Caribbean with Kids - Softcover

Paris Permenter; John Bigley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1892975394 ISBN 13: 9781892975393

Publisher: Open Road, 2000

Synopsis

Book by Paris Permenter, John Bigley

About this title

Review:

You're taking a vacation, and you're taking the kids--and the latter needn't cancel out the former. The Caribbean has long been a vacation favorite, but there's much more to keeping the kids happy than just packing the ubiquitous bathing suit, shovel, and pail. Caribbean With Kids knows which resorts and seaside inns welcome children, have programs planned for them, and provide them with the chance to play with kids their own age, while you and the spouse explore more adult pleasures. The guide also opens the door to activities the whole family can enjoy together, such as hand-feeding hummingbirds in Jamaica, snorkeling with stingrays in Grand Cayman, swimming with dolphins in the Bahamas, and exploring caves in Puerto Rico.

This is, however, not just an entertainment primer; it's a full-fledged guide book. Along with all the child-related activities there are the necessary details on passports and travel agents, when to go and what to pack, transportation around and between the islands, recommended children's books, and island food. There's also a chapter on each island, featuring arrival and departure information, lodgings, shopping, what there is do to, and practical stuff like currency, electricity, Web sites, and tourist boards.

Paris Permenter and John Bigley know kids, know parents, and know the Caribbean. They make it as clear as the Caribbean Sea that a family holiday doesn't have to be an oxymoron. --Stephanie Gold

About the Author:

Paris Permenter and John Bigley are the authors of Open Road’s Best National Parks with Kids and Las Vegas with Kids from Open Road  Publishing. The couple's other guides include Gourmet Getaways, Adventure Guide to the Cayman Islands, Adventure Guide to the Leeward Islands, Caribbean for Lovers, CitySmart Austin, Texas Getaways for Two, Day Trips from San Antonio and Austin, The Alamo City Guide, and Texas Barbecue, named Best Regional Book by the Mid-America Publishers Association. Paris and John are also frequent TV and radio talk show guests. They write a monthly day trips column for FIESTA, the magazine of the San Antonio Express-News, and are the proprietors of the popular romantic travel website lovetripper.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Open Road
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1892975394
• ISBN 13: 9781892975393
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 312