New Tahiti Travel Guide Launched

Avalon Travel Publishing announces the release of the 6th edition of Moon Tahiti, the leading travel guidebook to French Polynesia. Author David Stanley wrote the first South Pacific Handbook in 1979. Ten years later the handbook's French Polynesia chapter was spun off as a separate guide
and Moon Tahiti continues to draw on Stanley’s three decades of experience in the region.

Moon Tahiti's 330 pages include dozens of photos, line drawings, and
charts, plus a bibliography, glossary, vocabularies, and index. The 54
maps are clearly labeled without the confusing map keys found in other
guides. Four maps of the capital Papeete are provided, and this edition
contains new town plans of Hauru (Moorea) and Hakahau (Ua Pou) and island
maps of Fakarava and Tikehau.

The book's presentation has been entirely revamped with much of the
introductory material moved to Background and Essentials chapters at the
back of the book. In Essentials there's now a Tips for Travelers section
with specific advice for those interested in work or study, travelers with
disabilities or children, and others with special needs.

A new "blue section" in the front of Moon Tahiti features a five-page
"Discover Tahiti and French Polynesia" essay with original color photos.
Then comes "The Lay of the Land" with introductions to Tahiti, Moorea, and
the Leeward, Austral, Tuamotu, Gambier, and Marquesas islands. "Planning
Your Trip" in the blue section gives advice on when to go and what to
take, while "Explore Tahiti and French Polynesia" offers precise
day-by-day itineraries titled "The Best of French Polynesia," "Underwater
in the Tuamotu Islands," "The Australs: Off the Beaten Track," and "The
Magnificent Marquesas." "Romance on the South Seas" explores French
Polynesia's sensual pleasures, while "The Life Aquatic" is devoted to
scuba diving, snorkeling, and surfing.

All of the practical information in Moon Tahiti has been re-researched and
rewritten, and the internet and email addresses are now embedded in the
text for ease of reference. The travel chapters have become more strategic
with Must See and Top Pick highlights coded with special symbols in both
the text and on the maps. Boxes at the beginning of each chapter focus
attention on the best of the best. Each chapter also has a new Planning
Your Time section.

David Stanley researches his books incognito and eschews the “hospitality”
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.

About Moon Tahiti

The 6th edition of Moon Tahiti (ISBN 1-56691-804-9 or 978-156691-804-6)
was published by Avalon Travel Publishing of Emeryville, California, in
November, 2007. Priced at US$19.95, the book is distributed in the United
States by Publishers Group West, in Canada by Publishers Group Canada, in
Europe by HI Marketing, and in Australia and New Zealand by Bookwise
International.

To order online, visit
http://www.southpacific.org/tahiti.html

December 11, 2007   Posted in: Tahiti