Caribbean Travel Guides - Are They Worth It?
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This is just one article on her many visits to the lush clear waters of the Caribbean
Imagine all the stories and films you have seen on pirates in the Caribbean, Spanish galleons laden with gold, pretty girls all around, beautiful white sandy beaches, swaying palm trees, clear blue seas, and reefs that have ripped the bottom out of many a fine sailing ship, now beautiful diving territory.
In fact, there is so much to do that unless you plan your holiday carefully there is so much to miss.
But are Caribbean travel guides really godsend? Or are they just patronizing materials designed for commercial purposes?
Well, they're probably a little of both actually.
But a tremendous amount of research has been placed in these guides so don't dismiss them as useless sales and promotion material.
And believe it or not, it's always much more gratifying to pull out a Caribbean travel guide from your carry case, flip a few pages open, then slip it right back when you're tired of reading.
That said, don't cling to travel guides religiously.
They are not the bibles that they are made out to be by some people.
So, how are you supposed to use Caribbean travel guides then? How would you know which information to believe and which facts are outdated? Unfortunately, there is no exact answer to that.
So once you have the basics right down to a tee, go out there and discover the towns and cities on your own.
At the very least, when all other signs look foreign, the information on museums and places of interest are great.
I did just that on my first holiday in Cuba over 15 years ago.
However, when it comes to hotels and restaurants, each to his own taste and budget.
And then sometimes, too, the places get easily full with foreigners and travelers like you, so you can't always expect your Caribbean travel guide to point you in the right place all the time.
They may be located in out-of-the-way places that Caribbean travel guide writers may not know about.
So to close it off, don't be a sad type who writes to say that "it wasn't like what you said in the book".
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