Mobissimo

The process of picking a travel guide usually comes down to deciding between the publishing oligarchy of Lonely Planet, Fodors, Michelin and a few of the other majors. You've got them, and then you've got the others which for any city or country can number in the dozens. So how to chose? Difficult question, and I have no easy answer my faithful readers. I'm sure someone has blogged about all the different nuances of each guide. Lonely Planet for the more budget conscious, self planning, backpacker type. Fodors and Michelin for the older, monied traveler. Let's Go for students. But other than blind brand loyalty, Amazon comments or recommendations from friends, it's a crapshoot. Especially city guides. Most city guides, in my opinion, are poor value for the money because they're usually outdated, boring, or in general, tell you nothing more than you could find out on the internet or a copy of Time Out. That being said, I'm going to give a plug for this Tel Aviv city guide (buy on Amazon). Though I've never read it, one of the contributors to the guide, Lisa Grossman, writes a pretty good blog from Israel called On The Face and so in true blog solidarity, I'm giving it a plug. Now I'm sure visiting Israel to dodge katushyas is not high on everybody's list of vacations, but in case you go, pick up a copy. Support bloggers that can actually write and make a living at it. Or maybe she's a writer that actually blogs.