And Perhaps the Least Used Guide Books of 2003

Travel Blog  •  Michael Yessis  •  12.08.03 | 9:36 PM ET

“With competition between publishers of travel guides more fierce than ever and a glut of titles for many of the most-visited destinations,” USA Today’s Gene Sloan notes, “some firms are venturing to the ends of the Earth — and beyond — to find a place that hasn’t been done.” Hence, these recent titles: “The Bradt Guide to North Korea,” “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Arctic and Antarctic,” and “The Rough Guide to the Universe.”