Venezuela alive [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brushaber, Susan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Venezuela--Guidebooks.

Venezuela--Social life and customs.

Venezuela.

Local Subjects:

Venezuela--Guidebooks.

Venezuela--Social life and customs.

Venezuela.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (518 p.)

Place of Publication:

: Hunter Publishing, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Packed with in-depth information. -- Philadelphia Inquirer. ""Written in a highly readable style, this guide seems to have omitted nothing."" -- Pittsburgh Post. Written by an author who has visited the country over 40 times, Venezuela Alive offers a wealth of practical information for the discerning traveler. The focus is on shopping, hotels, dining and sightseeing, with a good measure of entertaining sidetrips to round out the picture. All profiles feature detailed reviews based on firsthand experience. Practicalities getting there (bargain package deals, air passes, by boat), money matters,

Contents:

""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Getting to Venezuela""; ""Aqui Se Habla Inglés""; ""Ready to Go""; ""A Monetary Note""; ""The Cashless Society""; ""What to Pack""; ""Hotels in Venezuela""; ""Venezuelan Foods""; ""How Alive Restaurant Listings Work""; ""Shopping Tips""; ""Sizes (Tamaños)""; ""Climate""; ""Sports""; ""History""; ""The Country Today""; ""Geography""; ""Introduction to Caracas""; ""Getting to Your Hotel""; ""To the Beaches""; ""Orientation""; ""Getting Around Town""; ""A Capsule History""; ""Caracas Hotels""; ""Prices""; ""Caracas' Best Restaurants""; ""French & Continental""

""Venezuelan""""Italian""; ""Steak Houses""; ""Seafood""; ""Spanish""; ""Chinese""; ""Korean""; ""Swiss-Bavarian""; ""German""; ""Peruvian""; ""Arabian""; ""Tex-Mex""; ""Outdoor Cafés""; ""Vegetarian""; ""Fast Food""; ""Dessert""; ""Sunup To Sundown""; ""A Stroll Through Old Caracas""; ""Caracas by Cable Car (Teleférico)""; ""The Best Museums""; ""Parks & Monuments""; ""Carnival""; ""Flea Market""; ""Sporting Life""; ""Tours & Excursions""; ""Colonia Tovar""; ""Los Roques""; ""Overview""; ""Making Arrangements""; ""Independent Posadas""; ""What to Bring""; ""Exploring the Cays""

""Diving in Los Roques""""A Special Trip: Isla Las Aves""; ""A Stroll Around Gran Roque""; ""Caracas After Dark""; ""Theater""; ""Cinema""; ""Nightclubs""; ""Cervecerías""; ""Salas de Bingo""; ""Caracas Shopping""; ""Where to Shop""; ""What to Buy""; ""Caracas Etc.""; ""El Litoral""; ""What to Wear""; ""Getting Around""; ""Beach Hotels""; ""And for Longer Stays...""; ""At the Airport""; ""Beach Restaurants""; ""Hotel Restaurants""; ""Quick Snacks""; ""Days at the Beach""; ""Other Beaches""; ""Sightseeing in La Guaira""; ""Nights at the Beach""; ""A Day in Caracas""; ""Margarita Island""

""Background & History""""Climate, Terrain & Industry""; ""A Personal Note""; ""Orientation""; ""Arrival/Getting to Your Hotel""; ""Car Rentals""; ""The Best Hotels""; ""A Super-Budget Choice""; ""Suite & Apart-Hotels""; ""Studio Apartments""; ""Resorts & Hotels Around the Island""; ""Hotels in Juangriego""; ""Restaurants""; ""Beaches""; ""Around the Island""; ""Margarita After Dark""; ""Shopping""; ""Margarita Etc.""; ""Puerto La Cruz""; ""History""; ""Orientation""; ""Hotels""; ""Restaurants""; ""Fast Food""; ""Sunup to Sundown""; ""Walking Tour""; ""El Morro Tourist Complex""

""Sights in Barcelona""""Ferry to Margarita""; ""Shopping""; ""After Dark""; ""Puerto La Cruz, Etc.""; ""Puerto La Cruz to Cumaná""; ""Cumaná""; ""A Quick Orientation""; ""History""; ""Climate""; ""The Best Hotels""; ""The Best Restaurants""; ""Sunup to Sundown""; ""After Dark""; ""Cumaná, Etc.""; ""Mérida""; ""History""; ""Orientation""; ""Getting There""; ""Finding Your Way Around""; ""Climate""; ""The Best Hotels""; ""The Best Restaurants""; ""Sunup to Sundown""; ""Excursions""; ""Adventure Tourism""; ""Sports""; ""Shopping""; ""After Dark""; ""Mérida Etc.""; ""Canaima""

""The Legend of Jimmy Angel""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-282-25154-6

9786612251542

1-58843-100-2

0-585-14857-0

OCLC:

781613836