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St. Barth: French West Indies (A concepts book)

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Although it would be almost impossible for a picture book about St. Bart's to not be pretty. The island is without a doubt the most breathtakingly beautiful place I've ever been. I went on a Windjammer Barefoot cruise around the Caribbean last summer. St. Bart's was the second island where our ship stopped. I was having dinner with some new friends that night, and believe it or not, we had the good fortune to miss the "launch" back to the ship from the island.

Yes, we were pretty freaked out at first, but then we checked into a great hotel with an incredible view of the Gustavia harbor. To my delight, in this book is a picture of the harbor that must have been taken from somewhere near that hotel, because it's almost the same picture I took from the terrace of our suite. The hotel was called the Carl Gustaf, and it was REALLY expensive but I thought worth it!

The next day, we chartered a flight from St. Bart's to Nevis and caught up with our ship. This book also has some great aerial shots of the island, which remind me of that flight.

If you've been to St. Bart's and loved it, you'll love this book!

Mr. and Mrs. Didcott do a superlative job in their words and pictures of capturing the unique spirit of a unique place. The photography is unsurpassed in describing the very special beauty of a caribbean island. The only drawback to this book is that it may encourage more people to go to a place that already too many want to visit.

I first read great things about this book on the St. Barts website sbhonline.com and wasn't disappointed when I received the book. The photos are lovely and it really shows off this lovely island.

In 1999, we were trying to decide the destination of our first Carribean trip. Some friends had suggested St. Barth... I bought it, it arrived two days later. 30 seconds into the book, I called my wife and said "we ARE going to St. Barth." We did and spent two weeks. St. Barth looks EXACTLY as pictured in the book. Plus, the photos capture a sense of the spirit of St. Barth's, which is hard to put into words but great to experience. Now, for us, the book serves as a high quality photo album of one of the greatest places on this planet I've been to. Buy the book; go to St. Barth. Go back again (I hope soon)

We had just returned from 2 weeks of sailing to various islands in the French West Indies and wanted to see more of St Bart's. This is the perfect book. The photos are beautiful and really portray the warmth and beauty of this lovely little island. We were looking for the answer to the the question of would we want to spend a few weeks there and the book lead us to conclude with a resounding yes. Any guests who see it on our coffee table cannot resisit.

This is a gem pf a book providing superb photos of this stunning island. We bought this book after our trip to St. Barths because we felt it captured the charm and romantic essence of the island in a way that we could not. For those pondering a trip to St. Barths, this book will certainly help persuade you to jump on the next plane.

What a relief to have this book! I will not have to take any more pictures on my vacations to St. Barths. The photography captures the charm and beauty of St. Barths. The text taught me much I had never known about the island. The book has been a real joy to have when can't be on the island.

Having visited St. Barths numerous times this is the finest memory book to date. The beautiful photographs bring the colors, beaches, hills and people of St. Barths into full focus. If you're not fabulous enough to be there at least you can be fabulous enough to have the book. Love the island: love the book.

I wrote the first review about this book and I would like to add some lines:

My girlfriend, who spent some of her holidays in St Barth had a look at the book and in her opinion it is not as good as other travelbooks about the Caribbean, but it is the best book about St. Barth she knows.

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The book has a nice cover, and that`s about it. Neither the text inside nor the big amount of pictures are intresting or good. A clear waste of money.