What are the advantages and disadvantages of people who have used Lonely Planet?

The advantages of LP are obvious: rich historical and cultural introduction, relatively objective evaluation system and rapid update of hot spots; There is also the readability of the text itself, which is often amused by the little humor of these authors.

Dissatisfaction mainly comes from the western perspective of most LP authors. This is especially obvious when using the original version directly, such as Austria's. A large part of LP is concentrated in outdoor projects such as cycling, camping and mountaineering. These are indeed the characteristics of Austria, but for those of us who are not familiar with these projects, it is really not a good experience to bring a travel book with a lot of useless information. "Traveling around the world" is basically a rejection of these.