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[QUOTE="jirit, post: 168268, member: 10406"] The concept of what make a guidebook useful or not is dependent on the needs of the individual, at that time. Therefore for all it is subject to their specific needs and subject to change due to their individual experiences. For example when my wife and I first walked the camino frances route, we took and used Ben Cole's guidebook. It was useful as far we were concerned because it provided basic logistical and accommodation information about each stage, along the entire route. It also provided some brief historical and culture and culinary information. We would learn after the walk the logistical information was nice to have but not critical since the route was well marked and there were plenty of albergues and other forms of information on accommodation along the way. Had we left without the guidebook, logistically we could have continued without it with any serious issue. At no time did I think the guidebook hindered our experience of doing the camino. When we walked the Via Francigena in Italy, it was necessary to make our guidebooks; a basic one plus stage maps, to provide us with logistic information on the route since none in English at that time existed, and a cultural and culinary guidebook since we learned from doing the camino in Spain, we wanted more information on these two topics which we found most guidebooks seem to only briefly cover. Given the lack of signage and lack of suitable pilgrim style accommodation on the Via Francigena at that time, I could not have imagined doing it without some form of guidebook (good or bad). The next time I walked the camino frances four years later, I took the same Ben Cole guidebook, but I hardly used it since for one it was out of date and for another I really did not need it. I was more into experiencing what came my way when it did and less interested in reading about it before hand. My wife who just finished walking the camino frances again by herself only carried Brierley's map book. She instead took personal notes on other topics not covered by his guidebook on her iPod touch. But like myself she "threw" the map book out so to speak and went with what suited her at the time. All she knew is that she needed to be Santiago by a certain date in order to catch her flight. I think as you continue to walk either the same trail or different trails your experience changes and what makes a good guidebook is very dependent on your personal desire at that time and dependent on the trail itself. [/QUOTE]
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