Maui For Dummies, Second Edition [Paperback]

Cheryl Farr Leas (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dummies Travel | Publication Date: February 18, 2005

From golden beaches, dramatic cliffs, and waterfalls to great golf, watersports, nightlife, and more, Maui is everyone’s idea of an island paradise. But with so much to do, where do you start? Luckily, this fun and friendly guide offers everything you need to make your tropical dreams come true:

• A rundown of the island’s top luxury resorts
• The best beaches to stake out your own little piece of paradise
• Great ideas for outdoor activities
• Wear to find a genuine luau
• Fun-filled itineraries for shopping, hiking, and more

Like every For Dummies travel guide, Maui For Dummies, Second Edition includes:

• Down-to-earth trip-planning advice
• What you shouldn’t miss—and what you can skip
• The best hotels and restaurants for every budget
• Handy Post-it Flags to mark your favorite pages

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Plan your ideal island getaway

From golden beaches, dramatic cliffs, and waterfalls to great golf, watersports, nightlife, and more, Maui is everyone's idea of an island paradise. With this easy guide at hand, you'll have everything you need to make your tropical dreams come true.

Discover:

• Down-to-earth trip-planning advice
• What you shouldn't miss — and what you can skip
• The best hotels and restaurants for every budget
• Handy Post-it® Flags to mark your favorite pages

About the Author

Cheryl Farr Leas may live on the mainland, but she’s a Hawaii girl at heart. She fell in love with Diamond Head, aloha wear, and mai tais in 1994 and has had trouble staying away ever since. Whenever she’s not on the islands, she and her husband, Rob, call Phoenix, Arizona, home.
Before embarking on a writing career, Cheryl served as senior editor at Macmillan Travel (now Wiley) where she edited the Frommer’s Hawaii travel guides for the better part of the 1990s. Now happy to be a globetrotting writer and consultant, Cheryl also writes Hawaii For Dummies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 2 edition (February 18, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764574035
• ISBN-13: 978-0764574030
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,096,388 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Money back??, August 22, 2004

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P. Singh - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maui for Dummies (Paperback)

I don't think this title can qualify as a guidebook. It feels like it was written in a big hurry. Using it we found big holes. The advice in it is dated and there were so many discrepancies we had to buy another guide mid-vacation. Then our vacation took a big turnaround for the better. Maui is a real beautiful place for a family vacation if you know where to go. The traffic was pretty bad but there are certain tricks for getting around all that.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Needs an update, November 4, 2006

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R. Nieves "Real Rican Rice" (Lynnwood, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maui For Dummies, Second Edition (Paperback)

The book seems a couple of years old (although it says it's published in 2005). There are certain places that have moved or closed. However, the general idea of the book is to familiarize you with Maui which I thought it fulfilled the overall purpose. There are great tips which I corroborated with locals including good snorkeling spots, best snorkel gear, best luaus, restaurant, shops, etc. It lists out the places you SHOULD go while in Maui and suggests what to avoid and refuse. This is my first Dummies travel book and I plan to use future Dummies along with the current year's Frommer's for updated info. By the way, Cakewalk in Paia....no longer there.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, Maui Revealed Much Better, March 27, 2006

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K. Hartman (Lake Mary, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maui For Dummies, Second Edition (Paperback)

This is a pretty decent book, with some good information and tips on the island. The post it not tabs are nice to mark information you want easy access to. Some of the icons (heads up, kid friendly etc) are also helpful. Beware - there is some word for word duplication with the Frommers book.

For anyone traveling to Maui, this is a decent resource. But the ultimate is Maui Revealed.