St. John Off The Beaten Track

by Dean Hulse (Illustrator)

This unique, captivating guide takes you where no other guide book can - to the little known, hard to reach, out of the way and easy to miss parts of this special island in the U.S. Virgins. Other guidebooks can tell you where to stay, eat, shop, or rent a car. But Off the Beaten Track takes you off the road and on to the islands many hiking trails, telling insider stories as you go. Then it takes you off the trails, scrambling up rocks, walking the shoreline, and wandering up and down lush green guts. It will also lead you to the best snorkeling, the lesser-known beaches old plantation ruins and much more. Mr. Singer is an enthusiastic storyteller and much history and culture is shared along the way. A 30-year resident, he lets you in on many places that other locals wish he wouldn't mention, preferring to keep these spots to themselves. Indeed his guide brings these places to life and takes the reader back in time to the action, adventure, history, struggle, strife, work, and play that spawned the colorful personality St. John is known for even today. The book has everything you need to keep you busy, enthralled, and moving about. Enjoy the full color photos by St. John photographer Dean Hulse and illustrations by Natasha Singer. Read it before you go. Pick your adventures. Bring the book with you. And, once on the island, use it both to decipher the hints left behind by a culture now vanished as well as to enjoy the beauty of this pristine paradise, nearly impossible to find elsewhere today.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Bill · Rating 4 out of 5]

A must read if you visit St John and rent a jeep, which you should do, both.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truly an excellent book. So glad I purchased it in preparation for our visit to Saint John. I bought the latest post hurricane edition.

[Valerie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another book I read before my honeymoon. This one was also very helpful at helping to plan our days. The plus side to this one was the color photos.

[Jeremy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great descriptions of that trails, seems almost too detailed until you're actually out there wishing you'd ripped the pages out to pack in your trail bag.

[Ryan Drewes · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is great. i took it on all my hikes and led me to some great locations. Be sure to buy this book as there is a whole other side to St. John.