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| No Worries Hawaii: A Vacation Planning Guide for Kauai, Oahu, Maui, and the Big Island | 
 enlarge | Authors: Jerry Sprout, Janine Sprout
Publisher: Diamond Valley Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (18 reviews)
Sales Rank: 25182
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0967007291
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9780967007298
ASIN: 0967007291
Publication Date: September 15, 2007
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Product Description
Get To The Heart of Your Destination
Half of Hawaii's 8 million yearly tourists are first-timers, often unsure of which island to visit, where to stay, and what to choose to do.
NO WORRIES HAWAII, a companion book to the Sprout's adventure guides for each of the islands, comes to the rescue. The book is also useful for repeat visitors or locals looking for new adventures.
Readers first take an armchair voyage, in which they nail down their vacation style (a scouting expedition, a romantic getaway, a solo or group adventure, invigorating, relaxing, healing). These likings are matched with what Hawaii has to offer. A clever but simple self-test allows readers to sort through Hawaii's assets: beaches, nightlife, trails, gardens, attractions, cultural sites, surfing, snorkeling, 36 categories in all, to determine which are important and which island is best.
In the second part of NO WORRIES HAWAII, readers take their decisions from part one and receive all the practical and money-saving advice needed to book a vacation that makes the armchair voyage become a real one. Included also is a complete list of what to pack.
The third part of the book is full of tips on what to do and what not to do after arriving in the islands. Readers will deplane as kama'aina (locals), having the benefit of the Sprout's 20 years of exploration.
Sections include how to plan days to maximize fun and avoid hassle, finding free entertainment, car rental and accommodation money-savers. Readers are advised on how to, and whether to, book tours (snorkeling, sailing, helicopter, horseback, etc.). The book's safety tips are a literal lifesaver, and the everyday advice on driving, hiking, and beach-going are essential forgetting the most fun out of every day.
The meat of NO WORRIES HAWAII is its Best Of section, a listing of Hawaii's top attractions: museums, rainforest dayhikes, snorkeling coves, walk-around beach towns, surfing spots, places to watch surfers, mountain bike trails, people-watching beaches, botanical gardens, short strolls to views, cultural sites, luxury resorts, volcano hikes, bird-watching forests, waterfalls, churches, remote beaches, family beach parks, golf courses, and more.
Taken together, the 50 categories neatly sum up the best of Hawaii. Readers can use these listings as a reference when they get to their chosen island.
NO WORRIES HAWAII is beautifully designed, complimented by more than 100 color photographs, and also contains a "wikiwiki phonebook" with all the contact numbers needed to put a vacation together.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
Right On Target November 26, 2008
On arrival, the No Worries Hawaii, exceeded my expectations. Gorgeous photos inside make it pop. This is the real thing, a useful practical vacation planner for the islands.
We used this book preparing for our trip and also while we were there. It was durable, well designed and an absolute pleasure to hold and read.
The authors' approach is fresh. They've taken the hassle out of making reservations, their suggestions are so logical and simple. Many happy memories are associated with this guide.
Terrific book for preplanning a trip to Hawaii November 14, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is terrific for preplanning a trip to Hawaii. The author gives great descriptions of the islands and their attractions but what makes this an outstanding book is his approach to planning your trip. There is an analysis of the different type of travelers and an overview of lodging styles. The best section is his `test' of your interests to determine which island has the sights that really matter to you. He includes everything from picnicking to snorkeling to religious shrines to volcano watching to horseback riding and more. With his lists, I was able to prioritize what I wanted to see and what islands to visit. It also told me where I needed a rental car and where I did not. He has a lot of helpful telephone numbers and beautiful photographs. If you want a lot of detail about hotels and activities, I would go online. But, if you want to look at the big picture first and get your bearings, start with this book.
Christmas wedding October 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A combination of good solid planning advice and fascinating facts about all the islands. Pictures included. Maps included. We found it a really super source for all the questions we had. We zeroed in on a remote beach out on the Big Island and everything is fitting perfectly into place. Thanks, Trailblazers!
pure paradise in our pocket October 6, 2008
We're back from three weeks in Hawaii where we visited Maui and Oahu and Kauai - one week on each island. This is the excellent guide that made our holiday so rewarding with all its good to do's and not to do's. We saved by renting our own snorkeling equipment and following the directions to their recommeded beach zones. Same for kayaking. Their Wikiwiki Phonebook in the back pages held all the necessary numbers and our hotel allowed free local calls. We experienced total tropicland immersion and so many "oh wow's".
Hawaii Calls! September 5, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I truely was surprised how much information was available and delighted by the travel possibilities to corners of Hawaii that I never thought of visiting. I found the itinerary planning part of the book most useful and interesting. The photos blew me away and tempted me to call United for a flight to the Big Island.
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