Insight Guide: Barbados [Paperback]

Caroline Radula-Scott (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999

One of over 400 titles in the Insight series,

Insight Guide Barbados. This 358-page book includes a section detailing Barbados' history, 14 features covering the island's life and culture, ranging from its colourful Crop Over festival to its famous flying fish, a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus 361 incredible photographs and 12 maps.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight Travel Guides, Delorme – the famous names in the Langenscheidt family. These represent the most authoritative, up-to-date, and extensive travel and reference products available. In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent.

Product Details

• Paperback: 358 pages
• Publisher: Insight Guides; 4th edition (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887290337
• ISBN-13: 978-0887290336
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,753,247 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #50 in Books > Travel > Caribbean > Barbados & Trinidad and Tobago

Customer Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for both visitors and armchair travellers., April 7, 2000

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This review is from: Insight Guide: Barbados (Paperback)

I have always found Insight Guides to provide an excellent 'taste' of the peoples, cuisine, history, folklore, customs, music and arts and other aspects of a country's culture. The Barbados book is no exception. While it does list places to see, hotels, restaurant recommendations, etc. like other guidebooks, 90% of this book is filled with insightful writing and wonderful photography from a variety of contributors both Bajan and visitors to Barbados.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent insightful read, December 14, 2003

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Gerald Davis "Gerald Davis" (Melbourne, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Insight Guide: Barbados (Paperback)

As a Bajan I was pleased when I read this book it goes beyond the typical tourist representation of the island and tastefully and tactfully covers many of the uniques cultural mores and forces that have shaped our island. It gives a brief and acuurate history of the island concerning race relations, politics and culture and even quite accurately explains why Bajans are percieved as smug! : ) Hopefully on reading this book the tourist more informed will be able to enjoy the island many flavors and facets more deeply.