This section of The Rough Guides contains all sorts of practical as well as cultural information.

Getting there from Rough Guide to Europe Getting around from Rough Guide to New York Travellers with disabilities from Rough Guide to Europe Costs, money, and banks Information and maps from Rough Guide to Europe Insurance and health Accommodations from Rough Guide to England Eating and drinking from Rough Guide to San Fancisco

Communications, post, phones, and the media Dangers and Annoyances from Rough Guide to New York Business hours and holidays Directory Festivals from Rough Guide to Europe Shopping Outdoor pursuits

This is the bulk of each Rough Guide and the format is different depending on the scope of the guide. This section of each country guide contains detailed sightseeing and other information arranged by region, with separate chapters on each area of the country. In the city guides this section is arranged by neighborhood. The following is excerpted from The Rough Guide to Czech & Slovak Republic's table of contents.

Chapter 2: South Bohemia 145-177

Introduction Up the Vltava 147 Tabor 150 East of Tabor 154 Trebonsko 157

Ceske Budejovice and around 160 Cesky Krumlov 164 The Sumava 168 Travel details 176

This section varies with the area covered but common to most books in the series is background information on the following.

Historical Framework Politics Music from Rough Guide to San Fancisco

Books Language Glossary