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Title: Caribbean for Dummies, Second Edition by Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, Kevin Garrett, Echo Montgomery Garrett ISBN: 0-7645-5445-X Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 15 October, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.86 (7 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: What about the other 90% of the Caribbean?
Comment: Oh dear, oh dear. This is the Caribbean from a Dummy. There is far more to it than this horribly limited selection of islands.
Aruba is in, but not Bonaire or Curacao. Nor St Maarten to round off the Netherlands and Dutch Antilles, plus its French half St Martin.
Grand Cayman yes - Cayman Brac and Little Cayman? These beauties are a short hop away for the discerning traveler.
Jamaica is in, but not Cuba.
Puerto Rico is there but not the Dominican Republic or the Spanish Virgin Islands. In better times Haiti can be an attractive destination.
BVI and USVI are there. No sign of Anguilla.
Further down the great chain of the East Caribbean islands all we see is Barbados (which is stuck out in the Atlantic anyway and does not count itself as East Caribbean). These islands are almost all popular holiday destinations for land or cruise travelers. St Kitts and Nevis (laid back), Antigua and Barbuda (365 beaches), the French islands Guadeloupe and Martinique (incomparable cooking and rum), Dominica (the only true rain forest in the Caribbean), St Lucia (spectacular), St Vincent and the Grenadines (sailing as good as BVI), Grenada (an under-appreciated gem with beaches every bit as good as Grand Cayman), Trinidad and Tobago (restful Tobago). No to mention a few islands like St Eustatius and Saba in the north, plus volcanic Montserrat for at least for a day trip from Antigua.
Anyone who relied on this book for a true view of the Caribbean really would be a Dummy. There is not one country in here that uses the East Caribbean dollar.
PS I live and work in the Caribbean. I have lived on four islands, visited thirty-six at the last count, and I am still delighted and amazed to find wonders round every corner.
Rating: 3
Summary: incomplete
Comment: The review says that the book includes information on St. Lucia and St. Maarten/St. Martin. It does not. It totally ignores most of the smaller islands of the Caribbean. I realize that they could not fit an in-depth analysis of all the Caribbean islands into one book, but to totally ignore the vast majority of islands makes this book incomplete and disappointing.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent and Current!
Comment: This book is great. It has so much information about the caribbean. These Garrett folks are hilarious. They seem to put their heart into this book and I appreciate it. There is a lot of info for couples looking for romantic spots and for families with kids.
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Title: Fodor's Caribbean 2004 by Fodor's ISBN: 1400012473 Publisher: Fodor's Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: Bahamas for Dummies, Second Edition by Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince ISBN: 0764554425 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Frommer'sCaribbean 2004 by Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince ISBN: 0764537385 Publisher: Frommer Pub. Date: 25 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: Cruise Vacations for Dummies 2004 by Fran Wenograd Golden ISBN: 0764538225 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 02 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: Best Places to Stay in the Caribbean, Sixth Edition by Bill Jamison, Cheryl Alters Jamison ISBN: 0618005331 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 29 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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