Product Description

Designed to be used while you re on the go, Hunter's Pocket Adventures fit in your pocket with ease and make the perfect take-along reference. They contain all the practical travel information you need - places to stay and eat, tourist information resources, travel advice, emergency contacts and more - plus condensed sections on history and geography that give you good background knowledge of the destination. The authors are fascinated with the destination and their passion comes across in the text, which is lively, revealing and a pleasure to read. Sidebars highlight unusual facts and tell of local legends, adding to your travel experience. Detailed town and regional maps make planning day-trips or city tours easy. Adventures covered range from town sightseeing tours and nature watching to sea kayaking and organized jungle excursions. Travelers looking for a more relaxed vacation may want to sign up for language classes or take a course on traditional regional cooking - these cultural adventures will introduce you to the people and afford you a truly unique travel experience. Maps, index. Full color.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1128923 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-30
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 386 pages

Review
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

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

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.

Customer Reviews

The ideal and recommended trip planner whether traveling on a budget or in luxury
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.

Excellent
"Recommended for visitors who want to research a trip ahead of time and take the book along for repeated reference. Covers the beautiful islands in the chain, from reefs, wrecks and eco-adventures to town attractions and places to stay. An excellent guide." The Bookwatch

What happened to the first four editions
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."