Lonely Planet Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania (Multi Country Guide) Paperback – May 17, 2016

This headline was a good piece of advice I read in another book, and so I did buy a good guide. It really helped during our trip to the Baltic region. It is well organized and made my planning much easier.The only negative I have is that in Estonia you absolutely need an IDP (International Driving Permit) to rent a car if you live in America. The book erroneously states that it is not necessary. You do need one! So get an IDP, if you plan on driving.

We learn the histories of countries before we go, we get ideas for hostels, we have the basic dictionary of phrases, we know the currencies, we learn the signs for men's rooms and ladies' rooms....we never travel without a Lonely Planet guide.

This book came in very handy on our travels! It was a great way to plan ahead part of our tip. We went to Latvia and Estonia with this as our guide :) I would recommend checking out visitor centers for additional information but this was great for some pre-planning!

Had a great time in Estonia, and I even took the recommended weekend retreat to Helsinki from there that it suggested. No regrets! It even talked about big local festivals so I knew which towns to avoid and when since I hate huge crowds.

Excellent reference book. Includes Helsinki and Kaliningrad which are terrific inclusions! Easy to reference eating, sleeping and visiting ideas. Good maps of areas in the chapter. Nice pictures, not overdone.

It covers the interest in these 3 countries, very helpful to firm up the travel schedule.

Lonely Planet books are my favorite travel books

I suppose it is okay. I didn't get though, because I chose not to pay the hefty duty fees. It would have been nice to be reminded of the duty fees when buying it. As it is I have paid for a book which I will not get to read, because I did not want a book at double the price which was stated when I bought it.