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Hawaii For Dummies (Dummies Travel) | 
 enlarge | Author: Cheryl Farr Leas
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 145427
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 532
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 0470008695
Dewey Decimal Number: 919.690442
EAN: 9780470008690
ASIN: 0470008695
Publication Date: December 18, 2006
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Product Description
The first part of planning your trip to Hawaii is to decide which island (or islands) you want to explore—Oahu, Maui, Big Island, or Kauai. This guide helps you with descriptions so vivid you can almost feel the breeze and smell the hibiscus, plumeria, and orchids. Whether you want to watch daredevil wave riders and windsurfers or become one yourself, sip mai tais and soak up the sun or seek out adventure and action, relax in the lap of luxury or swim with the fishes, this guide helps you make the most of your Hawaiian vacation with information on: - All kinds of accommodations, including luxury resorts, a fanciful Moorish palace on the sand, a room with an open-air lava-rock shower, a tropical beach cottage, and more
- Great places to surf, scuba dive, or snorkel
- Golfing on championship courses with ocean vistas so magnificent it’s hard to keep your eye on the ball
- Reveling in nature and seeing teeming rainforests, volcano craters, spectacular waterfalls, and, of course, some the world’s most beautiful beaches
- Driving the “Heavenly” road to Hana on Maui, exploring the Allerton Gardens on Kauai, or paying homage to the past at Pearl Harbor on Oahu
- Where to start the day with a fresh papaya and a cup of robust Kona joe, enjoy a luau feast, indulge your passion for sushi or fresh island fish, or try family-style dining with a Hawaiian flavor
- Going whale-watching or taking the plunge and getting up close and personal with colorful reef fish, octopuses, sea turtles, and playful spinner dolphins
- Taking a helicopter tour for a bird’s-eye view of desolate mountain peaks, volcano craters, and each island’s unspoiled heartland
Like every For Dummies travel guide, Hawaii For Dummies, Fourth Edition, includes: - Down-to-earth trip-planning advice
- What you shouldn’t miss — and what you can skip
- The best hotels and restaurants for every budget
- Handy Post-it Flags to mark your favorite pages
Just a word of warning—while this guide is designed to help you plan your trip, please don’t plan every minute. Leave yourself plenty of time to relax and experience the laid-back, generous spirit of genuine aloha.
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 Great Travel Book July 5, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the best travel book I have ever used. Very complete and easy to use. The recommendations are flawless. If you are going to Hawaii,especially for the firt time, make your trip better and get this book.
Dummies books are great April 8, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book in anticipation of going to Oahu for a week. I have read everything in it about getting to the islands, Oahu, and Waikiki. I also read other guide books on the islands and this one has been the best. It gives pretty much any information that you might need to get there and back.
Good for Land Dwellers but Not your Only Book December 6, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Dummies series is known for providing practical, easy to understand information to get you started on any topic. The Dummies book for Hawaii does this same thing - black and white, highlights, with short descriptions.
It's important to understand this. This book has quality information - and they are helped out by the Frommer's team, so you are getting Frommer's advice here in the book. However, there are no lush full-color photos to help you absorb the beauty of Hawaii. There are not turn by turn directions to get to those secret locations like the Southernmost Point in the United States.
The book does shine at what it provides. If you're looking for hotels, other travel books often skim over this information. The dummies book provides price ranges, 'best' choices and explains exactly what to look for based on your needs. You get phone numbers, website URLs and details about parking and specials.
The same is true for restaurants. You're told what items on the menu are worth ordering, what seats give the best views and what is great for romantic couples vs for families. Often you are just on a given island for a day or two and don't have time to figure these things out for yourself. Following the advice can make the difference between a so-so dinner and an evening you will remember for a lifetime.
The book in general is a great reference for people who are going to stay on land, with its heavy emphasis on hotels and restaurants. People who are cruising will find it far less helpful. It's description of the famous black sand beach on the big island of Hawaii is super short. The Southernmost Point gets 2 sentences and you aren't even told how to get there. The book is thick - but all in black and white, so you miss out on the gorgeous atmosphere of Hawaii. You learn how to find a good taco, but not the meaning behind the location you are visiting.
So I'd suggest this book primarily for people who are staying on land, and make sure this isn't the only book you get. Go through this book to choose your hotels and restaurants, but get another book or two to go into the background of the location and to map out the sights you wish to see.
A must-have for the novice hawaii vacationer November 20, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this book about eight months before my husband and I went to Hawaii. I read it cover to cover, and felt very well-informed about all of our travel and accomodation choices. I suggest you really stick to the hotels and restaurants she reviews - the ones not in there are not mentioned for a reason - we stayed in a bad hotel in Waikiki that she didn't mention, and almost booked a terrible luau (Germaine's) that is also not mentioned in the book. Everything we did that she mentioned, however, was great! She offers a wealth of knowledge in a very easy to read book, we would have been lost without it. I bought several other books on Hawaii, but found myself returning to this one time and again.
 US price versus Canadian October 22, 2007
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
The book is just what I was looking for. It met all my expectations.
I am a conscientious shopper. I checked prices in Victoria. With the dollar at par I saved just under seven dollars buying through Amazon - this included the shipping. Until we start refusing to buy overpriced books in Canada we will be gouged by the retailers. Buy on line and save.
Ron
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