B a r b a d o s
Reisboeken en Landkaarten
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reisgidsen:
* AA Publishing - Barbados, AA Essential, uitg.: AA Publishing (okt.2010), ISBN 9780749566708, 160 blz., €9,95
With everything you need for a memorable holiday, the "AA Essential Spiral Barbados" is a definite 'must-have'. The guide is split into colour-coded sections, including The Essence of..., Planning, Best Places to See, Best Things to Do and Exploring. There is helpful advice for planning your trip with information about when to go, getting there, being there and getting around. The Exploring section divides Barbados into colour-coded regions in accordance with the locator map on the cover flap. Hotels, restaurants, nightlife and places of interest are grouped within each region, with grid references and cross-referencing to ensure that it is easy to find what you are looking for in each area. Entries within the guide have been researched by experts and there are website addresses and practical information throughout.
* Berlitz -
Barbados Berlitz Pocket Guide, uitg.: Berliz (2008), isbn 9789812682659, pocketformaat, 144 blz., bevat landkaarten/plattegronden, €7,50
This "Berlitz Pocket Guide to Barbados" provides all the information you need to enjoy the island. Clear colour-coded sections enable you to locate the information you need easily and full colour fold-out maps provide instant orientation wherever you are. The most popular attractions are highlighted and shopping, sports, excursions and children's activities are also detailed. An 'eating out' section provides information on local specialities and accommodation for all budgets is recommended, along with other practical travel tips.
* Insight Guides - Barbados Insight Guide, uitg. APA Publications (sept. 2009), ISBN 9789812820587, paperback, 360 blz., €24,60
This fully updated new edition features illuminating text written by expert, local writers alongside inspiring full-colour photography that brings Barbados' people and places to life, at the turn of a page. The top attractions are highlighted to help you plan your trip priorities and a 'Best of' section highlights the most unique experiences Barbados has to offer, along with personal recommendations on what to see and do. Fascinating features explore everything from 'Living Art' to the 'Bajan Dialect', and the rich history and culture that has shaped Barbados into the island it is today. A comprehensive 'Travel Tips' section provides a wealth of practical information, covering transport, climate, shopping, health, accommodation for all budgets and activities for all interests, including an A-Z section of essential tips and useful contact telephone numbers.
* Fodor's - In Focus: Barbados & St. Lucia, uitg.: Fodor Guides (okt.2010), ISBN 9781400004669, paperback, 236 blz., €14,50
* Insight Guides - Barbados Insight Pocket Guide, uitg.: APA Publications (2e ed. 2009), ISBN 9789812587732, paperback, 96 blz., bevat los bijgevoegde overzichtskaart 1:150.000, €11,60
This 96-page book offers an expert's guide to Barbados, with 11 itineraries and excursions taking in sights ranging from spectacular Mullins Beach to 17th-century Sunbury Great House. It also includes a chapter detailing the Caribbean island's history and culture, as well as leisure-time suggestions and a comprehensive information section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. It also has dozens of full-colour photographs and regional maps, including a detailed pull-out regional map.
* PHILPOTT, Don - Barbados: Landmark Visitors Guide, uitg.: The Horizon Press (2008), ISBN 9781843063698, paperback, 128 blz., €14,80
With full color maps and photos throughout, the new Landmark Visitors Guides are highly detailed, giving you the information you need to get the most from your trip. They serve as a useful reference tool before you leave home, and are the perfect travel companion while on the road. Area-by-area tours highlight in-town sights and attractions, including art galleries, museums, historic buildings and churches. They also lead you out into the countryside, with recommended stops en route. Colorful call-out boxes reveal tidbits of the area's local culture, interesting sidelights on how the landscape has been shaped and other details sorely lacking in competing guidebooks. The comprehensive "Fact File" in back provides opening times, fees and contact information for all places mentioned in the text. Index.
* SHALES, Melissa - Globetrotter Travel Pack Barbados, uitg.: New Holland (feb.2011), ISBN 9781847738516, paperback in foudraal met bijgevoegde overzichtskaart 1:41.000, 128 blz., €13,00
Globetrotter travel packs offer exceptional value for money by combining Guide and MAP in a convenient and durable plastic wallet. Each pack comprises the relevant Travel Guide and a full-size Travel Map. The handy Travel Guides are crammed with useful information, travel tips and recommendations for the traveller. Favouring essential and practical travel data over extended esssays, their clearly presented, easy-to-carry format is both attractive and practical.
* Fodor - Barbados & St Lucia: Fodor's In Focus, uitg.: Fodor's travel Publications (2008), ISBN 9781400007455, paperback, 202 blz., €14,80
* CAMERON, Sarah - Footprint Barbados, uitg.: Footprint Handbooks (2006), ISBN 9781904777588, pocketformaat, 212 blz., €13,10
* Thomas Cook - Pocket Guide: Barbados, uitg.: Thomas Cook Publishing (sep.2011), ISBN 9781848484511, pocketformaat, 128 blz., €7,50
Perfect for sun-seekers, this practical pocket guide helps you sample the nightlife, shopping, beaches and activities within some of Barbados' best resorts, whether you are visiting St Lawrence Gap or Holetown. And the handy resort maps make restaurants and places of interest even easier to find.
* HOYOS, F.A. - Barbados: The Visitor's Guide, uitg.: MacMillan Caribbean (1988), ISBN 9780333333891, paperback, 166 blz., €12,50
fotoboeken:
* LAURIE, Peter & Mike Toy - Barbados: An Island Portrait, uitg.: MacMillan Caribbean (2004), ISBN 9780333945964, gebonden [fotoboek], 192 blz., €38,90
Barbados: An Island Portrait is an extraordinary exploration of the Caribbean island of Barbados by the combined talents of noted English photographer and long-time Barbadian resident Mike Toy and Barbadian writer Peter Laurie. Peter Laurie, playwright, author of children's fiction and a former ambassador of Barbados, provides a fascinating insight into the cultural and historical forces that have made Barbados and its people unique. Together they provide a unique and beautiful guide to the island of Barbados.
landkaarten:
* Globetrotter Travel Map, Barbados 1:41.000, uitg.: New Holland, ISBN 9781845375621, €9,50
* Insight Flexi Maps - Barbados Insight Flexi Map 1:60.000, uitg.: APA Publications (okt.2010), ISBN 97898128232815, €8,10
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