Frommer's Irreverent Guide to London (Irreverent Guides) - Softcover

Olson, Donald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471773336 ISBN 13: 9780471773337

Publisher: Frommer's, 2006

Synopsis

Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination's sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider's perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You'll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. "Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world.

London swings once again in the smart, savvy Frommer's Irreverent Guide to London, a deliciously honest insider's look at Great Britain's Gotham. Want to know where the royals kick back? What the locals really think of Tony Blair's Millennium Dome? The biggest shocker about tony London hotels? The neighborhood that's the capital of cool? You'll discover the best spots to savor curry, England's new national cuisine, how to find designer clothes at rock-bottom prices, and how to get theater tickets when the shows are sold out.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Full of solid, insider information with just the right amount of cynicism."
—Travel Savvy magazine

Are you tired of cliché-ridden guidebooks packed with promotional fluff? Then move over to the IRREVERENT GUIDES—the travel series that no tourist board would dare to recommend.

Look inside for the lowdown on:

• Great hotels for misbehaving
• Where to dine like John Cleese and meet rollicking royals
• What's worth seeing—and what you shouldn't waste your time on
• Shopping for your own crown jewels
• The top nightspots for cruising and schmoozing

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About the Author:

Donald Olson is a novelist, playwright, and travel writer. His newest novel, Confessions of a Pregnant Princess, was published in 2005 under the pen name Swan Adamson. An earlier Swan Adamson novel, My Three Husbands, has been translated into French and published in several European countries. Donald Olson’s novel The Confessions of Aubrey Beardsley, was published in the United Kingdom by Bantam Press, and his play, Beardsley, was produced in London. His travel stories have appeared in The New York Times, Travel & Leisure, Sunset, National Geographic books, and many other publications. His guidebooks London For Dummies, Best Day Trips from London, Irreverent London, Germany For Dummies, and Frommer’s Vancouver & Victoria are all published by Wiley. England For Dummies won a 2002 Lowell Thomas Travel Writing Award for best guidebook. London is one of Donald’s favorite cities, and England is one of his favorite countries.

About this edition

• Publisher: Frommer's
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0471773336
• ISBN 13: 9780471773337
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 273