<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by essxjay:
Funny, I rarely buy guidebooks anymore, preferring to rely on recommendations of people I trust, FT and the good ol' Web.
And having met you, fallinasleep, I'm bowled over by the fact that you'd spend $50 on guidebooks ... hmm. 
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The title of this thread pretty much sums up my thoughts on this particular matter
The next time you plan to spend some serious time in a developing country without a guidebook, give me a shout and I'll lend you something from my library.