The Caribbean,Bermuda and the Bahamas 1981
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Published: 1980
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780395297490
Table of contents: title: A Word from the Editor
pagenum: ix; title: How to Use This Guide
pagenum: 1; label: Getting Ready to Go
description: A mini-encyclopedia of all the practical travel data you need to plan your island vacation to the final detail.; title: When and How to Go; title: Finding the Islands
pagenum: 5; title: When to Go
pagenum: 11; title: Traveling by Plane
pagenum: 12; title: Traveling by Cruise Ship
pagenum: 17; title: Traveling by Chartered Boat
pagenum: 21; title: Package Tours
pagenum: 22; title: Preparing; title: Calculating Costs
pagenum: 26; title: Planning a Trip
pagenum: 28; title: How to Pack
pagenum: 30; title: How to Use a Travel Agent
pagenum: 31; title: Hints for the Handicapped Traveler
pagenum: 32; title: Hints for Traveling with Children
pagenum: 35; title: Hints for Single Travelers
pagenum: 38; title: Hints for Older Travelers
pagenum: 39; title: Insurance
pagenum: 41; title: Staying Healthy in the Islands
pagenum: 43; title: On the Islands; title: Foreign Currency, Traveler's Checks, and Credit Cards
pagenum: 47; title: Dining in the Islands
pagenum: 50; title: Accommodations in the Islands
pagenum: 51; title: Languages and Religions in the Islands
pagenum: 52; title: Functioning in a Foreign Land
pagenum: 55; title: Time Zones, Business Hours, and Holidays
pagenum: 58; title: Mail, Telephone, and Electricity
pagenum: 59; title: Drink and Drugs
pagenum: 60; title: Tipping in the Caribbean
pagenum: 61; title: Radio, TV, and Local Publications
pagenum: 61; title: Sources and Resources; title: Some General Notes on Sports
pagenum: 64; title: Weights and Measures
pagenum: 65; title: Island Tourist Offices
pagenum: 68; label: Perspectives
description: A cultural and historical survey of the islands, their history, people, food, music, religions, folk life, and environment.; title: A Short History of the Islands
pagenum: 73; title: Music and Dance in the Islands
pagenum: 84; title: Religion and Religious Heritages in the Islands
pagenum: 88; title: Island Food and Drink
pagenum: 92; title: Flora, Fauna, and Fertile Lands
pagenum: 95; title: Folk Legends and Lore, Literature, Art and Crafts
pagenum: 100; label: Diversions
description: A selective guide to more than a dozen active and/or cerebral vacation themes, including the best places to pursue them.; title: Introduction
pagenum: 109; label: For the Body; title: Dream Beaches
pagenum: 110; title: Best Depths: Snorkeling and Scuba
pagenum: 112; title: Lots of Yachts: Sailing
pagenum: 115; title: Top Tennis in the Islands
pagenum: 117; title: Golf
pagenum: 119; title: Deep-Sea Fishing
pagenum: 122; title: Climbing and Hiking
pagenum: 123; title: Camping in Comfort
pagenum: 125; title: Hunting
pagenum: 126; title: Sunken and Buried Treasure
pagenum: 127; label: For the Mind; title: Best Island Museums
pagenum: 130; title: Testaments in Stone: Historic Sites
pagenum: 132; label: For the Spirit; title: Luxury Resorts and Special Havens
pagenum: 136; title: Natural Wonderlands
pagenum: 143; title: Shopping
pagenum: 145; title: Horse Races
pagenum: 149; title: Casino Countdown
pagenum: 150; label: Island-by-Island Hopping; title: Antigua
pagenum: 157; title: Aruba
pagenum: 167; title: Bahamas
pagenum: 179; title: Barbados
pagenum: 205; title: Belize
pagenum: 221; title: Bermuda
pagenum: 233; title: Bonaire
pagenum: 253; title: British Virgin Islands
pagenum: 263; title: Cayman Islands
pagenum: 273; title: Colombia
pagenum: 287; title: Cuba
pagenum: 299; title: Curaçao
pagenum: 315; title: Dominica
pagenum: 331; title: Dominican Republic
pagenum: 341; title: Grenada
pagenum: 359; title: Guadeloupe
pagenum: 373; title: Haiti
pagenum: 391; title: Jamaica
pagenum: 407; title: Martinique
pagenum: 433; title: Mexico's Caribbean Coast
pagenum: 455; title: Montserrat
pagenum: 471; title: Puerto Rico
pagenum: 479; title: Saba
pagenum: 505; title: St. Barthélemy
pagenum: 515; title: St. Eustatius
pagenum: 525; title: St. Kitts, Nevis, and Anguilla
pagenum: 533; title: St. Lucia
pagenum: 557; title: St. Martin/St. Maarten
pagenum: 567; title: St. Vincent and the Grenadines
pagenum: 585; title: Trinidad and Tobago
pagenum: 597; title: Turks and Caicos Islands
pagenum: 611; title: The US Virgin Islands
pagenum: 621; title: Venezuela's Caribbean Coast
pagenum: 649; label: Index
pagenum: 661