Sao Tome and Principe (Bradt Travel Guide) [Paperback]

Kathleen Becker (Author)

Book Description

Series: Bradt Travel Guide | Publication Date: September 24, 2008

This is the first stand-alone guide to Africa’s second-smallest country (around 1,000km²), São Tomé & Príncipe, renowned for its enticing blend of African, Portuguese and Caribbean culture.
Largely unexplored and unexploited by tourism, these tropical volcanic islands off the west African coast are the antithesis of mass-market destinations – and one of the most unspoilt places on earth. The author guides pioneering travellers round this African island paradise, 75% of which is covered by rainforest, and its unspoilt palm-fringed beaches, towering volcanic peaks, and fascinating colonial heritage. She also provides in-depth coverage of Sâo Tomean culture and history as well as contemporary political issues.

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About the Author

Kathleen Becker reports from four continents for European English-language magazines and German national radio. A keen linguist and lover of the outdoors, she is especially interested in island destinations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides; 1st edition (September 24, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841622168
• ISBN-13: 978-1841622163
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #767,903 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars All that I wanted to know, about these small islands, May 14, 2011

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This review is from: Sao Tome and Principe (Bradt Travel Guide) (Paperback)

Here in Brazil, I read this excellent Bradt travel guide book. This small book is about a small African country: São Tomé and Principe. The author, a German woman, made an excellent book. This book is concise, but even so, it has all that I wanted to know about São Tomé and Principe. These small islands are really well covered, in this book.
I'll show below six good things in this book:
1-This isn't a propaganda-book for stupid tourists. This book really tells about health problems of these islands, including good advices about malaria and foods.
2-This book doesn't forgets about corruption and theft; even recognizing that crime in São Tomé and Principe is low. See page 69. Problems with electricity, prices,etc. are well covered in this book.
3-All restaurants, bars, hotels are in this guide. You can read about their prices,quality, size, etc. before to travel.
4-There's good maps in this book; the bests are next to the cover. Even the islet of Rolas has a good map (see pages 160 and 161).
5-Brazil is remembered in this book, as a source of soup operas (page 110) and martial art capoeira (page 151) for the persons living, in these islands.
6- On page 13, the author praizes the Portuguese colonialism, with these sentences:"The Portuguese colonialists traditionally mixed more with the native population than the English; there is a saying that whereas English and French colonialists made enemies, the Portuguese made children."