Explorer's Guide San Juan, Vieques & Culebra: A Great Destination (Explorer's Great Destinations) [Paperback]

Zain Deane (Author)

Book Description

Series: Explorer's Great Destinations | Publication Date: November 5, 2007

Explorer's Great Destinations™ puts the guide back in "guidebook."

No matter your budget, tastes, or passions, Puerto Rico has something to please your senses and wish you could come back for more. Author Zain Deane takes you on a tour of San Juan and its main islands that encompasses Puerto Rico's best-known treasures and best-kept secrets.

Distinctive for their accuracy, simplicity, and conversational tone, the diverse travel guides in our Explorer's Great Destinations series meet the conflicting demands of the modern traveler. They're packed full of up-to-date information to help plan the perfect getaway. And they're compact and light enough to come along for the ride. A tool you'll turn to before, during, and after your trip, these guides include chapters on lodging, dining, transportation, history, shopping, recreation, and more; a section packed with practical information, such as lists of banks, hospitals, post offices, laundromats, numbers for police, fire, and rescue, and other relevant information; maps of regions and locales, and more. Black-and-white photographs and maps throughout

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About the Author

Zain Deane is an award-winning fiction writer and the author of Explorer's Guide Mexico's Aztec & Maya Empires; Explorer's Guide San Juan, Vieques & Culebra; Explorer's Guide Mexico City; Puebla & Cuernavaca; and Backroads & Byways of Florida. Deane lives in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Countryman Press; 1 edition (November 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581570430
• ISBN-13: 978-1581570434
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #547,127 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #24 in Books > Travel > Caribbean > Puerto Rico
  • #76 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Washington

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Should be a 5, November 21, 2007

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Stephen McHenry (Olney, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Explorer's Guide San Juan, Vieques & Culebra: A Great Destination (Explorer's Great Destinations) (Paperback)

If you are in San Juan for a couple of days or more this is a very good book to get before the trip for research and to take with you, although it is a little too large to easily carry around in a pocket, maybe in a bag or big purse. Covering only SJ and the two islands the book has more space to spend on details of the area; more information on the hotels or restaurants or the sights. I recommend it although I was dismayed that specializing in SJ the maps were not more detailed or numerous. I had to refer to a different travel book for a better mapping. It could include more restaurants as well. Second edition could be a real winner with good editing help, but this edition is worth picking up if you are headed down to San Juan, Vieques or Culebra.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful and very informative!, June 12, 2009

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Joanna Fowler "Book Lover" (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Explorer's Guide San Juan, Vieques & Culebra: A Great Destination (Explorer's Great Destinations) (Paperback)

This is an extremely helpful and informative guide to traveling to Puerto Rico as well as the small islands! Good reviews and a variety of sources make this book a must-have for anyone planning to travel to Puerto Rico anytime soon!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable read and very insightful!!, July 27, 2008

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Armando Avila (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Explorer's Guide San Juan, Vieques & Culebra: A Great Destination (Explorer's Great Destinations) (Paperback)

Before i read this book I had no clue of the unique place that is San Juan, Puerto Rico. I read the majority of the book before my trip and in addition to reviews on places of interest like most other guides, Zaine does a great job in describing and capturing the essence of Puerto Rico and its residents. It gave me a great insight into its beautiful culture and it helped authenticate my experince of the island!!!! It's also a great carry-on to reference.