Middle East. Edition 2000

SAVVY Travel farther and more simply, get closer to the places and people you want to visit. FRESH The most up-to-date guide, only Let's Go has on-the-road researchers who reassess every listing, every year. HONEST Be a traveler, not a tourist: avoid tourist traps, discover local secrets, and create your own adventure. THOROUGH Includes transportation info, ATM locations, Internet access, useful phrases, border crossings, and Millennial events in Jerusalem. FROM OTTOMAN palaces to Egyptian beach resorts, Let's Go: Middle East is your key to the cradle of civilization as it enters a new millennium. UNWIND in Lawrence of Arabia's favorite thermal springs for £2.50. SHAKE IT to the beat of Beirut's most happenin' hot spots for free. SAIL by ancient temples in a felucca on the Nile while smoking a sheesha for £5.