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This book is the best I have found in one spot for information about adventuring on the Big Island. I have used it for hiking, snorkeling, and off-the-beaten path sight seeing.
It is accurate, informative, fun to read, detailed and well-organized. The sidebars and highlights such as the "A Real Gem" notations are helpful for skimming.
It has high-resolution pictures and is printed on glossy, heavy paper.
Some drawbacks are the whole book is heavy, not something to stick in a backpack. Also, the glued binding tends to let go quickly and soon large chunks of the book are loose. The writing tends to be a bit flashy, almost commercial, which doesn't really fit, but perhaps this is the author's sense of humor.
But beware, this series for the other Hawaiian islands is not nearly as accurate or informative.
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Hawaii the Big Island Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook by Andrew Doughty
Darcy, September 30, 2007
This book is the best I have found in one spot for information about adventuring on the Big Island. I have used it for hiking, snorkeling, and off-the-beaten path sight seeing.It is accurate, informative, fun to read, detailed and well-organized. The sidebars and highlights such as the "A Real Gem" notations are helpful for skimming.
It has high-resolution pictures and is printed on glossy, heavy paper.
Some drawbacks are the whole book is heavy, not something to stick in a backpack. Also, the glued binding tends to let go quickly and soon large chunks of the book are loose. The writing tends to be a bit flashy, almost commercial, which doesn't really fit, but perhaps this is the author's sense of humor.
But beware, this series for the other Hawaiian islands is not nearly as accurate or informative.
(3 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)