Fodor's Hawaii 2002: The Guide for All Budgets, Updated Every Year, with a Pullout Map and Color Photos (Fodor's Gold Guides) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: Fodor's Gold Guides | Publication Date: August 28, 2001

No matter what your budget or whether it's your first trip or fifteenth, Fodor's Gold Guides get you where you want to go. In this guide, updated every year, our experts who live in Hawaii give you the inside track showing you all the things to see and do -- from must-see sights to off-the-beaten-path adventures, from shopping to outdoor fun. Start with the color planning section to help you decide where to go, use your personal supply of Post-it? flags to mark your favorite listings, and consult the foldout map to stay on course. Fodor's Hawaii 2002 shows you hundreds of hotel and restaurant choices in all price ranges -- from budget-friendly B&Bs to luxury hotels, from casual eateries to the hottest new restaurants, complete with thorough reviews showing what makes each place special. The Smart Travel Tips A to Z section helps you take care of the nitty gritty with essential local contacts and great advice -- from how to take your mountain bike with you to what to do in an emergency. Plus, web links, maps, costs, and mix-and-match itineraries make planning a snap.


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No matter what your budget or whether it's your first trip or fifteenth, Fodor's Gold Guides get you where you want to go. In this guide, updated every year, our experts who live in Hawaii give you the inside track showing you all the things to see and do -- from must-see sights to off-the-beaten-path adventures, from shopping to outdoor fun. Start with the color planning section to help you decide where to go, use your personal supply of Post-it? flags to mark your favorite listings, and consult the foldout map to stay on course. Fodor's Hawaii 2002 shows you hundreds of hotel and restaurant choices in all price ranges -- from budget-friendly B&Bs to luxury hotels, from casual eateries to the hottest new restaurants, complete with thorough reviews showing what makes each place special. The Smart Travel Tips A to Z section helps you take care of the nitty gritty with essential local contacts and great advice -- from how to take your mountain bike with you to what to do in an emergency. Plus, web links, maps, costs, and mix-and-match itineraries make planning a snap.


"The king of guidebooks." - Newsweek

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's; Revised edition (August 28, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679008527
• ISBN-13: 978-0679008521
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 4.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,787,640 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fine guide, a must-have for tourists., February 7, 2002

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Theodore E. Kim (Indianapolis, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fodor's Hawaii 2002: The Guide for All Budgets, Updated Every Year, with a Pullout Map and Color Photos (Fodor's Gold Guides) (Paperback)

In general, Fodor's guides are the best on the market because of their accuracy, authority and wit. Fodor's Hawaii is no different. It gives the skinny on all the must-see places on all the major Hawaiian islands -- Hawaii, Oahu, Maui, Lanai, Molokai and Kauai. What's more, Fodor's Hawaii, like all Fodor's guides, mention both places on and off the beaten path. The section on Maui is particularly good, right down to the description of rainbows "on the hood of your car."

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good overall guide, May 13, 2002

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"lagirl99" (Covina, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fodor's Hawaii 2002: The Guide for All Budgets, Updated Every Year, with a Pullout Map and Color Photos (Fodor's Gold Guides) (Paperback)

I bought this guide along with two others and this was a nice, complete guide covering all the islands. I used it in conjunction with the other guides, which targeted the specific islands I was visiting, for a big picture overview of Hawaii. Fodor's helped me decide which islands to visit (Maui and Kauai) with color photography and descriptions. I also enjoyed reading about the history of the islands. The list of website links in the back of the book were also very helpful. I don't think this one book is enough, overall, to pinpoint where to go once you're on the islands. I didn't like that it didn't give me complete descriptions of the beaches. Turns out my hotel was on a beach that wasn't suitable for swimming. But the book didn't tell me that. You'll definitely need this book plus another, it's not enough on its own.