Comments on: Review – The Bradt Travelguide To Uganda

By: Rob Wood

Rob Wood — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 05:08:37 +0000

Yeah, Bradt certainly seem to be becoming a fav here at PBs.

By: Scribetrotter

Scribetrotter — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:29:09 +0000

Bradt is usually my first choice when I travel. In Africa, when compared to a few pages in LP, entire guides were lifesavers – Uganda for sure, but also such off the beaten track places as Malawi, Ethiopia and Eritrea. These places have far less infrastructure than the well-trodden Cape to Cairo routes and using Bradt made all the difference for me.

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:03:07 +0000

I really only ever find the maps a useful feature in guidebooks – and sometimes the “overview” if I really know nothing.

I might have to get me one of these Bradts to check out for myself.

By: Stiv

Stiv — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:36:46 +0000

Bradt’s Ethiopia was about ten times more useful that LP’s. They might be on to something with their approach to Africa.

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:32:35 +0000

I personally think that Bradt have taken the LP style (that’s obviously a success) and moved it to a new level.

The maps just seem far too basic, but then that might just be that I’ve not gotten used to them yet.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:13:25 +0000

Good review Lee – it’s certainly refreshing to not have to rely on LP for this stuff. What are the maps like in Bradt?