New Tahiti Travel Guide Launched
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Moon Tahiti, the leading travel guidebook to French Polynesia. Author
David Stanley wrote the first South Pacific Handbook in 1979. Ten
years later the handbook's French Polynesia chapter was spun off as a
separate guide and Moon Tahiti continues to draw on Stanley's three
decades of experience in the region.
Moon Tahiti's 330 pages include dozens of photos, line drawings, and
charts, plus a bibliography, glossary, vocabularies, and index. The 54
maps are clearly labeled without the confusing map keys found in other
guides. Four maps of the capital Papeete are provided, and this
edition contains new town plans of Hauru (Moorea) and Hakahau (Ua Pou)
and island maps of Fakarava and Tikehau.
The book's presentation has been entirely revamped with much of the
introductory material moved to Background and Essentials chapters at
the back of the book. In Essentials there's now a Tips for Travelers
section with specific advice for those interested in work or study,
travelers with disabilities or children, and others with special
needs.
A new "blue section" in the front of Moon Tahiti features a five-page
"Discover Tahiti and French Polynesia" essay with original color
photos. Then comes "The Lay of the Land" with introductions to Tahiti,
Moorea, and the Leeward, Austral, Tuamotu, Gambier, and Marquesas
islands. "Planning Your Trip" in the blue section gives advice on when
to go and what to take, while "Explore Tahiti and French Polynesia"
offers precise day-by-day itineraries titled "The Best of French
Polynesia," "Underwater in the Tuamotu Islands," "The Australs: Off
the Beaten Track," and "The Magnificent Marquesas." "Romance on the
South Seas" explores French Polynesia's sensual pleasures, while "The
Life Aquatic" is devoted to scuba diving, snorkeling, and surfing.
All of the practical information in Moon Tahiti has been re-researched
and rewritten, and the internet and email addresses are now embedded
in the text for ease of reference. The travel chapters have become
more strategic with Must See and Top Pick highlights coded with
special symbols in both the text and on the maps. Boxes at the
beginning of each chapter focus attention on the best of the best.
Each chapter also has a new Planning Your Time section.
David Stanley researches his books incognito and eschews the
"hospitality" many other travel writers enjoy and the listings are
thorough and critical. When one considers the high cost of a Tahitian
vacation, the price of this guidebook is quite low and the savvy
traveler will order a copy.
About Moon Tahiti
The 6th edition of Moon Tahiti (ISBN 1-56691-804-9 or
978-156691-804-6) was published by Avalon Travel Publishing of
Emeryville, California, in November, 2007. Priced at US$19.95, the
book is distributed in the United States by Publishers Group West, in
Canada by Publishers Group Canada, in Europe by HI Marketing, and in
Australia and New Zealand by Bookwise International. To order online,
visit http://www.southpacific.org/tahiti.html
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