Explore Barbados

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Summary: A true travelers guide
Review: A terrific guide. If you truly want to feel like you know Barbados in every way, this is the book to use to plan a trip, and to consult while you're there. The author obviously knows the island, and island life, intimately. Using this book makes for a fulfilling journey.

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Summary: The best Barbados guide I found
Review: After having liced in B'dos for almost 6 months, I can honestly say that this is the most comprehensive guide around. On addition to discussing the culture, the book provides information that in not otherwise readily available unless you spend time with the Bajans.

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Summary: The best Barbados guide I found
Review: After having liced in B'dos for almost 6 months, I can honestly say that this is the most comprehensive guide around. On addition to discussing the culture, the book provides information that in not otherwise readily available unless you spend time with the Bajans.

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Summary: Terrific all-around guide
Review: Harry Pariser's Explore Barbados is the best coverage of the island that I've seen. Besides hotels and inns, restaurants and activities, it details all sorts of fun stuff--like highways are just country roads, notes about the Bajans quirks and Creole rites, sidenotes on Vanilla orchids, odd uses of Aloe, like mothers using it to stop thumbsucking and a wonderful glossary of local lingo. Tidbits are scattered throughout -- i.e. The walking stick around a house may forecast a death in the family. The overall layout and design is nice with easy to read maps, beautiful photos and nice legible type. It's a joy to read and use.

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Summary: Not too helpful....
Review: I did not find this book to be helpful in providing information specific to Barbados that I could not find in any free tourist booklet on the island. There is a whole page on "Beach Boys"... there are local men anywhere you may go on vacation that will try to pick up vacationing women. This is not information specific to Barbados. There is a whole page on "What to take": Shoes and socks, underwear,swimsuit,soap,sunscreen,comb,shaving kit,etc,etc. Please!!! I stayed at the Coconut Court Beach Resort which is one of the oldest and most respected family run hotels on the island and it is not even listed in the accomodation sections. I would save your money and pick up the multitude of free guides available on the island.

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Summary: BEST BOOK ON BARBADOS YOU CAN FIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I've been looking for a place to relocate and after Praiser's first edition i knew it was Barbados. With his third edition i was ready and went with only reading his book and i was so amazed on how the book captured the beauty and told how it really was in Barbados there is just too much information on each page there is no way you could remember it all!

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Summary: We had a great time using this guide...
Review: My wife and I were very disapointed with the guide book. It was great for history and culture, but not very helpful on what to do. Very dry and lots of lists, but very few recomendations. Don't waste your money. We found broshures we got from Barbados Tourist Agency and those we picked up on island more helpful.

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Summary: not what I expected
Review: My wife and I were very disapointed with the guide book. It was great for history and culture, but not very helpful on what to do. Very dry and lots of lists, but very few recomendations. Don't waste your money. We found broshures we got from Barbados Tourist Agency and those we picked up on island more helpful.

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Summary: Suggestions for tours, care rentals, shopping excursions
Review: Now in an updated and expanded third edition, Harry Pariser's Explore Barbados showcases the culinary, cultural, historical, and natural treasures of exotic Barbados for the vacationer and business traveler. This wonderful little compendium offers hundreds of useful, practical, "visitor friendly" tips and charts; pertinent dining information and choices for gourmets, vegetarians, and local cuisine; Cropover and other festivals; as well as suggestions for tours, care rentals, shopping excursions. The compact and straightforward text is enhanced with website and email addresses, charts, and color photography. If you are contemplating a trip to Barbados, begin your preparations with Harry Pariser's Explore Barbados!

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Summary: Explore Barbados
Review: This book was terrible. It didn't list very many resources (e.g. hotels, restaurants, etc.) for places other than a few big cities. Also, the description of some of the places was so off from reality. I was very unsatisfied with the book in terms of its helpfulness in finding accomodations. The author spent more time on the history of the island than explaining essentials in traveling around it. I DON'T recommend it.