Travel to Vanuatu

Lonely Planet Vanuatu & New Caledonia (Lonely Planet Vanuatu)

Format: Paperback
Author: Jocelyn Harewood
ReleaseDate: 30 October, 2006
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Rating:

Updated edition, poor overall quality


I was very disappointed in the quality of information presented in this "completely" rewritten edition. I used this guide for travel in New Caledonia, so my comments don't apply to the Vanuatu section. Most historical, political, or other contextualizing information is now gone (I suppose due to space constraints?). Some descriptions were oddly incomplete. For instance, the guide did not specifiy how long a certain hike might take, or how far you would need to walk in what sort of conditions.

Since this edition is both a guide on Vanuatu and on New Caledonia, the index and other shared sections of the book are extremely confusing to use. It was not always clear which country a particular entry or health comment was talking about.

However, this edition contains updated telephone contacts and other new information that is simply not available elsewhere. My recommendation is to buy both this AND the previous New Caledonia edition.

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