Bahamas For Dummies (Dummies Travel) by Darwin Porter (PDF)

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If you’re planning a Bahamas getaway, this guide gets you in the know and in the mood. You’ll practically feel the sand between your toes and the sea breeze brushing your face. Find out about hot spots, like the well-touristed Nassau, Paradise Island, and Freeport/Lucaya on Grand Bahama Island, and less-visited islands like the Exumas and Abacos that are perfect if you want serious R & R. This guide covers: An overview of Bahamian customs, music, festivals, cuisine, and “thirst-busters”Accommodations ranging from simple Bahamian inns and guesthouses to mega-resorts, and from quaint gingerbread villas to a spectacular beach resort with a kids’ campThe best places for all kinds of water sports, including water skiing, banana boat rides, Jet-Skiing, sailing, and parasailingSnorkeling and scuba diving, including dramatic reef trips, shark dives, shipwreck dives, and even night divesFishing for wahoo, blue marlin, oceanic bonito, blackfin tuna, snapper, grouper, barracuda, dolphins, and moreGreat places to stay and play if tennis or golf is your gameGambling at glamorous casinos and taking in great stage showsShopping for international imports of china, perfume, crystal, gemstones, or watchesA calendar of events including festivals, tournaments, and local holidaysLike every For Dummies travel guide, Bahamas For Dummies, 4th Edition includes:Down-to-earth trip-planning adviceWhat you shouldn’t miss — and what you can skipThe best hotels and restaurants for every budgetHandy Post-it Flags to mark your favorite pagesWhether you’re honeymooning or bringing the kids…whether you want to be an adventurous underwater explorer or a contented beach potato…this guide will help you enjoy the many sites and moods of the Bahamas.

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: From the Back Cover Travel smart at www.dummies.comHave a spectacular island escape the fun and easy wayWith coral sand beaches and spectacular seascapes, The Bahamas beckon. This guide covers everything from quaint bungalows to Vegas-style casinos . . . from water sports to nightlife. Get the scoop on great scuba diving, fishing, golf, sailing, shopping, and more. Relax and enjoy.DiscoverDown-to-earthtrip-planning adviceWhat you shouldn’t miss —and what you can skipThe best hotels andrestaurants for every budgetHandy Post-it® Flags to mark your favorite pages About the Author Darwin Porter, while still a teenager, began writing about The Bahamas for the Miami Herald and has been a frequent visitor ever since. His writing partner is Danforth Prince, formerly of the Paris bureau of the New York Times, who has co-authored numerous Frommer’s best-sellers with Darwin, including those to the Caribbean, Bermuda, and the Virgin Islands.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐I bought the 2007 edition in 2011 thinking to save money. I found the information so dated to be useless for planning my vacation. At least 70% of the websites listed no longer exist. Current prices verified by phone are almost DOUBLE those quoted in the book.Also, instead of covering all the Bahamas islands, it lists only the half-dozen most popular locations, with the vast majority of the pages spent on New Providence (Nassau/Paradise Island) and Grand Bahama (Lucaya/Freeport). Those planning to visit Out Islands would be better served with another book.

⭐I love to thoroughly research and plan vacations, gleaning recommendations and experiences from as many independent sources as possible. Therefore, I ordered BOTH Frommer’s Bahamas 2007 and Bahamas for Dummies to get two different opinions. Bahamas for Dummies repeats Frommer’s hotel and restaurant recommendations WORD-FOR-WORD. The Dummies who wrote this book obviously did NO independent research of their own. In fact in turns out Wiley published both books. The only redeeming feature is the cute little post-it flags, that I can stick inside my Frommers guide book!

⭐I have always trusted and loved the travel for Dummies books. They are full of so much helpful information in a very concise format that is quick and easy to read. I always purchase one before I travel and have never been disappointed.My only suggestion would be to make sure you have a current version as some things do change over time at your destination.

⭐This is a very helpful book! It contains lots of good info about the Bahamas that I wouldn’t have know otherwise.

⭐I found the guide had a lot of useful information about the best hotels, restaurants and tours. This is exactly the information I needed. It also had a great section on the pro’s and con’s of each major island. This was helpful in figuring out where I wanted to vacation. I have read a lot of information on the web, and frommer’s website, but I found this guide to have it organized more efficiently and it is more comprehensive. It was an easy and fun read and also had information on the history of the Bahamas. I really enjoyed it and it helped with my vacation planning.

⭐I thought this was a great effort to present the true Bahamas, but unfortunately, there are some inaccuracies that seem to confuse The Bahamas with other countries in the West Indies, particularly in referring to the language. Bahamians would never refer to their dialect as patois. (that’s Jamaica and other countries). Bahamians just call their English dialect “Bahamian dialect”. And some of the words are not in general use as stated, e.g. nyam is Jamaican, and bobo, if used, more usually refers to Rastas, not morons.

⭐Exactly as described and arrived quickly, good product.

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