I did not purchase this book fully realizing how indispensable it would become on our trip. We reviewed it ahead of time to get the "lay of the land" and a review of possible activities, but once on the island, carried it around as a constant companion for guidance. The "trip advisor" website kept referring to the "blue book" - I had no idea that's what I'd purchased. Andrew Doughty's sense of humor makes for fun reading. We primarily referred to this guide for restaurants, maps, activities, and "must see and do" highlights. This island is way beyond what we could do in a week. We will definitely return with our "blue book".
We had visited Kauai 3 times before we bought his book on Kauai and we wish we had bought it for the first visit. We are going to the Big Island next spring so decided to buy his book for this island so we would not waste our time seeing things that didn't really interest us. Very good directions, excellent reviews! A must for anyone visiting the islands.
For people wanting to get the most out of their trip to HI and you have some extra time to explore, this book is the best. It has great maps and location descriptions to help you find both the common tourist attractions and those that are a little off the beaten path. We purchased this book as it was a newer edition than the one we had in order to keep up with information that has changed along with anything new. We highly recommend this book.
I have purchased several books on the Big Island of Hawaii. This is the best one because the authors of this book did a great job of giving you all the information you need to travel the big island of Hawaii. I am looking forward to using it on my trip.
These are the best books to buy if you are visiting Hawaii. They are easy to use and offer great information to make your trip that much better!!
The standard reference for the big Island. Lists all worthwhile beaches & sights
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We borrowed this book for a trip to the Big Island, came home and had to have it for ourselves for the next trip. It is very very useful. I love the little pictures of the beaches, listed in geographical order. It is very informative. If you are going to the Big Island, definitely get this book.
Very helpful book and found many people recommending it. I have learned since ordering it that it is the most informative book out there! One of the rental properties we were checking into told us about this book on their web site and encouraged people to get it!! Thanks.......
Excellent guidebook of the big island, we used it every day while visiting there recently. We saw many other people using this same book.
One of if not the best guide to Hawaii. Everything we checked out matches their review. Honest and forthright.
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