Explore the Virgin Islands is a comprehensive, infiormative, and fun- to-read travel guide to the US and British Virgin Islands.
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"...an indispensable resource...Organized by island, the entries give a superb overview of the highlights..." -- Midwest Book Review’
"...right on target.... Pack it, read it, use it---the book won't disappoint.”--Gay Nagle Myers, Travel Weekly
"...right on target.... Pack it, read it, use it---the book won't disappoint.”--Gay Nagle Myers, Travel Weekly
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Harry S. Pariser is an author, artist, and photographer residing in San Francisco, California. He has authored a number of travel guides to Central America and the Caribbean.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointed - lacking practical details, good tips,
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I am compelled to write a review because I saw all the great reviews, but was pretty disappointed and felt misled by probably "friends" of the writer? I've traveled extensively and covet my large collection of travel books - favorite is "Maui Revealed."Here is my take - 1) He has a very dry writing style. You can also sense an underlying, cynical tone towards the deterioration of beautiful St. John. I totally agree and recycle EVERYTHING, but his subtle, snarky writing was a turn off. 2) It had a lot of extraneous details (history, native plants, etc.), but was missing practical details and left me needing more info. For example, every attraction/trail was given a few sentences in attention. Practical tips on how to get there, best time to go, etc. were lacking. I got better tips from Trip Advisor reviews - like Friday's are often a good day to hit St. Thomas because cruise boats are not docked. 3) I also did not see much "inside", "best of" info. As a another poster described, there isn't much "qualitative" substance. I often travel with short time frames so I want to know the "must do's" for a place. His suggested 1,2, etc. day itineraries were literally as vague as... "spend 1 day in St. Thomas, 1 day in St. John" On the positive side, it does provide the most basic info and maps you will need, but I would have opted for a run-of-the-mill Lonely Planet then and got some colored pics too! :)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great guide, especially if you are interested in understanding where you are going,
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We found this travel guide to be tremendously helpful. For example, we found a great place to stay, an out-of-the-way restaurant, and visited some sugarcane plantation ruins we discovered with the help of this guide. It really enhanced our trip, and we learned a lot from the background information, one of many things we did not find in the other guides.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great buy!,
This review is from: Explore the Virgin Islands (Paperback)
Would suggest this to anyone visiting the Virgin Islands. Just wish there would have been more on BVI.
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