Lonely Planet Lisbon And Madrid Travel Guides - iPhone Version

Two of my favorite travel guides are Lonely Planet and Time Out. I usually pick one of each of these companies when shopping for specific travel destination. This time around I thought I will try something - Lonely Planet offers now their travel guides in a digital format as an App on the iPhone. Since I have my iPhone with me all the time I decided to pick one for Lisbon and Madrid (two future destinations I am set for in the a few months). 

I will still take Time Out guides in the printed version with me on this trip so I can compare the ease of use and how handy each of the version is while on the road. One nice thing I noticed already about the iPhone version of the Lonely Planet that you can access all the maps and content offline (very useful feature when you do not want spend a fortune on roaming data fees). 

I think that having all the info and maps right within my iPhone will be an extreme help while abroad. I hope other publishers, including Time Out,  will take advantage of technology like Lonely Planet did and start publishing their travel guides on the iPhone in the future. Surly, updating with the latest info must be much more efficient in the digital version versus print. Here are couple the guides, I am referring to from the iTunes store:

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