{"id":6975,"date":"2011-02-27T01:17:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-27T01:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/moon-tahiti-from-avalon-travel-2\/"},"modified":"2011-02-27T01:17:00","modified_gmt":"2011-02-27T01:17:00","slug":"moon-tahiti-from-avalon-travel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2011\/02\/moon-tahiti-from-avalon-travel-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Moon Tahiti from Avalon Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-9tKoOZjBCDw\/TWmmLDJgu6I\/AAAAAAAANAs\/Gl3kHDTtlW8\/s1600\/1598807382-200x270-751712.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-9tKoOZjBCDw\/TWmmLDJgu6I\/AAAAAAAANAs\/Gl3kHDTtlW8\/s320\/1598807382-200x270-751712.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><span>Avalon  Travel Publishing has launched the 7th edition of Moon Tahiti by David  Stanley. Since 1989, Moon Tahiti has been the leading travel guidebook  to French Polynesia and this new edition incorporates the latest  restaurant, resort, and transportation news. Stanley has been covering  the South Pacific for over three decades and he knows the region better  than<\/span> <span>any other travel writer.<\/span><br \/><span><\/span><br \/><span>Packed  into Moon Tahiti&#8217;s 353 indexed pages are 53 maps and 122 photos. The  maps are clearly labeled without the confusing legends and keys which  make other guidebooks hard to use. There are five maps of Tahiti, four  of Moorea, and eight of the Leeward Islands.<\/span><br \/><span><\/span><br \/><span>The  24-page color section at the front of the book has been expanded with  four suggested itineraries and three travel strategies. The six travel  chapters offer detailed advice on sightseeing, accommodations, food,  transportation, and facilities with exact prices are quoted. Must See  and Top Pick codes help readers choose what to see and do. Moon Tahiti&#8217;s  106<\/span><br \/><span>pages  of reference material are tucked unobtrusively into the back of the  book. The Background chapter introduces French Polynesia while  Essentials covers getting there and around.<\/span><br \/><span><\/span><br \/><span>Moon  Tahiti has been designed to compliment other media and internet  addresses and emails are provided whenever possible. There is much  information not found on commercial websites or in the free brochures.<\/span><br \/><span><\/span><br \/><span>David Stanley researches his books incognito and eschews the &#8220;hospitality&#8221;<\/span> <span>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.<\/span><br \/><span><\/span><br \/><b><span>About Moon Tahiti<\/span><\/b><br \/><span>The 7th edition of Moon Tahiti (ISBN 1598807382 or 978-1598807387) was<\/span> <span>published by Avalon Travel Publishing of Berkeley, California. Priced at<\/span> <span>US$19.95, the book is distributed worldwide by The Perseus Books Group. To<\/span><br \/><span>order online, visit<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southpacific.org\/tahiti.html\"><span> http:\/\/www.southpacific.org\/tahiti.html<\/span><\/a><span><\/span><\/p>\n<div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Avalon Travel Publishing has launched the 7th edition of Moon Tahiti by David Stanley. Since 1989, Moon Tahiti has been the leading travel guidebook to French Polynesia and this new edition incorporates the latest restaurant, resort, and transportation news. 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