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HUNTER
Hunter Publishing, Inc. 130 Campus Drive, Edison, NJ 08818 732-225-1900 / 800-255-0343 / fax 732-417-1744 e-mail:
[email protected] www.hunterpublishing.com In Canada Ulysses Travel Publications 4176 Saint-Denis, Montréal, Québec Canada H2W 2M5 514-843-9882, ext. 2232 / fax 514-843-9448 In the UK Windsor Books International The Boundary, Wheatley Road Garsington Oxford, OX44 9EJ England 01865-361122 / fax 01865-361133 ISBN 1-55650-914-6 © 2001 Paris Permenter & John Bigley All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher. Brief extracts to be included in reviews or articles are permitted. Every effort has been made to insure that the information in this book is correct, but the publisher and author do not assume, and hereby disclaim, any liability for any loss or damage caused by errors, omissions, misleading information or potential travel problems caused by this guide, even if such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident or any other cause.
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About the Authors
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uthors John Bigley and Paris Permenter fell in love with the Caribbean over a dozen years ago and have turned their extensive knowledge of the region into an occupation. As professional travel writers and photographers, the pair contribute travel articles and photographs about the US and the Caribbean to many national consumer and trade publications.
The husband-wife travel writing team are the authors of numerous Hunter guides: Adventure Guide to Jamaica; Adventure Guide to the Cayman Islands; Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts & Nevis Alive!; Jamaica: A Taste of the Island; Jamaica Alive!; Nassau & the Best of the Bahamas Alive!; Adventure Guide to Anguilla, Antigua, St. Barts, St. Kitts & St. Martin; and Bahamas: A Taste of the Islands. Paris and John are also frequent television and radio talk show guests on the subject of travel. Both are members of the prestigious Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) and the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA). Readers can follow the couple’s travels on their websites: Travels with Paris and John (www.parisandjohn.com) or Lovetripper Romantic Travel Magazine (www.lovetripper. com).
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Contents Introduction Geography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vacation Options . . . . . . . . . . .