kind of incompetent reporting of critical data, the edition we purchased was published in 2000, and so was our trip. The Czech visa policy has been in effect for years.



3. Use this book with caution. Restaurant reviews are very helpful and the walking tours get you into the tourist parts of town. But don't trust the telephone/fax numbers. Of the three I tried, all were wrong. Overall, worth using though.



4. After purchasing other Frommer's books and being happy with them, I was extremely disappointed with this one. Much of the information regarding operating hours, costs and locations was incorrect. Also, there were some other places that were omitted entirely. Fortunately, one of the people in my group had the Lonely Planet guide - otherwise we would have missed out.

No comments about Prague popoutmap (Popout Map).

1 comments about Laminated Prague Map by Borch (English Edition).

1. in the past i bought similar maps but the maps from borch are so much better. much more detailed and somewhat larger in size.
   i love these maps there much better than the streetwise maps

5 comments about Moleskine City Notebook Praha (Prague).

1. As a former KGB agent formerly stationed in former Czechoslovakia, I can't tell you how useful the Moleskine City Notebook: Prague would have been to me back when I was a junior agent just beginning my career at the former Prague bureau.
   
   I remember one time I was supposed to tail a dissident on his way to meet his CIA contact. I followed the guy over the Charles Bridge towards Old Town, but then lost him in a crowd near the town square. I went back to the bureau shame-faced, but my understanding superior told me to write up a detailed report about what I saw and where. As I sat down to write that report, I realized that without an accurate map or detailed notes, I could not reconstruct what I had witnessed, so I made something up.
   
   I ended up making up many of my reports, mostly due to my poor organizational skills. If I had had my maps and notes in one, compact and convenient notebook, I might have saved myself a lot of trouble. My understanding superior became much less understanding when he found out that I was writing fiction, and soon I found myself in Noril'sk, Siberia, north of the Arctic Circle, where I have seen people's eyeballs freeze in their heads.
   
   After the Soviet Union collapsed, I packed my things and left the KGB, but the idea of revisiting Prague has never left my thoughts. This time, however, I plan to have my Moleskine City Notebook: Prague with me, and you can be sure whatever notes I write will have nothing to do with dissidents or defectors, and everything to do with the best restaurants, oldest architecture, and warmest hotels that Prague has to offer.



2. This is a very unusual product and I would strongly encourage anyone considering getting one to be completely aware of what it is before they purchase it. First, if you are looking for a single travel guide to prepare you for your trip to New York (or anywhere else there is a guide for), this is very close to worthless, if not entirely worthless. I would call one's attention to the title of the product. It is a "Notebook." That means that most of the pages are blank. This literally is a book for taking notes in.
   
   So what do you get when you buy this? Every book in the series follows the same format. First there is a personal information page with address, phone, allergies, family doctor, passport number, then map information with public transportation maps. Then follows information on the various forms of transportation with phone numbers and websites, including cabs, buses, other forms of public transportation, and airports. There are some blank itinerary pages, measurement and speed conversion charts, size conversion charts (for shoppers), then a long series of neighborhood maps, including an index. And that's it. The final two-thirds of the notebook are blank. The next 20 or so pages are completely blank and unlined for whatever use you want to put them to. Next come several pages intended for writing down names of restaurants, bars, museums, historical sites, hotels, or whatever. The book also comes with unlabeled tabs with stickers to use as desired (for theaters, concert halls, or whatever you desire) as well as tracing paper for, as the label says, "Itineraries or Whatever." Finally, there is the usual pocket at the back that is found in all Moleskine products.
   
   For some people this is going to be an absolutely useless product. But for many this will be remarkably useful. In fact, I can envision two uses for this notebook. First, those who are planning a trip to one of the places for which Moleskine has produced a book. Let's say one has consulted the Blue guide, the Eyewitness Guide (by DK), a Rough Guide, the Michelin guide, and the Let's Go guide. Maybe you've bought all of these, making for five guides. No way do you want to drag all of these on your trip or more than one on your flight. So what might you do? You might take the Moleskin Notebook, record into it all the places you want to see, restaurants you want to dine at, museums you want to stroll through, and anything else you want to do while in your destination of choice, and record it there. So the Moleskine City Notebook can serve as a distillation of all the various travel guides, web sites, and other resources you have consulted. And instead of hauling about a large Fodor's guide, you can carry about this small Notebook that can easily fit into a backpack, purse, should bag, or even pocket.
   
   The only downside is that the Moleskine City Notebook is only as good as you make it. If you do a good job of planning your trip, it will be filled to the brim with useful and helpful information. If not, it will be as unhelpful as you have made it.
   
   There is a second use to which the City Notebook can be put to use, though it is not one for which it was primarily designed. You could use it for the city in which you live, should you live in one of the cities for which one is made. I live, for instance, in Chicago. I have bought one of these so that I can over time use it to record every bit of helpful information that I might find useful or helpful. I can record what hours the Seminary Co-Op Bookstore (the real one, not the trade version on 57th Street) is open. The hours for the Chicago Public Library and the Newberry Library. Phone numbers of restaurants and addresses of bars. And so on and so forth. Granted, these books will only benefit those who live in one of those cities, but for the U.S. New York, Chicago, Boston, Washington D.C., Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles are pretty populated areas.
   
   So this is a very well conceived product though it absolutely has to be stressed that it is a specialized one. Please note: THIS ISN'T FOR EVERYONE. If you don't want to use the Notebook to plan your trip it is going to be very close to worthless. I'll emphasize again: this is only as good a product as you make it. But if you use it to help you plan your trip, it could be the single item you would most loathe to be without after your notebook.



3. Got this right before my trip... the subway maps came in handy; plus, the Moleskine is just a great all around book for jotting down quick notes and ideas.



4. An excellent little source of information and its handy size only improves it. The maps are essential and they give you the opportunity of looking less-tourist-like than carrying huge maps all over the place. Highly recommended!



5. I recently bought this item for an upcoming extended stay in Prague. I'll probably make note of some places that I've been recommended or want to check out, but I mostly plan on using it to keep track of all of the things that I see in Prague while I'm there. There are places to list and rate the different restaurants I go to, places I stay, etc. There are also some black pages if I'm struck by the inspiration to journal some of my experiences and an itinerary section to keep track of my excursions. I hope to be able to use this to look back and remember what I've done as well as a reference to use and add to on subsequent visits (I hope!). To complete the experience, I also purchased the moleskine pocket notebook, which is the same size, to keep ticket stubs and other small memorabilia. Overall very pleased with the purchase and even more excited to embark on my overseas adventure!

No comments about Michelin Deutschland, BEnelux, Suisse, Schweiz, Svizzera, Osterreich, Ceska Republika: Strassen- Und Reiseatlas, Toeristische Wegenatlas Tourist and Motoring ... Benelux, Switzerland, Czech Republic Atlas).

No comments about Michelin Czech Republic, Slovak Republic (Michelin Map).

3 comments about Michelin Germany, Benelux, Austria, Czech Republic (Michelin Map) (Multilingual Edition).

1. As always, Michelin maps are clear and easy to read. We used it on a bus trip to track our route. One or two very minor things are out-of-date by now, but don't let that stop you from buying this map. For driving on your own it may be that a single country map is better, but for the Benelux general area, the map was very helpful.



2. I haven't taken it to Germany yet. We go in June but it looks like it has a lot of roads and directions and detailed info. 100% better than Rick Steves map I also ordered.



3. We spent 6 weeks driving all over 10 countries in Europe and this map was really wonderful! Yes, we used a navigation system but the map was extremely helpful for the big picture view while we were there. Sometimes we had to make changes in the plan and a map like this really helps. Great delivery!

2 comments about Michelin Germany: Benelux, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic: Tourist And Motoring Atlas (Michelin Tourist and Motoring Atlas : Germany, Austria, Benelux, Switzerland, Czech Republic (Spiral)).

1. Terrific compilation of every village, hamlet, point-of-interest, and topographical feature, just about! Easy to "navigate" the maps, as Michelin has left nothing-to-chance. Whether motoring, or traveling by train, this guide will enlighten, add much to any journey, and answer the age-old question, "Are we there, yet?"



2. This atlas has a very clear format which uses an attractive colouring scheme. There is no want of detail (villages and minor roads are clearly shown), yet the pages are not cluttered. The atlas is easy to use, easy to hold, and, importantly, the spiral binding is sturdy.
   It really is the ideal road atlas of Germany, Benelux, Switzerland, Austria and the Czech Republic, and I heartily recommend it to anyone planning a road trip to the region.

5 comments about Streetwise Prague Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Prague, Czech Republic.

1. This map is convienient (like the others in the series) because you can fold it in half and stick it in your pocket without it getting all ripped up. However, I ended up referring to other maps as well to verify where I was going. The Prague map is particularly inconvenient in that it divides the Stare Mesto (the central area where most tourists spend their time) in half, such that I frequently had to turn it over as I traced my path.



2. Worked out perfectly for our recent trip to Prague. We used it every day.



3. There are maps with even more detail, but this map is an essential. Lightweight, laminated (waterproof), pocket-sized, and with almost all the detail that most visitors need. Fully-opened, it is still small, unobtrusive, and easy to use. A handy gazeteer lists many streets and monuments, with map grid locations. There are some very tiny streets/alleys that are hard to make out, but that is true for almost any
   pocket-sized folding map. I buy a Streetwise for any city destination.



4. In typical Streetwise fashion, this is an excellent map that is key to exploring the city of Prague which has many confusing streets with confusing names.
   
   This is a map not a guide and while it does point out places of interest it is obviously meant as a map first and foremost. None of the free maps I found came close to be as legible and understandable. The fact that it is a trifold lamninated map makes it very easy to keep in your jacket and use.
   
   A definite must have for Prague in my opinion.



5. The map is convenient to use, and the lamination keeps it from getting destroyed from use. But it is relatively expensive considering you can get the same map in your tourist guide or for free from any one of a number of places once you get to Prague.