No comments about Best of the Caribbean, 1983 (Fisher Annotated Travel Guides).

No comments about Fodor's Espanol: Caribe Occidental (Caribbean West) (Fodor's Caribe Occidental (Caribbean West)).

No comments about Fielding's Caribbean Cruises.

No comments about Antigua and Barbuda Country Study Guide (World Country.

No comments about The Islands of the Caribbean.

2 comments about Fishing in Bermuda.

1. We LOVE this book and keep it on our coffee table for all to peruse. Being frequent Bermuda visitors and fishing enthusiasts, this book combined both loves for us. It's filled with great stories of old and new Bermudian fishermen and gives a wonderful picture of Bermuda, it's fish and fishermen. Several recipes were just the icing on the cake for me. The pictures by Kat Cruickshank include some we'd love to own. Mr. Faiella has done a superb job creating a fun and easy to read book as well as being incredibly informative. It's got all the elements for a great read.



2. What a great volume! Fishing in Bermuda by Graham Faiella is well rendered, offering solid information , both historical and current, about Bermuda's marine environment, commercial and recreational fishing, tackle and methods, ecology, conservation and fisheries management ....
   
   Graham covers in detail the restricted fishing areas and protected reef preserves, and includes some nicely detailed maps as illustrations. The book is littered with "fishermans' catch photos, both coloured and black and white.
   
   For fish geek like myself, the species descriptions always hold special interest, and there is some direct and concise information here about inshore, reef, and offshore fish; including common name details, physiological descriptions, basic behaviors, feeding habits and prey.
   
   I was keenly curious about the section called "Fishes from around Bermuda" - a gallery of original watercolour paintings by Kat Cruickshank... Like a youngster at Christmas, savoring the anticipation, I skipped around the book's other parts, briefly reading and perusing here and there, then settled into the collection of illustrations that Kat had added to the effort. Turning each coloured plate slowly and carefully, my eyes drank in every detail, lest I miss out on something.
   
   Wow...
   
   Being a past fisheries student, I can attest that good illustrations and descriptions of fish species, whether in an identification key, or a sporting volume are hard to come by, and always a pleasure to find. Kat's watercolour illustrations are as well done as one might ever hope to find.
   
   Ms. Cruickshank has clearly been able to direct her watercolours to do wonderful things, and present us with fish images that are tight, detailed and accurate in form and proportion. The subtle nuances of her watercolours give us the illusions of dimension, depth, and at times, even life.
   
   I would have no hesitation whatsoever considering these illustrations a believable reference, and if I were ever to meet any of these species in person, Kat's work would prove to be an excellent primer to their identification.
   
   This book would be an excellent addition to anyones collection, for both the illustrations and the text..... And very reasonably priced, too!!!

No comments about Frommer's Caribbean Cruises & Ports of Call '98.

4 comments about Rums of the eastern Caribbean.

1. Mr. Hamilton's in-depth research is evident as he takes the reader by the hand to visit rum distilleries, both large and small, throughout the islands. Details on the methods, contents, and history of each rum is finely detailed. One of the finest touches this book has is an almost complete visual listing of most of the rum bottle labels used. For the serious rum collector/taster, I found this guidebook to be indespensible when shopping for pedigreed rums in the Indies. I collect and display the artful bottle labels of these glorious and hisotical spirits and wouldn't dream of rum-shopping in the Caribbean without this valuable reference!



2. A great resource for the rum lover planning a trip to the Caribbean. The brief introduction to the history of rum and its distillation process can serve rum enthusiasts and neophytes alike to better understand and appreciate this wonderful spirit.

   The book is divided into sections, each one dedicated to one of the Eastern Caribbean Islands. Within each section, readers will find a complete listing of the local distilleries, along with pictures of the labels produced and a brief descriptions of what makes the particular rums unique.

   While some rum connoisseurs may be disappointed by the lack of detailed tasting notes for each rum, they will certainly be delighted by the otherwise generous amount of rum-related information for each island, such as distillery tours and rum shop locations.




3. . . . visit ministryofrum.com (Edward Hamilton's website). Or travel to Culebra, Puerto Rico (a beautiful, sleepy, non-commercialized island off PR's east coast) and pick up a copy. Life's an adventure - this book will help ease you along the way!



4. My wife and I spent 6 years sailing our Bristol 45.5 in and around the Eastern Caribbean between 1996-2001. We bought the 1995 copyright edition at a boatyard in Trinidad and went to most of the distilleries between there and Guadaloupe. Most of the small distilleries had never heard of the book and were surprised to see it. It was a wonderful adventure for us and we still use the guide as a reference. Jim and Kathi Hancock, Oakland CA.

No comments about The Caribbean and the Bahamas (A Holiday magazine travel guide).

No comments about Barbados Insight Guide (Insight Guides).