St. John On Foot And By Car

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Summary: Splendid book!
Review: I came across this book while surfing the internet looking for somewhere different that we could go for our family vacation. I found the website written by the authors which is worth checking out if you want to find out more indepth information on the book and the place. It's: www.islandways.com.
Getting to this lush island is an adventure in itself, but once we arrived, it was wonderful. For once we didn't feel taken advantage of by the many services geared towards tourists. We were able to explore the island indepth and at our own pace. Our children also loved reading this very accesible guidebook and helped in planning our daily activities. My favorite aspects of this guidebook is that it is small enough to throw into a beachbag and bring with you, and also that the authors didn't just list out a bunch of place for us to visit, but that they actually spent the time designing tours for us to truely explore what this unique island has to offer. St. John on Foot and by Car has provided us with a wonderful experience that we will not be quick to forget!!!

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Summary: Great Book!!!!!!
Review: "Had a great time on St. John, and this guidebook greatly enriched our experience. A constant companion, we kept it with us wherever we went. All in all, a super super book!"

Give it a 5 star!

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Summary: St. John- A Guide Book
Review: A great buy! This pocket sized guide to St. John contains spectacular photographs and factual information. It's a must have if you're planning a vacation to this island paradise.

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Summary: St. John Guide Book
Review: A great buy! This pocket-sized guide to St. John contains factual information with spectacular photograps. It's a must have if you're planning a vaction to this island paradise.

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Summary: Great for our first visit to St. John!
Review: Enticingly illustrated, this handy, pocket-sized guide is an indispensable companion, particuarly for the first-time vistors to St. John. It is highly readable, filled with useful tidbits and local lore. I highly recommend it for anyone contemplating a trip to this beguiling, safe, American hideaway!

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Summary: Discover St John
Review: I am a resident of St Thomas, USVI and have explored St John on many occasions. Only recently was I exposed to a most delightful book that has truly enhanced my exploration of St John. This book has been very informative and extremely well-researched. The perfect companion for anyone visiting St. John who wants to explore the island and have fun learning about the natural surroundings and fascinating past of this Caribbean gem. Full of beautiful photographs and handy field guides to fauna and flora and lots of information about local customs and traditions. Well Done!

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Summary: Bad book and overpriced to boot
Review: I just finished a 10-day vacation to St. John. I bought (& brought) 3 guide books, of which this book was by far the worst and the most overpriced for what you get.

Why the worst? Well, let's see ...

1) no maps (well one, an overview of the island, which is wholely inadequate), an essential for any trip to hilly & windy roaded St. John
2)lacks detail: for example, it lists 12 beaches, completely overlooking the other 27 beaches (many of which you will want to consider visiting), and gives you about 25 words on each of the beaches it deigns to list
3) about 3/4'ths of the book is comprised of bad color photographs

Given the above, at $...it's a waste of money.

Basically, I think the books is a gloss-over of St. John that rehashes what's available for free from the Park Service.

So what guide book to buy? My wife & I lived by two: 1) St. John: Feet, Fins, & Four-Wheel Drive and 2) St. John -- Off the Beaten Track. Neither of these will give you good up-to-date reviews of restaurants and the like, but both will give you much more important info on the beaches, the drives, and hikes, and the other "permanent" features of St. John.

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Summary: Good for history, not for touring snorkeling spots
Review: I think this book has value but not particularly for the use that I was looking for. I was looking for detailed directions/descriptions of hikes beaches and snorkeling spots and those descriptions are very brief and not very valuable. It is a good book for history if you are interested in that aspect of the island. I saw another review criticize the map in the book but what is kind of interesting about the map is that it outlines all of the reefs in pink which we used a bit in our snorkeling adventures.

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Summary: Helped us make the most of our vacation!
Review: I was really impressed by this informative guide book. My boyfriend and I are very much into eco-adventures and we stumbled upon this handy guide book while surfing the web. We loved the website and ordered the book immediately. The best part of the book for us was the fact that the authors were really in touch with the cultural and historic aspects of the island and that while simultaneouly detailing various tours for us to try, they did not tell us everything that we would see. This led for many exciting day trips and adventuring on our own!
This book led us in the right directions, and gave us just enough information to explore the island on our own terms! St. John has so many beautiful beaches and vistas that it was a thrill to discover them along the way when following the information provided by the authors in the motoring tours and by investigating the charming map that was provided. My boyfriend and I had such a wonderful time that we are planning to go back again next year, and we definately wouldn't think of going back without our copy of St. John on Foot and by Car!!!!

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Summary: Wonders of St John
Review: It's a pleasure to read a well written book with accurate information and superior photographs. It is just what I needed to make my island visit a total success. I would recommend it to all St John visiters.