Insight Guide Caribbean (Insight Guides Caribbean) [Paperback]

Caroline Scott (Author)

Book Description

Series: Insight Guides Caribbean | Publication Date: March 1999

One of over 400 titles in the Insight series,

Insight Guide Caribbean. This 406-page book includes a section detailing the Caribbean's history, 5 features covering the islands' life and culture, ranging from its creole cuisine to its mobile chattel houses, an island by island visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus 331 exciting photographs and 19 maps.

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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: 406 pages
• Publisher: Insight Guides; 4th Rep edition (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887291465
• ISBN-13: 978-0887291463
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,350,340 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Colorful Overview of the Islands, June 17, 2001

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This review is from: Insight Guide Caribbean (Insight Guides Caribbean) (Paperback)

What a pleasure to read such a high-quality book... It introduces each of the islands in a colorful and vivid way. The book includes many pictures, and provides a fine insight into the culture and character of the islands and touches on history, people, travel, activities, sights, nature, and a lot more.
However, if you are looking for a book with accurate travel information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, prices/dates, how to get there, etc., this book is on the weaker side. Use it together with the Frommer's Caribbean guide for a combination that is hard to beat. Despite this weakness, it's still a five star on my bookshelf.