No comments about Pilgrims to the Caribbean.(DESTINATIONS Catholic shrines): An article from: National Catholic Reporter.

3 comments about Frommer's 2001 Bahamas (Frommer's Bahamas).

1. This book tells you every detail you need to know in order to have a perfect vacation. From where to stay, eat, and find entertainment the author gives you honest, reliable information that you can trust. After reading this book you will know what to expect when you arrive in The Bahamas and how you want to spend your time.



2. This book, although riddled with inaccuracies, was helpful on my first trip to the Bahamas. Much of the information was incorrect but acted as a "springboard" to find out what was really going on. The lesson learned was to double check everything. DO NOT TRUST THIS BOOK!



3. Having just returned from Grand Bahama, I must say that this guide was just far enough out of date to exasperate the vacationer trying to use it.

   Quite a few resorts there have changed hands, folded, or scaled back. Example: Running Mon Resort-which this guide says was rennovated in 2000, w/ 66 slip marina and has a diving facility coming on line any day- is closed. Two of the three botanical gardens featured had closed (Rand Nature Center and Hydroflora) and a third, Garden of the Groves, listed as a major attraction of the Island, looked as though it had once been quite nice but was suffering from underfunding and neglect.

   We also discarded the fold-out map included with the book; the freebie street maps available at the airport were more up to date. Example: looking at Frommer's map, you would think you could drive West Sunrise Drive, the main east-west artery on the island, straight through. However, it is blocked off by a resort forcing a confusing detour. Also, the Bahamian traffic circles, which are numerous, are not even shown on the map. This, coupled with the island's smallish, hit or miss street signs, makes it difficult for a new comer trying to find the way around.

   Inexplicably, they don't devote any page space to the network of condo rentals which are a plentiful and inexpensive alternative to the hotels and resorts.

   We have found Frommers guides to be reliable in the past, and we did not check out everything they listed for Grand Bahama, but if our experience is any indicator, this one needs to be updated if it is to meet their usually high standards. If it's any consolation, Lonely Planet's guide was also out of step in many of the same items.

2 comments about Buccaneers of America.

1. This is a book about buccaneering written by one of the participants. Esquemeling was a Dutch physian who went to the Caribbean during the heyday of the Spanish Main. He was the surgeon to Henry Morgan's expedition against Panama City.

   Like many educated men of his time, he tried to be a scientific observer of the New World. As a result, you'll see descriptions of flora and fauna of the Americas mixed in with anecdotes about the famous and near famous of the period. The phraseology can be stilted in places, but that is how people spoke at the time.

   Is it worth reading? I certainly think so! It's valuable in the same way that Bernal Diaz's account of the conquest of Mexico is valuable, it gives a flavor for how the participants saw themselves. So, if you want real, this is it.




2. This is probably the original source for information of pirates. It contains such a vast compendium of information that it is difficult to select anyone in particular. The cruel reality of pirates is sometimes terrifying; however, in the context of their times this may not have been so shocking. Each reader will take away what they find most interesting. I find that the interaction between the pirates and the indigenous people of these island most intriguing.

No comments about Touch the Happy Isles.

No comments about Have The Whole Boat: The Insider's Guide to Private Yacht Charter Vacations.

No comments about Lingering Hopes (in Korean) (Nurin huimang: Chisok kanunghan saheo rul hyanghae in'gan ui korum uro ch'onch'onhi).

No comments about World Travel Bahamas - 1988 (Fisher's World).

No comments about Calendar.(Calendar): An article from: Caribbean Update.

No comments about Caribbean Access (Access Guides).

No comments about Getting to Know Cuba: A Travel Guide.