I would have been lost without it
Now don't get me wrong I am not really a travel snob but I have begun to run out of ideas for city breaks from Heathrow & normally I find the Lonely Planet Guides just a bit too worthy ( well thats after you get past that gory opening chapter they all have about the dangers of contracting a nasty little rash/fungus/buboe) . Meanwhile BA to Yerevan just about adds up to a long weekend jaunt. But you don't really want to know about that you want to know about the guidebook
All the other reviewers are right I'm sure- there are loads of errors in the book & they do say go to tricky far flung provinces
with reckless abandon BUT for Yerevan its pretty good. Pretty good in a 2 or 3 years out of date sort of a way & now there haven been lots of improvements in the city. Pretty good in a there is no other map of Yerevan available easily sort of way either. And finally pretty good in that the Bradt guide is tiny on Armenia & there really are no other sensible guides published. I gather there is a new Bradt guide due (I met the guide for the author)& thjings have changed quickly in Armenia so this would not be too soon
In summary- you are much best served by taking a book with you & right now this is the best there is. Do go to Yerevan & take some trips out into the country before the next generation of guidebooks come out because then the place will fill up with tourists & it won't be nearly as much fun.

Travelling with humanity, a five-star guide.
This review is to thank publisher and author for opening up what was the closed book of Azerbaijan and making it possible,imperative even, to get out and make the most of life in a fascinating country. Written with an attention to (sometimes quirky) detail which denotes enthusiasm and respect for both country and traveller. Background and perspective provide the human face which is so often missing in the formula guides (viz, sadly, Lonely Planet's recently-produced barebones approach to the same country)and the general western viewpoint. A friendly, challenging and inspiring read, it is one of the three essential books for anyone planning to stay or visit (Thomas Goltz and Qurban Said wrote the others).

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