Hawaii For Dummies by Cheryl Farr Leas Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Hawaii For Dummies
Book Review: Too Cartoony
Summary: 1 Stars
This was my least favorite. I took three guides over, this one, the Maui for Dummies and a Lonely Planet guide. The Dummie guides assumed I was in search of a paradise island. Well, I'm not a cocktail toting romanticist and all I wanted the guidebook to reveal was uncommercial untouristy places to go. Zilcho. I'm sticking with Lonely Planet for real reporting of all the important and offbeat places.Book Review: Too many inconsistancies
Summary: 1 Stars
I have bought several guides to Hawaii and I find this one the worse. Not only does it pilfer much of the information from Frommer's Hawaii, but it has so many inconsistancies you really don't know which path to follow eg. The Bus fare is shown on some pages as $1 and other $1.50, but in fact The Bus fare is now $2. This was suppose to be the 2003 version, but much of the information was out of date, speaking about the Pleasant Hula Show (formally Kodak Hula Show) which is no longer is existance. If you want to travel on a tight budget, don't look for accommodation in this book, you won't find any.Save your money and buy Lonely Planet Guides as they have more details, are more current and cater to people on different budgets.
Book Review: Where Are The Updates
Summary: 4 Stars
I found Hawaii For Dummies very informative. I purchased the 1st edition in November in order to start planning our trip to Maui in June. One of the reasons I purchased this book (in addition to "Frommer's Maui") was because the cover of the book states "Updates at dummies.com". So, I figure this meant that up to date information would be provided on that website (as far as Hotel recommendations, restaurants, activities..etc..). Well, after reading the book and making many notes, I went to the website and perused the ENTIRE site..went to the travel section...located the book but could not find any reference to any "updates". All that was there was information on ordering books. So, I wrote 2 emails to them asking about the "updates" and have not received one word in response. So, has anyone out there actually been successful in getting updates or does this simply mean that we have the opportunity to purchase the 2nd and 3rd editions of Hawaii for Dummies online at dummies.com? The book is worth purchasing...but better if you can get it on sale...and forget any updates.
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