Hawaii or the Caribbean?: A guide to choosing your perfect island [Kindle Edition]

Lonely Planet (Author)

Book Description

Turquoise seas, white-sand beaches, palm trees and fruity drinks - both Hawaii and the Caribbean Islands have all the ingredients for a dreamy, tropical getaway. So - how to choose?

Let Lonely Planet's Hawaii or the Caribbean? eBook help.

This engaging and useful eBook gives you the information you need to choose the perfect warm-weather getaway. It starts with an incisive introduction that helps you narrow your focus to one of the regions. This is followed by features that rate the islands by interests, top activities and key attributes. From here, you can link to profiles of 29 Caribbean destinations and the six major Hawaiian Islands, with information on why and when to go, weather patterns and picks for the best accommodations, beaches or dining options.

This free island chooser was created from Lonely Planet's latest Caribbean Islands and Hawaii travel guides. Each guide was written by a team of dedicated authors who immersed themselves in island life, finding unique experiences and sharing practical and honest advice so readers can get the most out of their trips.

Inside Lonely Planet Hawaii or the Caribbean?:

• Profiles of 29 Caribbean destinations and the 6 major Hawaiian Islands, including why & when to go, best places to stay, itineraries and more.
• Overview of both Hawaii and Caribbean Islands
• Useful Need to Know chapters filled with pre-planning information such as climate data, costs, resources, visa information and transportation
• If You Like... features that rate the islands according to your interests
• Islands at a Glance features that summarize what each island is known for
• Full color styling and images
• Easy-to-read color maps

Check out Lonely Planet's new eBooks including Caribbean Islands and Hawaii.

Product Details

• File Size: 2069 KB
• Print Length: 209 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet (January 1, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B006ZS8K7Q
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Not Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,782 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)
  • #21 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Travel

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars helpfull guide August 1, 2012

By Mei

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

This freebie by Lonely Planet has 3250 locations, an 'How to use this guidebook' at the very beginning of this book, a few advertisements for Lonely Planet Guides, and an active table of contents. There are a few black and white pictures and some maps in this book. The maps are too small on a Kindle to be of much use.

The contents of this book is:

-cover
-How to use this guide
-Hawaii or the Caribbean?
-Hawaii
-Caribbean Islands (a lot of them are described!)
-Behind the scenes

This book gives information about: Costs, which season to chose, colonial cities, ths best beaches, where the best places to surf or to sail are, best hiking places, music, ATM's, restaurants, hotels, visas, budget, etc. This book also gives a lot of links to Websites that give more information. These links are very handy to have.

The chapter about Carribean Islands has subchapters about 29 Islands, from Anguilla to the US Virgin Islands. Of all these islands information is given about beaches, food, water sports and much more. This chapter also has a subchapter called 'if you like...', this tells you what island to chose depending on what you find to be the most important things for your holiday, like: if you want to go diving, if white-sand beaches or the most important thing for you, family fun, beautiful scenery, music, romantic getaways, snorkeling, old colonial towns, outdoor adventure, nightlife, pirates/forts/and ruins, relaxing at a resort, shopping, sailing, pampered luxery, watching wildlife, secluded coves or partying. There is a perfect island for everyone!

This book did help me to find out which islands I will like best, and that's exactly what this book was supposed to do. If you are interested in visiting one of the Hawaiian or Carribean islands this book can be a great tool in helping you chose which one(s) will suit you best. So: recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting comparison April 22, 2013

By Dennis L. Stalzer

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

This book offered a very interesting comparison of places to travel in Hawaii and many of the islands in the Caribbean.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of interesting information. April 6, 2013

By steamduck43

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I ordered this book because I was already planning a trip to Hawaii. I had already done research, and it told me little about Hawaii that I didn't already know. However, I found the sections on the various Caribbean islands very interesting. There was a lot there I didn't know. I am now thinking of a trip to the Caribbean (perhaps Puerto Rico or Martinique) in the future.