Bermuda '99 (Fodor's) - Softcover

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9780679001584: Bermuda '99 (Fodor's)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0679001581 ISBN 13: 9780679001584
Verlag: Fodor's Travel, 1998

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Experienced and first-time travelers alike rely on Fodor's Gold Guides for rich, reliable coverage the world over.  Updated each year and containing a full-color, foldout Rand McNally map, a Fodor's Gold Guide is an essential tool for any kind of traveler.  Smart travel tips and important contact info make planning your trip a breeze, and detailed coverage of sights, accommodations, and restaurants give you the info you need to make your experience enriching and hassle-free.  If you only have room for one guide, this is the one for you. Irresistible island itineraries -- on foot or moped -- with quiet coves, lush gardens, museums, forts, and the Railway Trail Cashmere, crystal, kilts, crafts -- what to buy and where Top golf courses, with detailed reviews and highlight holes Tips on cruising, from deals and discounts to ship activities Where to stay and eat, no matter what your budget Grand beachfront resorts, small hotels, cottage colonies, homey B&Bs, guest houses, and efficiency apartments From chic international cuisine in posh dining rooms to conch fritters and shark hash at pubs and seaside shanties Fresh, thorough, practical -- off and on the beaten path Costs, hours, descriptions, and tips by the thousands All reviews based on visits by savvy writer-residents 24 pages of maps -- and dozens of unique features Important contacts Smart travel tips Fodor's Choice What's Where Pleasures & Pastimes, the don't-miss activities New & Noteworthy Festivals & Seasonal Events Background essays and further reading Complete index

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and first-time travelers alike rely on Fodor's Gold Guides for rich, reliable coverage the world over.  Updated each year and containing a full-color, foldout Rand McNally map, a Fodor's Gold Guide is an essential tool for any kind of traveler.  Smart travel tips and important contact info make planning your trip a breeze, and detailed coverage of sights, accommodations, and restaurants give you the info you need to make your experience enriching and hassle-free.  If you only have room for one guide, this is the one for you.
Irresistible island itineraries -- on foot or moped -- with quiet coves, lush gardens, museums, forts, and the Railway Trail
Cashmere, crystal, kilts, crafts -- what to buy and where
Top golf courses, with detailed reviews and highlight holes
Tips on cruising, from deals and discounts to ship activities


Where to stay and eat, no matter what your budget
Grand beachfront resorts, small ho

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This excerpt, from the Pleasures and Pastimes section, gives you a taste of what Bermuda has to offer and the sights and scenes that make it a great place to visit.


Beaches

The fine, pink sand of Bermuda's beaches -- a result of shell particles, calcium carbonate, and bits of crushed coral mixed with sand -- gives them an ephemeral hue. This is amplified by their picturesque surroundings, which include dramatic cliff formations, coconut palms, and gently rolling dunes that slope toward the shimmering blues of the Atlantic. The island's 34 beaches range from long, unbroken expanses of shoreline, such as that at Warwick Long Bay, to small, secluded coves divided by rock cliffs, such as those at Whale Bay Beach and Jobson's Cove.


Cricket

For Americans, the popularity of cricket in Bermuda begins to sink in only when you consider that the annual Cup Match Cricket Festival, a two-day event, is a national holiday. Traditionally held the Thursday and Friday before the first Monday in August, Cup Match draws an average of 12,000 spectators, including zealous supporters who "decorate" the batsman by running out onto the field and slipping a little cash in his pocket. Other cricket games are held throughout the summer, from April through September.


Shopping

For shoppers, Bermuda has everything from sophisticated department stores and top-quality boutiques to art galleries with works by local artists, as well as such fun products as Outerbridge's Sherry Peppers and Bermuda rum. On the high end, European-made crystal and china, British-made clothing (especially woolen sweaters), and fine jewelry are popular (and expensive) products. On the arty side, galleries throughout the island sell sculptures and paintings, handblown glass, handmade dolls, and other works by Bermudian artists and artisans.


Snorkeling and Diving

Reefs, shipwrecks, underwater caves, a variety of coral and marine life, and warm, clear water combine to make Bermuda an ideal place for underwater exploration. The many sheltering reefs hide parrot fish, angelfish, trumpet fish, and grouper, and divers can enjoy a visibility range of 70 ft--150 ft -- the longest in the western Atlantic. The island's numerous shipwrecks also make great dive sites.


Tennis

With more than 80 tennis courts in its 22 square mi, Bermuda has been a tennis capital since 1873. That was the year when Sir Bronlow Gray, the island's chief justice, introduced the game and built a grass tennis court at his Paget Parish home; the court still stands today. With its semitropical climate, Bermuda is still a perfect place to play tennis year-round, day or night (many courts are lit).

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Verlag
Fodor's Travel
Erscheinungsdatum
1998
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0679001581
ISBN 13 
9780679001584
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
224
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