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Jamaica (Country Guide)

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Author: Richard Koss
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Category: Book

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Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars

8 reviews
Sales Rank: 598057

Media: Paperback
Edition: 5
Pages: 328
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 0.6

ISBN: 1741046939
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.292046
EAN: 9781741046939
ASIN: 1741046939

Publication Date: September 1, 2008
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Product Description
Discover Jamaica

Hike up to cool down in cascading Dunn's River Falls
Dance on the sand at beachside bars in Negril, where coconut groves meet azure waters
Pay tribute at Bob Marley's former house and studio
Savor tangy jerk chicken and world-class Blue Mountain coffee

In This Guide:

Our biggest Jamaica guide to date, with chapters on events, activities and Jamaican music
Enhanced color highlights and expanded planning tips
Content updated daily - visit lonelyplanet.com

Customer Reviews:

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Ahh.... Expected More January 7, 2010
Joshua L. Peterson (Wyoming)
Not a bad book, alot of useful stuff in there. Wife bought it for me for Christmas, were headed there 01/28/2010... here in a few weeks. As with everything now a days your not gonna get away from the liberal tree hugger statements, anyone thats gonna buy the book doesnt have plans of going there to wreck the place, but what are ya gonna do. Kinda dry also compaired to the rest of my Lonely Planet books. Glad i got the book and glad i read it, always helps to know what its gonna be like. Glad were going, sounds like a cook place.

3 out of 5 stars

Regular Lonely Planet Book February 25, 2009
John D. Meara (Bristol, Rhode Island)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

Run of the mill Lonely Planet book. However, if you are doing Jamaica any other way than all inclusive I would skip the island as a whole unless you really are looking for greener aspects of the island. I was thoroughly disappointed in my trip to Jamaica and the book has some odd advice at times and doesn't paint a realistic picture.

3 out of 5 stars

Not updated January 11, 2009
B. Naber
Like most Lonely Planets it is a very helpful and accurate book. It has great background info and the maps are very accurate, unlike some guidebooks. Our criticism is that we bought the brand new version but the accomodation, activity and transportation prices are totally outdated. Expect to pay considerably more for pretty much everything. Also, the book has no info on supermarkets.
We would buy Lonely Planet, just not pay for the latest version.

4 out of 5 stars

No one does it better August 26, 2008
Nino Brown (Wisconsin)
This book stood me in good stead when I visited Jamaica earlier this year. Typically of Lonely Planet's materials, however, I found this book to be of the most use in preparing for the trip. Whether I am different from other travelers or not, I like to come to a destination at least somewhat aware of the history, culture, geography, etc. There simply is no comparison between the background information you can quickly gain by perusing Lonely Planet's introductions to a country and that provided by other popular guidebooks. I felt well prepared to plan and understand my trip to Jamaica after reading this book. Indeed, I believe my trip would have been much less enjoyable had I not had a basic understanding of the people and sites I eventually saw on my trip.

Though somewhat less importantly to me, a few inaccuracies in the specific destination entries mar this otherwise fine guidebook. I was quite pleased with the hotel I chose based in part on the recommendation of Lonely Planet (Country Country, by the way). Other entries seemed unexpectedly out-of-date for the relatively recent publication date. This may be out of Lonely Planet's hands, but it was a concern nonetheless. I certainly would have been uncomfortable had I been more off the beaten path, when I discovered an attraction or a place of lodging had been closed.

All in all, I would not have changed any of my experiences in Jamaica. Similarly, I would change very little about this book. The relatively extensive history allowed me to choose attractions intelligently and understand the context. The chapters on wildlife, food and music allowed me to choose authentic Jamaican experiences over the generic. Typically well done.

1 out of 5 stars

Lonely Planet Jamaica -- Oh, how the mighty have fallen! August 21, 2008
Jennifer Betowt (Atlanta, GA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I am a longtime advocate of Lonely Planet guides, having first used them nearly 10 years ago on my travels through Africa and more recently in my Caribbean travels, as well as on jaunts to First World locales in Europe and the U.S. I have always found them to be well-researched and reasonably trustworthy guides for young(ish) adults. For some, they are even considered to be the "Bible" of intrepid travellers! However, I have recently detected a gradual but unmistakable decline in the quality of Lonely Planet guides, demonstrated nowhere as clearly as in the woefully inadequate pages of the LP guide to Jamaica (published 2006).
My husband and I just got back from a week in Jamaica, where we rented a car to explore, using the LP as our sole guide. We found the LP's maps of Jamaica to be deplorable--and, in some cases, outright wrong! They are certainly not suitable for those wanting to drive themselves around the island. In fact, the LP's author did not seem to be too keen on the self-drive option, as he rarely even mentions this option, nor does he include helpful info such as driving times between major towns. I was very surprised to see this, as in the past I have found LP to be particularly good at providing this sort of information.
I agree wholeheartedly with the other reviewer that says everything (especially prices) seems to be out of date. I do realize that using a 2006 book for a 2008 trip carries such a risk, but the disparity was so great as to render the info practically useless.
The biggest problem with the LP Jamaica guide is indicative of the general downshift in quality of the LP series -- I have noticed it in all of the most recent LP guides I have purchased. The author's reviews (of accommodations, restaurants, attractions, etc.) alternate between blandly uninspired to blatantly biased. One the one hand, you wonder if the author has even visited half the establishments he includes, given the unhelpful generalities he uses (If I read the word "pleasant" one more time, I'm gonna scream!). Sometimes the descriptions clearly do not match the establishment and you're left feeling cheated (and sometimes angry, especially if you've driven a very long way to get there!!). On the other hand, some of his reviews are very obviously influenced by whatever perks he received from the establishment; glowing reviews that hype up this hotel or that restaurant, only to be shattered when the reader arrives and has a totally negative experience. This is what I expect from the "average" travel guides I typically try to avoid. In no way are these the "unbiased reviews" upon which LP has built its mighty reputation. The author should be ashamed of himself, and LP should really clean up its act by getting rid of writers like this and rebuilding the basic integrity that has made it a great travel guide series.
There are a myriad of other small errors and omissions, although I probably could've overlooked some of these had the author gotten the big stuff right. Unfortunately, he (and, more critically, Lonely Planet) have *really* missed the mark on this book. For me, it represents money wasted and a lot of unnecessary frustration on my trip to boot. Think twice before purchasing this guide.

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