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Philippines Travel Guide
Peters, Jens. 2009, Jens Peters Publications. ISBN 978 3923 8213 27 816 pages
Jens Peters was the original author of the Lonely Planet’s Philippines Guide. I first used his guide back in 1988. I believe there has since been a falling out with Lonely Planet and now Jens publishes his guide through his own publishing house.
He is still a leading authority on travelling around the Philippines and his travel guide has been updated for 2009. While some criticise what it misses, there is no argument what it includes is a considerable amount of practical information. It is over 800 pages and yet no guide can ever cover 100% of the country. Things change too often between editions to even try yet once again Jens has given us a very useable guide book.
Where I think some critics fall down is that they misinterpret the word ‘guide’ as ‘gospel’. All travel guides are just that, guides and not definitive works. On that basis, Jens Peter’s Philippines Travel Guide is one of the best available. When you also remember he lives in the Philippines full time and has to do all the updating and research pretty much by himself it is all the more of an achievement






























