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The Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao: Alive! (Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao Alive Guide) (Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao Alive Guide) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Susan Brushaber, Arnold Greenberg
Publisher: Hunter Publishing (NJ)
Category: Book
List Price: $18.99
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 769202
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Pages: 380
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5 x 1.2
ISBN: 1588432599
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9781588432599
ASIN: 1588432599
Publication Date: December 15, 2001
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Condition: New. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 380 p. Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao Alive. Audience: General/trade.
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Product Description
A thorough revision of this comprehensive guide to the popular ABC islands, located just off the Venezuelan coast. Discover the quiet life of Bonaire, gamble away at Aruba's casino, hit the high-style designer clothing stores in Curacao, and relax on the glorious white beaches of all three! Here is the ultimate guide to discovering the high life and cool spots of the ABCs, written by authors who have sacrificed their vacations to research this book (poor things!). This Alive Guide focuses on shopping (snatch up some duty-free bargains), hotels and restaurants (colorful local cuisine and fine dining alike), with special attention paid to the cream of the crop. Sightseeing, historical walking tours, wildlife discovery, and watersports are also covered. The activity-oriented Sunup to Sundown sections will fill your day with beaches, deep-sea fishing charters, diving excursions, moped rides and more, while After Dark tells you of the best happy hours, the liveliest clubs and the bars where things really hop! Handy A-Z sections for each island provide all the practical details airline offices, banking hours and locations, emergency telephone numbers, shopping hours, tourist information booths. Easy-to-read maps and a detailed index complete the picture.
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 Better off with other guide books May 14, 2007
S. Klebe (Chicago IL)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have just returned from Curacao. I found this book to be a complete dud. The only thing it helped me with were the guide to beaches up on the northern part of the island. It said nothing about what is one of the best resorts in the Caribbean, Kura Hulanda and it's Slave Museum. Chech out Kula Hulanda on the web. This book also said nothing about a departure tax at the airport while it seems to address alot of fluff.
You would do better with other guide books. I have not been to Aruba or Bonaire so I can't say if the book is better for those two islands but I would bet not.
S Klebe
 Are You Serious? December 19, 2002
25 out of 31 found this review helpful
I would bet a thousand chip at the casino that all of these perfect reviews were written by people who are affiliated with the guide and who stand to profit from it. Tell me I'm wrong. Look at the language in these reviews, it screams plant.
Highly readable November 11, 1999
5 out of 17 found this review helpful
Written in a highly readable style, this guide seems to have omitted nothing.
A treasure trove November 11, 1999
7 out of 16 found this review helpful
Those planning a journey will consider the specific information a treasure trove of facts. From critically acclaimed accommodations to itineraries and a focus on wildlife, this is packed with take-along information essential to planning a visit.
A thoughtful and well organized guide. April 15, 1999
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
Highly recommended! Handy size paperback, with practical information that doesn't insult your intelligence. Especially helpful in describing transportation options. The authors have written the book from the perspective of the traveler: needs and interests. Each island's history, people, government and culture are described in succinct, useful terms. Very insightful in how to make the most of your time. I found the descriptions of things to do especially helpful and the hotel and retaurant reviews and price ranges were accurate, for a refreshing change. Far better than the "advice" you get from the usual travel agent who only knows what the brochure writers said. If you're going to take along one guidebook to the ABC islands, this is it.
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