| The Rough Guides are distributed worldwide by the | | | | saying that the area's success is due to the people |
| Penguin group and include recommendations from | | | | who friendly and supportive and to the picturesque |
| shoestring to luxury, covering more than 200 | | | | countryside and they bring they own experience in the |
| destinations around the globe, including almost every | | | | area as a proof. Others are saying that what made |
| country in the Americas and Europe, more than half of | | | | the valleys the top attraction is the rich heritage and |
| Africa and most of Asia and Australasia. The team of | | | | history of the valleys and some are thinking that the |
| authors and photographers is spread all over the world, | | | | regeneration of the road networks was "ruining the |
| particularly in Europe, the USA and Australia. | | | | area's natural beauty". |
| The Rough Guide to Wales has a new edition | | | | Mike Parker and Paul Whitfield, the authors of the fifth |
| published less than a month ago. This is the fifth edition. | | | | edition of the Rough Guide to Wales, are also |
| As in any good Rough Guide you can find here | | | | presenting the disappointing part of Wales. Criticized |
| information about the best places to see as well as | | | | parts of Wales were the town centre hotels which |
| about what to avoid in Wales, the most "beguiling" | | | | are "often just rooms above a noisy bar". Other |
| parts of Britain. | | | | descriptions found in the guide are the "loud and lairy" |
| In the top of the attractions compiled by the Rough | | | | Newport, the "breezy and resurgent" Swansea and |
| Guide to Wales, you can find the south Wales valleys. | | | | the "crowning glory" of north Wales - Snowdonia. |
| Newport's transporter bridge is placed on the third | | | | Another point made by the authors and not to be |
| position by the authors. The interesting part is that the | | | | ignored by the visitors is the warning that "The worst |
| British version of the guide book has the same opinion | | | | thing you can possibly do is call a Welsh person |
| and describes the valleys as an "interesting and | | | | English". The Rough Guide to Britain also claims Welsh |
| distinctive" corner of Wales. There are a lot of people | | | | people are "resentful of English dominance". |