Advantages: Fantastic in every way Disadvantages: None as far as I'm concerned
Having visited Madeira twice now, and experienced different hotels and different sightseeing each time, I thought it would be a good time to write up our experiences of the island- which I have to say are entirely positive. I would go as far as to say that it's probably the best holiday destination we've been to yet- although with a few long distance trips planned, who knows if that will remain the case. All I can say is that Madeira will be a hard place to beat- and this tale of two trips will hopefully explain why.
For those who aren't aware or only vaguely aware, Madeira is one of the Portuguese territories in the mid-Atlantic. It's actually closer to Morocco and Western Sahara than it is to Portugal, and so the flights do take several hours to get there.
Considering its location, Madeira doesn't tend to get uncomfortably hot ...
bagoproverbial 05.10.2007 (29.09.2007)
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Advantages: Bright, colourful, great pics, good text Disadvantages: £12.99 less to spend on Rum!!
I must admit, I wouldn't instinctively turn to the AA (Automobile Association) when it comes to guide books, especially not one for the Caribbean! However, the AA do produce a good range (300 or more) of guidebooks, and the Explorer series is really rather good.
Softback, handy travel bag size (not pocket), around 300 pages of a mixture of text, full colour photographs and useful maps. This book covers all the major islands including:
Anguilla, Antiga, Aruba, Barbados, Barbuda, Bonaire, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Grenadines, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinque, Montserrat, Nevis, Puerto Rico, Saba, St. Croix, St. John, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent, Tortola and Trinidad & Tobago. Whilst perhaps each island could command a book in itself, this is a great introduction ...
Advantages: quick response, good customer service, good communcation, fix a lot of breakdowns Disadvantages: some of the deals are quite expensive
always have some online offer which gives you a discount and they were certainly one of the best offers I could find. However, the moment that made me decide on the AA was actually when I experienced them with a friend. We had been in town shopping and went to get back in the car only to find that her clutch had died. Being a member, she rang the AA and explained the problem. They seemed good on the phone only asking for the essential information and they explained that someone should be with us in around fourty minutes. They asked for the postcode of our location which we weren't able to give them but they quickly worked out where we were based on the road name an our rather awful directions!
We decided that we didn't want to wait around for 40 minutes so went to get a taxi back to my house to drop off all our shopping bags and to pick up ...
ilusvm 17.11.2008
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of AA
Make the most of your trip with AA's best selling pocket guide series up to date and easy to use the series has been revamped to include an atlas section and additional maps. Sporting the new distinctive AA World Travel Guide series cover design; these new editions will ensure the series remains as popular as ever. The guides are divided into five easy to use colour coded sections: Viewing: The authors introduction to the destination including the ten `must do's'. Top Ten: The authors Top Ten places to visit. What to See: Alphabetical listings of places to visit. Where to: Detailed listings guiding you where to eat stay and shop. Practical Matters: Quick reference travel information.
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