Best Johannesburg Travel Guides
Vladislavic, described as “one of the most imaginative minds at work in South African literature today” (André Brink), delivers “one of the best things ever written about a great, if schizophrenic, city, and an utterly true picture of the new South Africa” (Christopher Hope). In a post-apartheid world, the city of Johannesburg is a complicated place: racial divides still run deep, inextricably interwoven with crime and poverty, and endlessly complicated as the haves and have-nots negotiate new arrangements defined in terms of protection, invasion, and a tenuous level of common feeling.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"the author was recommended to me through a friend still living in South Africa & i found this choice most enjoyable, even though it does draw a gloomy picture for a person who has lived in South Africa for as long as i have & realizing the changes that took place over the past 15 years, high unemployment, high crime rate & security measures i had to confirm with friends if they are really as described in some of the chapters."
"The author has an uncanny ability to record minute details of everyday life."
"Exemplary writing - vivid, smart, thoughtful."
"What makes the book so successful is a keen eye for detail and a facility for language that allows him to convey images with the exactly right words, the perfect objects taken to represent various facets of his city. Never discussed but clearly lurking behind these images is the reality of his city as increasingly violent and dangerous. The "well-healed, well-wheeled" have even discovered a hidden door in the public library allowing those in the know to go directly from the parking garage to the library, a path not intended by the library's builders. "I am stripping the bedroom door down to the wood...I wish I could read these strata [like]...the rings of a felled tree, deciphering the lean seasons...instead I see nothing but fashion...nineties ochre, eighties ivory...""
"PORTRAIT WITH KEYS: The City of Johannesburg Unlocked is not the typical tourist book, rather it is an account of a white Johannesburg citizen and his view on the city and its current status with historical references. Written in detail, but often labored, a large amount of time is spent exhibiting the measures taken for protection and how crime and racism are intertwined with the infamous Gorilla lock."
"In a series of 128 beautiful interleaved passages Vladislavic describes the Johannesburg, and South Africa, that we live in today."
"This is a strange book."
Footprintfocus Johannesburg & Kruger National Park will guide you from the sophisticated city to the top places for game viewing, providing detailed information on sights and attractions along the way. Johannesburg & Kruger National Park provides you with all the information you need and none of the stuff that you don’t.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"very basic, only 1 paragraph about the whole middle 1/3 of Kruger."
" Wallpaper* City Guides are a ruthlessly‐researched, design&hypen;conscious guide, for the discerning traveller who wants to come away with a true taste of the best a city has to offer. Wallpaper* City Guides are compiled by the magazine's travel experts, both by in-house editors, and correspondents who actually live in the highlighted cities, providing up-to-the-minute information.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I think this is an honest representation of one part of Jo'burg - the rich part."
"It was a gift for my mother and she loved the small yet information packed guide."
"As a Johannesburg native i thought the recommendations were excellent."
"This product cuts through bread like a hot product through butter."
Best Cape Town Travel Guides
It's no wonder that Cape Town is an award-winning city, and The Rough Guide to Cape Town, the Winelands, and the Garden Route uncovers it all. Reliable, readable Rough Guides * Conde Nast Traveller *.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Excellent guide for our trip to Cape Town and the surrounding areas."
"I just spent one week in Cape Town and found this guide to be extremely helpful in orienting myself within the city and choosing my activities."
"Excellent guide that has everything you need to explore this city."
"Came in time for my trip."
"I'm not usually a huge fan of the Rough Guides, but their Cape Town guide suits me to a T. Full of accessible, practical, helpful information."
"the gift receiver says she will really enjoy it."
"Very nice book!"
"The information provided is not as extensive as many other guides such as Lonely Planet."
Best General South Africa Travel Books
With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: South Africa truly shows you this country as no one else can. Series Overview: For more than two decades, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides have helped travelers experience the world through the history, art, architecture, and culture of their destinations. With guidebooks to hundreds of places around the globe available in print and digital formats, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides show travelers how they can discover more. About DK Eyewitness Travel Guides : For more than two decades, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides have helped travelers experience the world through the history, art, architecture, and culture of their destinations.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"We were turned onto DK guides by fellow travelers to Italy a couple of years ago."
"As all DK books, this had gorgeous photos, and was well laid out with lots of interesting sidebars."
"we have been to South Africa, and wish i had this book then."
"I've never found better travel books."
"This book has already been quite helpful in our planning for our upcoming trip to Africa."
"totally helpful."
"This travel guide has a lot of photos, descriptions of animals, information about history, and recommendations for lodging, eating, shopping, and activities."
"DK books are the best."