Frommer's Portable Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao [Paperback]

Christina Paulette Col?n (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 22, 2009 | Series: Frommer's Portable (Book 229)

Frommer's Portable Aruba, Bonaire & Curaçao

See the very best of Aruba, Bonaire & Curaçao

Expert advice on where to find everything from the best beaches and dive sites to the freshest seafood and hottest casinos.

Detailed maps throughout

• Exact prices, directions, opening hours,and other practical information

• Candid reviews of hotels and restaurants,plus sights, shopping, and nightlife

• Insider tips from local expert authors

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

See the very best of Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao

Choose the best beach, casino, or diving trip with our expert author's guide to the islands.

• Detailed maps throughout

• Exact prices, directions, opening hours,and other practical information

• Candid reviews of hotels and restaurants,plus sights, shopping, and nightlife

• Insider tips from local expert authors

Find news, deals, apps, and expert advice,plus connect with other travelers at Frommers.com --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Through travel writing, Christina P. Colón has merged her three greatest passions in life: conservation, education, and travel. With a Ph.D. in ecology and an M.A. in environmental conservation education, she has explored the jungles of Borneo, forests of Belize, shores of Bora Bora, woodlands of the Bronx, and beaches of Brooklyn. In addition to conducting scientific research, lecturing as a professor, and authoring academic publications, she has produced videos, enriched websites, and authored or contributed to numerous travel guides, including Frommer’s Caribbean Ports of Call, Frommer’s Caribbean Cruises & Ports of Call, Frommer’s Caribbean, Cruise Vacations For Dummies, The New York Times Guide to New York City, and several Fodor’s USA Guides. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; 5 edition (September 22, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470497378
• ISBN-13: 978-0470497371
• Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 0.5 x 7.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #699,206 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #36 in Books > Travel > Caribbean > Aruba & Netherlands Antilles

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Should be Aruba, Aruba, Aruba, November 7, 2008

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This review is from: Frommer's Portable Aruba, Bonaire, & Curacao (Paperback)

Like most Frommer's travel guides, this is a generally informative, pocket-size guide with accurate data for general trip planning to Aruba. Great if that is your destination.

However, the title is very misleading as most of the book is dedicated to Aruba, with only one chapter each devoted to the other two ABC islands. The minimal coverage of Bonaire and Curacao mainly point out differences from Aruba, but offer few details regarding the other island ammenities.

Since I purchased the book in anticipation of a scuba trip to Bonaire, I found it of little use. There are other much better guides for Bonaire.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Slight disappointment, June 21, 2008

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This review is from: Frommer's Portable Aruba, Bonaire, & Curacao (Paperback)

The biggest downfall to this book is the majority of the book is dedicated to Aruba. That is fantastic if that is where you are going, unfortunately we were going to Bonaire & Curacao. Information on Bonaire and Curucao is reasonable, would be helpful if more information on the restaurants was provided like hours and days closed, we seemed to have some problems with that.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Covers only Aruba in detail, May 31, 2008

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This review is from: Frommer's Portable Aruba, Bonaire, & Curacao (Paperback)

The title of this book is very misleading. I was primarily interested in the section on Bonaire. However, there is only 1 chapter (22 pages) on Bonaire and only one chapter (25 pages) on Curacao. Most of the book (8 chapters, 150 pages) is devoted to Aruba. So, if you are going to Aruba this book might be useful, but if Curacao or Bonaire is your destination there are much better guides available.