Fodor’s – U.S. & British Virgin Islands (a J!-ENT Book Review)

December 24, 2009 by Dennis Amith 

Planning to go to the Caribbean?  Fodor’s “U.S. & British Virgin Islands” guidebook is an excellent resource to plan and bring along with you for your trip.  Definitely recommended!

TITLE: Fodor’s U.S. & British Virgin Islands

BY: Carol M. Bareuther and Lynda Lohr

PUBLISHER: Fodor’s

PAGE COUNT: 306

Plan your perfect getaway.

Full-Color Guide – Make Your Trip to the Virgin Islands unforgettable with 22 maps, illustrated features and 125 color photos.

Customize your trip with simple planning tools

Explore St. Thomas, St. John, Tortola and beyond

Opinions from destination experts

Are you planning to go on vacation or take a trip to the Caribbean?  Searching online may be simple but sometimes information can get a little sketchy and it helps if you have destination experts to give you the inside tips about the areas that you are visiting or were thinking of visiting.

Since 1949, Fodor’s guides have been giving travelers the best, honest guidance to travelers.  In fact, the publication has gone as far back when Hungarian Eugene Fodor has been traveling the world and felt he should start his own publication because the other guidebooks out there were so boring and were outdated.

With over 440 guides published of 330 destinations, needless to say that if you are going to the Caribbean, Fodor’s “U.S. & British Virgin Islands” is the one and only guide that I recommend.  The guide goes into destinations and breaks them apart for those who are interested in visiting the beach, diving and snorkeling, knowing the history of the U.S. Virgin Islands, where to sleep in style, etc.

Want the most expensive food?  What to know how much you should tip?  Fodor answers “Frequently Asked Questions” in their guide.  But what if you are traveling to a certain part of the Carribean?  No problem.  The guide book gives you the information you need to know the best choice for hotels, restaurants, places to visit for those who plan to visit St. Thomas, St. John, Tortola, Virgin Gorda and even other British Virgin Islands such as Jost Van Dyke, Guana Island, Marina Cay, Anegada, Peter Island, Necker Island and Cooper Island.

And it helps that the people writing the guidebook live in the area.  Carl M. Bareuther lives in St. Thomas and Lynda Lohr lives in St. John.  So, this is not someone who lives in a big metropolitan city basing their book off what they read off the Internet.

There are maps for destinations, information if you need to rent a car, how to get around, essentials, where to eat, need to go to the post office, night life to shopping areas.  This is one book that you definitely want to use when planning your trip and to bring with you to the U.S. British Virgin Islands.

Definitely recommended!