guidebooks! Alive Guides focus on hotels and restaurants, with descriptions based on repeat visits by well-traveled authors.

Establishments are rated with the unique Alive rating system, so you can find one to suit your taste and pocketbook. Particular

attention is given to shopping in the exotic regions, with details on local artists, cut-price designer clothing and the best values on

duty-free goods. Tips on what to do from sunup to sundown include tours, sightseeing, sunning, watersports and the best beaches.

Piano bars, jazz clubs, places to meet people and even gay clubs are listed for nightlife. Transportation to, from, and around the

area is also covered. Maps and indexes.