First-time visitors can rely on Bradt's "Cuba" to guide them around Havana, tobacco plantations and other travellers' hotspots, while adventurous travellers are helped to explore places off the beaten track and the offshore islands.
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A must-have for anyone contemplating a trip. The Washington Times.
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Cuba has for centuries drawn travelers to its shores. Ever since Columbus dropped anchor in 1492, this 'jewel of the Caribbean' has continued to weave its spell over visitors, attracted nowadays by colorful carnivals and the vibrant rhythms of son, salsa and rumba. Despite the very real hardship of the Cuban people, their zest for life is at the very heart of the island's appeal. For this third edition of Cuba: The Bradt Travel Guide author Stephen Fallon has returned to the island to update every aspect of travel, from hotels, and resorts to restaurants and transport. No matter what your budget, you can be confident that this is the guide for you, both on and off the beaten track. Cuba: The Bradt Travel Guide contains detailed coverage of hotels and resorts to help you plan your trip, how to beat the bureaucracy, getting around, from buses and trains to hire cars and bicytaxis, Havana in depth, including old town history and architecture, where to find the best salsa music as well as computer-generated maps new for this edition. (5 1/4 x 8 1/2, 256 pages, color photos, illustrations, maps)
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A good guide, however, there are better guides.,
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This review is from: CUBA: THE BRADT TRAVEL GUIDE, 3rd Edition (Paperback)
This guide falls in the middle tier of the Cuba Guide Books. A British publication and British author, Stephen Fallon has a good grasp of Cuba and this third edition guide is current and up to date through 1999 (though published in 2000). His writing is direct, generally informative, but he lacks the engaging writing style of the top guides on Cuba (see reviews on Cuban guides by Christopher Baker and/or David Stanley).The central part of the guide (accommodations, restaurants and sights) is accurate and descriptive. Though scant in the listing for hotels and restaurant in Havana, Fallon has selected the best and he has given you a sufficient number to select from. However, budget travels will not get a listing of private home that are legal to use and a significant savings from the hotels. The restaurant's listings have a very good description, but lack a pricing gage. The maps were easy to use and above the average for Cuban guides. The index DID NOT list hotels or restaurants, and this required that I to flip through the section until I found the listing I wanted information on (especially a hassle in Havana). There were no email or Internet addresses (especially for the hotels) to speak of, even though the published date is 2000 and almost every hotel in this book that I checked was using cyberspace for the last few years. This is a good guide, however, there are better guides (Cuba: Moon Travel, Cuba: Rough Guide and Cuba: Lonely Planet in that order [see reviews]) that I recommend you consider first. Recommended
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
OK but not as good as Fodors,
By Justin Hammond (English, IN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: CUBA: THE BRADT TRAVEL GUIDE, 3rd Edition (Paperback)
This is a ok guide to Cuba, but for a few more bucks you can get the Fodors guide to Cuba which is much better.
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