1. ISBN13: 9780944428863
2. Condition: NEW
3. Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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Completely revised and updated for 2009-2011 edition with full color sketch charts, these guides have been indispensable companions for sailors and visitors to these islands since 1982. Includes a FREE 17 x 27 inch color planning chart covering the Virgin Islands from St. Thomas to Anegada. Information covers: Anchoring and mooring information and fees; Customs, immigration and National Parks regulations; Particulars on marina facilities and the amenities they offer; Water sports - where to go and where to rent equipment; Shore-side facilities, restaurants, beach bars, shops, provisions, Internet connections; Alphabetical - by island - Directory of goods and services. Everything you will need to help make your vacation an enjoyable and memorable experience in a concise easy-to-use format.

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Excellent cruising guide

This is the third cruising guide that I have purchased for the VI over the years, this one lives up to my high expectations for content and relevance.

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Best sailing Guide for the BVI!

We are planning our first chartered catamaran trip to the BVI and this has by far been the best source of information for our trip!! Even though we have visited St. John's twice before, this is our first sailing trip and we have found this book so much better than the rest. The map is outstanding and the reviews on the islands extensive. Don't think twice about ordering this book....could not find it anywhere in bookstores!

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Getting ready for BVI

" Cruising Guide to the Vergin Islands" is a wonderful wish book if you are getting ready to go to the Islands for a charter vacation. It is loaded with information on routes, anchorages, what to do ashore, what to eat at the many out of the way places located on the coves and harbors scattered around the Vergin Islands. It's divided between the Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands to keep things simple. It even gives some insight on how real estate can be had if you want to Live the dream..Even a chart so you can plot your routes around the Islands. Good reading even if you never make the trip.

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Back to basics

This is the fourth time I buy "Cruising Guide to the BVI", the first one was back in 1995. It continues to be the basic guide to sail in the area and the work Nancy and Simon Scott are doing to its constant updating and upgrading makes this guide an essential tool for anyone who loves to spend some time afloat in that sailing paradise. Congratulations to the authors. I'll hope to be there to buy the next edition!!

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1. ISBN13: 9781400008322
2. Condition: NEW
3. Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.

Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in the Caribbean!

•Updated annually, Fodor’s Caribbean provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guide book.

•Fodor’s Caribbean features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.

•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in the Caribbean.

•Experience the Caribbean like a local! Fodor’s Caribbean features includes choices for every traveler, from scuba diving, hiking, and sailing to just lounging on the beach.

•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.

•Getting Oriented maps of every island with hotel and restaurant finders.

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Very informative

As with all Fodor's travel guides, this one is no exception for a great all around book. It helped us decide which of the Caribbean islands to visit and we were not disappointed.
I recommend this book for your travel guide to the islands.

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1. ISBN13: 9781400008650
2. Condition: NEW
3. Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Editorial Review :

Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.

Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in the U.S. & British Virgin Islands!

•Updated annually, Fodor’s U.S. & British Virgin Islands provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.

•Fodor’s U.S. & British Virgin Islands features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.

•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in the U.S. & British Virgin Islands.

•Experience the U.S. & British Virgin Islands like a local! Fodor’s U.S. & British Virgin Islandsincludes choices for every traveler, from scuba diving, kayaking, and horseback riding to the best beaches ideal for relaxing and family fun, and much more!

•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.

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Not as in depth as one would hope

The guide was very positive (a bit too positive) about every destination and didn't necessarily offer a constructive view. If you have a limited amount of time and budget and don't specifically know where you want to go in the Caribbean this guide won't help you narrow it down quickly. I offer the National Geographic website "Island Destinations Rated: Caribbean" as a much better introduction to the islands not written by the local tourism development head that can quickly give you some of the pro's and con's.

Besides this I used this book to try and plan a trip to the Virgin Islands, specifically St. John - however while many things were adequate I felt the book fell short. At a mere 35 pages on St. John (less if you take away full sized pictures) this guide was far too brief for my tastes and I found myself going to the internet to research more. I think if you printed all of this out on your own with 8X11 paper you would get about 10 sheets. If you plan on staying on St. John for a week (not an altogether unexpected plan) you would definitely want more than that right? More detailed driving maps, hiking maps, better beach reviews & pictures, more food recommendations including menu highlights and more detailed points of interest. Fodor's targets the upscale tourist and tends to highlight very touristy areas and businesses - the same things you would get from a tourist brochure for free.


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Really informative and well written

I got this on sort of a lark. I'd been watching some House Hunters International episodes and saw one on the US Virgin Islands, and then this book popped up. I'd never read a travel book before and was very surprised how much I liked it.
First, I've traveled quite a bit for my job. I've been to twenty or so countries and never had advanced knowledge of what to expect in any of them. True, most of the time I went from airport (or train station) to hotel to server room and back, so I didn't really need too much info on the country I was visiting, but still, it would have been nice.
Containing great heaps of info on sites, costs, how-to's and other need-to-know items, this book could prove indispensable in planning and then taking your trip. Just the information on customs and passport needs and differences between the BVI and the USVI could save you a lot of worry and time. Even the info on where smoking is allowed (or not allowed) might make a non-smokers dinner plans easier.
Before I go to Europe next year, and I've been there a bunch, I'll be getting one of these for each country we plan to visit.

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Invaluable vacation guide

Having never been to the Caribbean, I figured a travel guide is in order. Now that I have one, I can say that there is more information than I can take. Information overload. But it's necessary for future vacations.

From planning the trip to geography, Fodor's U.S. & British Virgin Islands guide provides all the details necessary. Ferry routes, plane tickets, what to be wary of, it's all included.

Beautiful photos and explanations of local flair, customs, and a breakdown of each island makes this guide invaluable. There is literally no stone unturned. It's like the Virgin Island for dummies, even giving a FAQ for travelers who may ask stupid questions over and over again.

Highly recommended.

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Another Fodor Planning Tool for the Perfect Getaway

Another Fodor Planning Tool for the Perfect Getaway

This is the 22nd edition of Foder's full color guide to the U. S. & British Virgin Islands. The five main islands: St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix, Tortola, and Virgin Gorda are featured. A full chapter is devoted to each island and includes highlights specific to the island, tips on getting oriented, and a complete planning guide.

I appreciated the descriptive recommendations of hotels, restaurants, and the numerous scenic sights to visit. The simple planning tools are designed to help the first time visitor get the most enjoyment from their time in the islands and for the veteran traveler to plan the details of their trip.

The book includes information on the ferries which travel between the islands, and provides suggestions for weddings and honeymoons. Opportunities abound for diving and snorkeling, for chartering a yacht, the best places for beach combing, day sails, and shopping.

There are over 120 stunning color photos as well as over 20 maps of the islands. The Fodor professional reviewers have captured the essence of the culture, points of interest, the best places to eat, to stay, and a cross section of entertainment to make your visit a memorable and enjoyable experience.

This is definitely another Fodor winner


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Very pretty book but lacks local flavor

This is a very nice looking little volume detailing the U.S. & British Virgin Islands. Since my wife and I were planning to visit there this year I thought I should read up on where we should go and what we should do.

The book is grouped into chapters by island, with recommendations for Beaches, Where to Eat, Where to Stay, Sports and the Outdoors, Shopping, and Nightlife for each island. There is also a separate section for diving and snorkeling as well as chartering a yacht. Each chapter is labeled with a quote from a Fodor's online user. These quotes may have seemed like a good idea, but they seem a little unhelpful to me. The opening section of each chapter is the most helpful, where the writers give a brief breakdown of the island - a little history, a little contemporary update and a little bit of what to expect as a tourist.

But while this book does provide plenty of strikingly beautiful "full color" pictures throughout, it's a little lighter on information than I would have liked, especially when it comes to "local" recommendations.

Though the book is written by two local travel writers, the biggest complaint I have with it is that most of the items marked as "Fodor's Choice" throughout the book (whether restaurants, hotels, or beaches) seem to be the most high-end tourist-centric places. Rarely do they recommend an out of the way local eatery or a small-but-homey villa for vacationing. Perhaps the writers are writing for a more upscale audience, but it seems to eliminate much of the local flavor of a vacation spot if the majority of the recommendations are labeled $$$$ (most expensive). I just don't think I need a travel book to tell me that the Ritz Carlton on St. Thomas is going to be a great place to stay.

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1. ISBN13: 9781400008735
2. Condition: NEW
3. Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Editorial Review :

Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.

Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Aruba!

•Fodor’s In Focus Aruba features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.

•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Aruba.

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Customer Review :

Now we're excited to go!

I bought this as a stocking stuffer for my wife as we are going to Aruba in a couple of months. Its a nice, concise overview of the island and it gave us alot of great ideas on what we will want to do. It has alot of pictures to give you the concept of some areas and the advice seems fairly balanced. The size will make it easy to bring this along with us.

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review

Went on vacation to Aruba.
Had to book to review and was a nice asset to the internet review we had completed.
It was also portable while there unlike the internet at times.
Like Fodor's works - would recommend.

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1. ISBN13: 9780374527075
2. Condition: NEW
3. Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Editorial Review :

A brilliant look at colonialism and its effects in Antigua--by the author of Annie John

"If you go to Antigua as a tourist, this is what you will see. If you come by aeroplane, you will land at the V. C. Bird International Airport. Vere Cornwall (V. C.) Bird is the Prime Minister of Antigua. You may be the sort of tourist who would wonder why a Prime Minister would want an airport named after him--why not a school, why not a hospital, why not some great public monument. You are a tourist and you have not yet seen . . ."

So begins Jamaica Kincaid's expansive essay, which shows us what we have not yet seen of the ten-by-twelve-mile island in the British West Indies where she grew up.

Lyrical, sardonic, and forthright by turns, in a Swiftian mode, A Small Place cannot help but amplify our vision of one small place and all that it signifies.

Customer Review :

Good

It was in good condition.. The book however was a little confusing at times because the author is letting us know what she's thinking all the time in "()". However, it was alright.. Be prepared to hear how much she hates American and European tourists.. lol

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Beautifully Written, Regardless of Your Politics

I love this book because it is beautifully written- lyrical, poetic, smart. I think she captures her complicated opinions on the culture and history of Antigua wonderfully. It's a brutally honest book, which I think is refreshing. As far as I know, and I may be wrong, she doesn't really represent this as anything other than her opinion. So by "brutally honest," I don't mean everything in it is true, in a textbook kind of way. I just mean that she expresses an eloquent, honest, complicated, contradictory portrait of how she feels. And the writing is beautiful. It's best described as a "poetic essay." If you're looking for a travel guide or a straight non-fiction history book, this isn't it and it shouldn't be marketed that way.

I don't feel strongly about the politics of this book, nor did I feel particularly hated (I'm a white American), but I guess I could see how you might feel that way if you are the sort of person who takes everything personally.

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Book Delivery

The book came in a really timely manner, within a week of it being ordered, and it was in great condition.

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fantastic

This was a wonderful book. Antigua is a very "Small Place" but it really looks at the big picture and illustrates colonialism and neocolonialism as it happened all around the world. A really heartbreaking portrait of the island of Antigua.

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No Information Just Full of Malice

I was expecting an interesting book that would educate me on this island before I traveled there. What I read was a dreadful book full of hatred and malice. If you are looking for information, go elsewhere. If you are looking for a book filled with anglican hatred, you have found yourself a gem!

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