2024 the best place to see review
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Escorted tours are highly regimented and expensive averaging $300-$500 per person per day excluding airfare. Bob Kaufman knows. For over 30 years he ran National Travel Vacations, Inc. a tour operator who offered escorted tours on contract to travel agents. If you don’t want to be told that you must be on the bus at 8 AM, and that you have only one hour to shop in Ronda, this book is for you. If you don’t want to feel stressed out driving in a strange country, where everyone drives exceptionally fast, this book is for you. If you like waking up when you want, eating when you want and spending as much time as you want on each sight, this book will show you how to do it. Bob Kaufman's “Spain The Best Places to See by Rail” is the essential book you need to plan an in-expensive rail tour of Spain travelling on the newest state-of-the–art ultra-modern high-speed trains.
This book is made for seniors and the younger generations, who are not comfortable or care not to take escorted tours or drive in a foreign country. For seniors, the book is easier to read because it is printed in a larger and bold type than normal travel books. The author outlines several major itineraries which include: Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Cordoba, Granada, Malaga and the Costa del Sole in addition to Santiago d Compostela and, Bilbao Kaufman describes each itinerary and just how to plan it. The author includes day trips via rail from Barcelona, Madrid and the Costa del Sol so you can base yourself at one city without checking in and out of hotels. The author has a full chapter devoted to hotels near the train stations so you don’t have to walk more than 10-15 minutes to your hotel. He even explains how to evaluate and choose each hotel along the way. The book is easy to read (it’s Kaufman’s fifth book) and chuck full of information needed to plan your in-expensive rail trip including websites on how to obtain your rail and attraction tickets for the the Alhambra, El Escorial and the Palace in Madrid.
This will save you hours of time and money on the internet. Kaufman includes: tables and hand-drawn , maps, places of interest, hotels and recommended restaurants from almost 13 trips to this beautiful country. The book is modeled after his first best selling book. ..... “ITALY The Best Places to See by Rail. Use this book for planning, and take it along with you and a good tour book of SPAIN and you will not be disappointed with your vacation. Do take a look at the reviews on the rear cover of this book and also on Bob's other books.
ASIN : B097L19F72
Publication date : June 19, 2021
Language : English
File size : 4837 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 291 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : B096LYMPM5
Reviewer: Elias Emmtem
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent Resource
Review: Just returned home from a self guided tour of Spain. This book helped to understand the train system, how to navigate the towns, and prioritize our sightseeing. I prefer local boutique hotels and the hotels the book recommended were clean with a lot of character. One of the highlights of our trip was the tour of Botin Restaurant with dinner in Madrid, as suggested by Bob.My son is planning a trip to Italy for his honeymoon, I just sent him Bob Kaufman âRail through Italyâ.
Reviewer: Happy Dad
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: This Book Changed Our Trip
Review: The author gave us the confidence that we could take a trip to Spain based on trains without using a tour group. He gives straightforward opinions about how to plan your trip and what to do. It is easy to start with his advice and vary it as you wish. The book is easy to read. As a former tour guide, he understands the physical limitations of people and gives you comfort that you can handle the trip without hand-holding. I like group tours, but our trip to Greece without a tour group was great. On our group tour of Italy, the most memorable parts were when we were there before the tour started and when we were on our own. This book is a great help. I would give it 5 stars plus exclamation points, except that it isn't well-organized.
Reviewer: Michael J. Seltzer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Kaufman captures the best of Spain
Review: Been to Spain a few times and stayed with friends in Denia on the coast. We never saw Barcelona, Madrid and all the historical places. We want to go back next Spring. As seniors, we don't want to take one of those regimented tours and don't want to drive. We stumbled over Bob Kaufman's book on touring Spain by rail. It is something we never thought about. I bought it on Amazon, and this book is exactly what we need to plan a vacation in Spain. Kaufman lays out each day and makes it so easy to see Spain using their high speed trains. Definitely, a must read for those who don't want to drive or be carted around in a bus.
Reviewer: nazita gaff
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The best guide book for a fantastic trip.
Review: I love to go to Spain again now that I have all the right information where to go and what to do. This is the best guide book for a fabulous trip. Canât wait to put it in action for a once in a life time trip.The best thing about this book is it gives you all the little details and what to do and not to do to save time and money . Why pay thousands of dollars to be in a guided tour when you can follow the advise of the expert and do it on my own . I read the book on italy and that was fantastic also . Definitely the best guide book .
Reviewer: AlexiaR
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Someoneâs notes
Review: I thought this would be a travel book about places to see by train in Spain. Itâs a laundry list of random musings. No organization.And-No Valencia and no towns on the coast of Valencia!Typos everywhere. (Dedicated to lost âsolesâ)?!Returned.
Reviewer: Barbara A
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The format is terrible.
Review: I didnât like this book at all. Not formatted well and not very useful.
Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: REINFORCED KEY CONCEPTS THROUGHOUT
Review: Weâve been to Europe a number of times and have always thought that using their rail system would be a great way to see an area. Weâve been wanting to go to Spain without being on a rigid bus tour but didnât have a clue where to begin. I was thrilled when i found this book written by Bob Kaufman. Itâs easy to follow & loved the larger print. Found great tips and who knew Spain has such a a well-connected rail system to get around quickly. Now we have the tools to plan our trip in 2022. I was impressed by the authorâs knowledge of the entire country and details.
Reviewer: Cheryl
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Be Sure to Pack This one
Review: Loaded with useful information on making the most of a trip to Spain. The conversational style is easy to read and feels like an insider taking your hand and leading you to the best of each city, with minimum hassle and expense. The book helped me prioritize where I want to go and the easiest way to get there. From when to go, how to buy a Euro phone card, and how far in advance to reserve a seat at the best flamenco show in Seville, the author provides much more than rail logistics and routing details. His practical "TIPS" are of special merit. Highly recommended.
Reviewer: UK purchaser
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This book is poor. It has a lot about which airports you can fly to from the US but very little detail on trains. It has lots of anecdotes about buying snacks for your journey but told me almost nothing about the train jouneys. The Man in Seat 61 is much better.