Switzerland : A Travel Survival Kit

Library Journal

This welcome addition to the well-respected ``Travel Survival Kit'' series offers more up-to-date, practical information for arrange-it-yourself travelers than any other guidebook presently available. The work is broken into chapters covering Switzerland's 12 tourist regions and Liechtenstein. In Joe Friday-style factual prose, Honan adequately covers places to stay and eat, but the value of his guide lies in its coverage of Swiss attractions, including their hours of operation, costs, and how to get there. The 52 maps should prove invaluable in planning itineraries and orienting oneself on arrival. This volume offers a short, factual introduction to the country, an amazing three pages on health concerns, sidebars giving interesting historical details, and a unique ``dangers and annoyances'' section for major cities. Highly recommended for all travel collections.-William R. Smith, Johns Hopkins Univ. Lib., Baltimore, Md.