It reads – so far – like a sponsored travel guide, with very little negative comments. Some is incorrect: Puhoi wasn't settled by “German immigrants”; Bohemia is well-west of most German borders you'd care to map. Some places I visited a few ago that were simply pokie dives at the time have been glossed over; possibly better now but reading between the lines – as is necessary in this book – one still finds reference to such activities at same sites. An objective appraisal from earlier times is Ian Jenkins' ‘The Travellers’ Guide to Pubs of the North Island'
