Frommer's Belize (Frommer's Complete Guides) [Paperback]

Eliot Greenspan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 22, 2008 | Series: Frommer's Complete Guides (Book 604)

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Written by more than 175 outspoken travelers around the globe, Frommer’s Complete Guides help travelers experience places the way locals do.

• More annually updated guides than any other series

• 16-page color section and foldout map in all annual guides

• Outspoken opinions, exact prices, and suggested itineraries

• Dozens of detailed maps in an easy-to-read, two-color design

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• Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not.

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About the Author

Eliot Greenspan is a poet, journalist, and travel writer who took his backpack and typewriter the length of Mesoamerica before settling in Costa Rica in 1992. Since then, he has worked steadily as a travel writer, freelance journalist, and translator, and has continued his travels in the region. He is the author of Frommer’s Guatemala, Frommer’s Costa Rica, and Costa Rica For Dummies, as well as the chapter on Venezuela in Frommer’s South America, and is co-author of Frommer’s Cuba. He is also the author of The Tico Times Restaurant Guide to Costa Rica and the poetry collection Map of You, Map of Me. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; 3 edition (December 22, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470287799
• ISBN-13: 978-0470287798
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,130,627 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The Book of Lies, July 17, 2007

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reviewer "traveler" (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Frommer's Belize (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback)

A few days into our trip to Belize, my friends and I began calling this the book of lies. I bought it because it was the only 2007 travel book for Belize, but it none of the prices were accurate and some things it suggested doing hadn't existed in years. It was just a joke by the end of the trip and we would read passages and just laugh at how wrong the information was. You're way better off getting the rough guide or lonely planet and checking the internet for current prices.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy Kindle Edition, February 7, 2011

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This review is from: Frommer's® Belize (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Kindle Edition)

I purchased this for my upcoming Belize trip on my ipad since I figured I'd bring a few guides all easily accessible using it while we travel.

The kindle edition is buggy and hard to navigate. It does not allow you to access the TOC in through the navigation menu and there are numerous difficulties quickly accessing the information you need.

Download the sample and you will see what I mean. Even the title is formatted with non working html code in it "Frommer's^(r)"

The information is ok but the key to any guide book in my opinion is ease of navigating the information to find what you need when you need it.

The kindle edition should be passed on.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love Frommers Guides, June 10, 2010

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Mavis Bodine (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Frommer's Belize (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback)

I had a number of guides in my hands from the library when I started planning my trip to Belize, but no Frommer's. I had to order it and wait for it to come. As soon as it did, my frustration in trying to figure out where to go and stay was over. I just needed to make my reservations.

We have used these guides for trips all over the world. The suggestions for places to stay and places to go are almost always just what we're looking for. The level of these books is not for backpackers nor for those who like to stay in expensive resorts and have others do the planning for them. These guides are for those who want to build a customized adventure and have their money go a long ways.