The real guide Book

I'm very impressed with the changes Fodor's has made to their guides over the years. The shape for starters is much better and more convenient than the old tall, skinny Fodor's guides. The typeface is easy to read and clear, there are a lot of restaurant and hotel choices for each area. They offfer very complete travel advice on safety, clothing, transportation, baksheesh, etc. I really like the trend of highlighting certain special cultural aspects of an area--such as talking about the cafe culture in Alexandria or the foods of Egypt, or the history of Egyptian pictographs and explanations of the ancient gods. That is the kind of content that a) makes the book so much more than a dry guide book and b) makes it the kind of book that starts your cultural experience before you go! An excellent all around guide.