The Rough Guide to Barbados [Paperback]

Adam Vaitilingam (Author)

Book Description

Series: Rough Guide Mini Guides | Publication Date: October 25, 2001

This guide to Barbados provides practical travel information, candid reviews and historical and cultural details. There are tips on finding the best beaches, features on the island's history, its rum distilleries, and cricket. There is a strong section on sport, including hiking/walking routes.

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The Rough Guide is indispensable. -- Essentials, 1 April 2000 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Adam Vaitlingham is a barrister who lived in the West Indies from 1989 to 1993. He is the author of the Mini Rough Guide to Antigua and co-author of the Rough Guide to Jamaica.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Rough Guides; 2nd edition (October 25, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1858287359
• ISBN-13: 978-1858287355
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 4.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,246,819 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #58 in Books > Travel > Caribbean > Barbados & Trinidad and Tobago

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Rough Guide is a Little Rough, January 11, 2002

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This review is from: The Rough Guide to Barbados (Paperback)

I bought this because the book touted itself as a way to find those out of the way places that the usual travel books don't tell you about.

I have read this book, and I learned nothing new -- no restaurants, accommodations, attractions, etc. that I hadn't known about already. So in this regard it was a disappointment.

However, it is a good basic primer about things Barbadian. There are, however, some good, detailed maps. It is also a "pocket" book, small in size, so you could easily bring it with you to Barbados and use as a reference.

However, I also read Harry P.'s book on Barbados. It is much more thorough and also pretty portable. In my opinion, if you need one book on Barbados, this one probably wouldn't be it.