Frommer's Bermuda 2009.pdf

Bermuda

2009

by Darwin Porter & Danforth Prince

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Contents

List of Maps

What’s New in Bermuda

The Best of Bermuda

1 The Best Beaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

What’s Special About Bermuda . . . . .6

2 The Best Outdoor Pursuits . . . . . . . . .6

3 The Best Dive Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

4 The Best Golf Courses . . . . . . . . . . . .8

5 The Best Tennis Facilities . . . . . . . . . . .9

6 The Best Day Hikes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

7 The Best Sailing Outfitters . . . . . . . .10

8 The Best Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

9 The Best Historic Sites . . . . . . . . . . .11

10 The Best Places to Experience

Old Bermuda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

11 Bermuda’s Best-Kept Secrets . . . . . . .12

12 The Best Resorts for Lovers &

Honeymooners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

13 The Best Places to Stay with

the Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

14 The Best Hotel Bargains . . . . . . . . . .15

15 The Best Restaurants . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Bermuda in Depth

1 Bermuda Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

2 Looking Back at Bermuda . . . . . . . . .22

Bermuda’s Famous People . . . . . . . .23

The Baffling Bermuda Triangle . . . . .26

3 Bermuda Art & Architecture . . . . . . .30

Did You Know? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

4 The Lay of the Land . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

5 Bermuda in Popular Culture:

Books, Film & Music . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

6 From Rockfish to Island Rum:

Dining, Bermuda Style . . . . . . . . . . .41

Planning Your Trip to Bermuda

1 Visitor Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Destination Bermuda:

Pre-Departure Checklist . . . . . . . . . .45

2 Entry Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

3 When to Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Getting Sucked In: The Official

Word on the Bermuda Triangle . . . . .48

Bermuda Calendar of Events . . . . . .48

4 Getting There & Getting Around . . . .51

Getting Through the Airport . . . . . . .53

5 Money & Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

The Bermudian, U.S. & Canadian

Dollars, the British Pound

& the Euro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

What Things Cost in Bermuda . . . . .64

6 Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

CONTENTS

Don’t Get Burned: Smart

Tanning Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

7 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

8 Specialized Travel Resources . . . . . . .69

Frommers.com: The Complete

Travel Resource . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

9 Planning an Island Wedding or

Honeymoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

10 Sustainable Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

It’s Easy Being Green . . . . . . . . . . . .75

11 Packages for the Independent

Traveler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

12 Staying Connected . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Online Traveler’s Toolbox . . . . . . . . .77

Suggested Itineraries

1 The Parishes of Bermuda . . . . . . . . .79

Island-Hopping on Your Own . . . . . .86

2 The Best of Bermuda in 1 Day . . . . .87

Rattle & Shake: The Bermuda

Railway Trail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

3 The Best of Bermuda in 2 Days . . . . .91

4 The Best of Bermuda in 3 Days . . . . .95

Where to Stay

1 Resort Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

2 Small Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

3 Cottage Colonies . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Family-Friendly

Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

4 Housekeeping Units . . . . . . . . . . . .120

5 Guesthouses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Where to Dine

127

1 Restaurants by Cuisine . . . . . . . . . .128

2 Sandys Parish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

3 Southampton Parish . . . . . . . . . . . .135

4 Warwick Parish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

5 Paget Parish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

6 City of Hamilton

(Pembroke Parish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Family-Friendly Restaurants . . . . . .149

7 Smith’s Parish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

8 Hamilton Parish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

9 St. George’s Parish . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Fun in the Surf & Sun

160

1 Beaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

2 Snorkeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

A Look Under Bermuda’s

Waters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

3 Scuba Diving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Walking Underwater . . . . . . . . . . .168

4 More Fun in the Water . . . . . . . . . .169

CONTENTS

Hanging Out with the Dolphins . . .171

5 Where to Play Some of the

World’s Best Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

6 Other Outdoor Pursuits: Biking,

Horseback Riding & Tennis . . . . . . .176

Exploring Bermuda’s Natural

Wonderlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

7 Spectator Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

Seeing the Sights

181

1 Island Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

2 Organized Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Frommer’s Favorite Bermuda

Experiences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

3 Sandys Parish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Especially for Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

A Park of Your Own . . . . . . . . . . . .190

Stepping Back into the Ice Age . . . .191

4 Southampton Parish . . . . . . . . . . . .192

5 Warwick Parish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

6 Paget Parish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

7 Pembroke Parish & the City

of Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

African Diaspora Heritage Trail . . . .196

8 Devonshire Parish . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198

9 Smith’s Parish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199

10 Hamilton Parish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

11 St. George’s Parish . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Special Places Where You Can

Be Alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202

St. George: A World

Heritage Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

Shopping

207

1 The Shopping Scene . . . . . . . . . . . .208

2 In the City of Hamilton . . . . . . . . . .209

Counterculture Shopping . . . . . . . .214

3 Around the Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Bermuda After Dark

219

1 The Club & Music Scene . . . . . . . . .219

2 The Bar Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

3 The Performing Arts . . . . . . . . . . . .223

Appendix A: Fast Facts, Toll-Free Numbers & Websites

225

1 Fast Facts: Bermuda . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Appendix B: Clothing Size Conversions

234

Index

236

General Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Accommodations Index . . . . . . . . .244

Restaurant Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

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