Travel to Australia And South Pacific

Moon Handbooks Fiji

Format: Paperback
Author: David Stanley
ReleaseDate: 10 October, 2004
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing, Moon Handbooks
Rating:

Fifi


Hope to go there and check it out. Excellent guide to Fiji.

Book lacks details for actual travelers
This book first appeared in the 1980's and it seems as if all subsequent updates were soleley made by contributing readers and businesses. Although I agree that the sections on the history and culture of Fiji are excellent, this by itself does not make for a good guide book. I used the book recently for travel in Fiji and could not shake the impression that the author has not been to Fiji in a long time. While he lists all of the main attractions, many details are sketchy at best. To give an example, he mentions the Sikatoga sand dunes as one of the main attractions on Fiji but then uses a single paragraph(!) to describe them. No detailed description of any interesting features that could be used as a guide for a visit. Similarly when describing the Yasawa islands he is busy listing all the resorts but does not seem to care too much about what actually can be done on these islands. Bottom line: The book is an excellent reference on history and culture of Fiji (something one could write after some diligent research) but lacks useful details for actual travelers. .

A great guide
We had an excellent time off the beaten track, and this book got us where we wanted to go, with the relavant phone numbers and lots of tips. We used this guide on our trip last summer. The 100 or so pages on Fiji's history and culture were also of great interest while we rode on boats to where we were going.

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