The Virgin Islands (Adventure Guide to the Virgin Islands) [Paperback]

Lynne Sullivan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2000 | Series: Adventure Guide to the Virgin Islands

An adventure guide to the Virgin Islands. It offers sightseeing information, and looks at different types of accommodation, where to go to eat and what to do to make sure you make the most of your holiday.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The 60 or so islands in the US Virgin Islands offer something for every type of vacationer. As Sullivan demonstrates, the main islands have all the amenities and indulgences one would expect in a tropical paradise, plus a breathtaking Caribbean setting and just enough foreign quirks to be intriguing. --Ingram Advance Magazine

As portable as they are helpful, and heavily illustrated as well, the volumes in this series remain very reliable in making certain that adventure is a major ingredient of your visit. --Booklist --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

From the Publisher

"These useful guides are highly recommended... " Library Journal

This signature Hunter series targets travelers eager to explore the destination. Extensively researched and offering the very latest

information, Adventure Guides are written by knowledgeable, experienced authors. The focus is on outdoor activities - hiking,

biking,rock climbing, horseback riding, downhill skiing, parasailing, scuba diving, backpacking, and waterskiing, among others -

and these user-friendly books provide all the details you need, including prices. The best local outfitters are listed, along with

contact numbers, addresses and recommendations. A comprehensive introductory section provides background on history,

geography, climate, culture, when to go, transportation and planning. These very readable guides then take a region-by-region

approach, plunging into the very heart of each area and the adventures offered, giving a full range of accommodations, shopping,

restaurants for every budget, and festivals. All books have town and regional maps; some have color photos. Fully indexed.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Hunter Publishing (NJ); 5th edition (November 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556509073
• ISBN-13: 978-1556509070
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,938,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Out of Date, September 12, 2009

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Mary (New Orleans, LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Virgin Islands (Adventure Guide to the Virgin Islands) (Paperback)

Out of date. Not a lot of information on each of the islands. It is also a pretty bulky book for having such little info.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ideal and recommended trip planner whether traveling on a budget or in luxury, September 1, 2007

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Virgin Islands Pocket Adventures (Hunter Travel Guides Pocket Adventures) (Hunter Travel Guides Pocket Adventures) (Paperback)

One of the highly portable and information packed titles in the outstanding 'Pocket Adventure' travel guide series from Hunter Publishing, "Virgin Islands" by Lynn M. Sullivan covers the island destinations of St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke, and the smaller islets. All of the usual guidebook information is compacted into a pocket size, user friendly reference including places to go, what to see, what to do, and where to stay. Enhanced with historical 'infobits', maps, information and advice, "Virgin Islands" is the ideal and recommended trip planner whether traveling on a budget or in luxury, on a day-trip or an extended vacation.

3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What happened to the first four editions, April 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Virgin Islands (Adventure Guide to the Virgin Islands) (Paperback)

I've been using Harry S. Pariser's Adventure Guide to the Virgin Islands in its previous editions, but this is not it. This is a completely new book, but one which is skimpy on background information and other features which made his such a joy to use. This book is just not the same."