Created by local writers and photographers, Compass American Guides are the ultimate insider s guides, providing in-depth coverage of the history, culture and character of America s most spectacular destinations.??Covering everything there is to see and do as well as choice lodging and dining, these gorgeous full-color guides are perfect for new and longtime residents as well as vacationers who want a deep understanding of the region they re visiting.Outstanding color photography, plus a wealth of archival imagesWritten and photographed by Hawai i residentsThe best of the resorts, restaurants, golf courses, camping, museums, and festivalsHawai i s most beutiful beachesGlossary of Hawaiian terms and basic vocabularySpectacular paintings and archival illustrationsEssays on surfing, leis, Hawaiian Music, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and moreLiterary excerpts from Captain Cook, Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Jack LondonABOUT THE AUTHORA resident of Honolulu, Moana Tregaskis wrote regularly on Hawai i for the New York Times Sunday travel section.??Before concentrating on the curiosities of travel, she spent years as a correspondent traveling the Pacific and high mountain areas of Asia.??Trained in war coverage by one of America s famous war correspondents, Richard Tregaskis, she covered wars on the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia for news services and is a member of the Overseas Press Club of America.??Moana is a Fellow fo the Royal Asiatic Society and the Royal Society of Asian Affairs.??She and her husband live in Honolulu with a view overlooking Waikiki.ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHERSWayne Levin lives on the Big Island s Kona Coast where he is famous for swimming far out to sea to photograph dolphins and whales; and for swimming closer in, among the big waves, to photograph surfers.??He has had shows in Paris, Tokyo, and New York, and his photographs are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York as well as in Hawai i at the Honolulu Academy of Art, the Contemporary Arts Center, and the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.??A recipient fo the Photogrphers Fellowship of the National Endowment for the Arts, Levin has seen his photographs published in numerous magazines and journals including Manoa, A Pacific Journal of International Writing; and in Kalaupapa: A Portrait, a book illustrating the history and life of Moloka i s leper colony.Paul Chesley has been a freelance photographer with teh National Geographic Society??since 1975, traveleing regularly throughout Europe and Asia.??He was recently honored by the inclusion of his work in the Society s first major exhibition, "The Art of Photography at National Geographic: A 100 Year Retrospective: at teh Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Solo exhibitions of his work have appeared in museums in London, Tokyo, and New York; and his photographic essays are regularly featured in such magazines as LIFE, Fortune, Bunte, Paris Match, and Connoisseur.??Over the past six years he has participated in 10 Day in the Life book projects.
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翻开这本指南,感觉就像是立刻被夏威夷那种慵懒而又充满活力的氛围包裹住了。我最欣赏的是它对不同岛屿之间那种细致入微的区分。比如,它对欧胡岛(O‘ahu)的描述,不仅仅停留在威基基(Waikīkī)的喧嚣和珍珠港的历史重要性上,而是深入挖掘了北岸冲浪文化的精髓,那种带着咸湿海风的自由感跃然纸上。文字非常有画面感,描绘起那些隐秘的徒步路径,比如通往马卡普乌灯塔(Makapuʻu Point Lighthouse Trail)的景色,让人仿佛已经能闻到海边的清新空气,听到海浪拍打火山岩的声音。而且,对于食物的介绍简直是点睛之笔,不是那种浮于表面的“一定要尝尝菠萝”,而是深入探讨了夏威夷地方菜(Plate Lunch)的历史渊源,以及如何分辨出真正地道的烤猪肉(Kalua Pig)。当我计划行程时,我发现它提供的交通建议非常实用,特别是关于租车和岛间飞行的注意事项,比我在网上看到的零散信息要系统和可靠得多。即便是那些看似不重要的细节,比如当地人对“Aloha Spirit”的真正理解,这本书也给予了足够的篇幅去解释,让我感觉我不是去到一个旅游景点,而是去体验一种独特的生活方式。这使得我的行前准备不再只是做清单,而是一次充满期待的文化预热。
评分让我印象最为深刻的是,这本书对“慢节奏”旅行哲学的推崇。它多次强调,夏威夷的魅力在于其节奏,而不是景点数量。它非常坦诚地告诉读者,试图在一次旅行中看完所有主要岛屿是不切实际且会错过重点的。基于此,它提供了一系列非常实用的“岛屿聚焦”模块,建议游客选择一到两个岛屿,深入挖掘其独特的生态和人文特色。例如,在介绍考艾岛(Kauaʻi)时,它花费了大量篇幅描述纳帕利海岸(Nā Pali Coast)的壮丽和徒步的挑战性,同时配上了极具说服力的照片和极简的交通指引,暗示着前往那里需要付出额外的努力,但回报是巨大的。这种“质量优先于数量”的建议,直接影响了我的最终决策,我决定将时间集中在探索一个岛屿的深度体验上,而不是在机场奔波。这本书提供了一种清晰的路径,教导读者如何抵御旅行中的“错失恐惧症”(FOMO),转而享受当下的宁静与发现,这对于缓解现代旅行的压力来说,无疑是一剂良药。
评分坦白说,我原本以为一本经典的旅行指南会显得有些刻板和过时,但《指南》在文化敏感度上做得非常出色。它没有将夏威夷简单地描绘成一个热带天堂的符号,而是直面了其复杂的殖民历史、土地权争议以及夏威夷原住民文化的复兴努力。在谈论诸如“神圣之地”(Wahi Pana)时,它的措辞既尊重又充满敬意,提醒游客在欣赏美景的同时,也要保持谦卑和尊重。这种深度远远超出了普通观光手册的范畴,它更像是一本“如何成为一个负责任的游客”的指南。此外,它在户外活动的介绍上,不仅仅是罗列了活动名称,还对难度、所需装备和安全须知进行了非常详尽的评估。例如,在描述茂宜岛哈莱阿卡拉(Haleakalā)顶峰的清晨观日出时,它详细说明了零下的气温和高海拔可能带来的影响,这对于没有经验的游客来说,简直是救命的提醒。这种对细节的关注,体现了作者团队对这片土地真挚的热爱和深入的田野调查。
评分这本书的语言风格是一种非常迷人、略带文学性的叙述方式,读起来完全没有那种枯燥的“信息堆砌感”。它善于运用比喻和拟人化的手法来描绘自然景观,使得即便是最普通的沙滩介绍,也充满了诗意。比如,它描述火山熔岩流冷却后形成的黑色海岸线时,用了“大地凝固的黑色伤疤,诉说着地球不朽的创伤”这样的句子,一下子就把我对那片土地的敬畏感拉满了。而且,这本书对夏威夷语(ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi)的使用非常自然和恰当,不仅给出了常用词汇的发音指南,还解释了许多词汇背后的深层含义,这极大地丰富了我对当地文化的感知。我发现在规划行程时,我已经开始不自觉地去寻找那些带有特殊夏威夷语命名的地点,因为我知道那里很可能隐藏着更地道的故事。这种由内而外的引导,成功地将我的旅行目标从“打卡”转变成了“探寻”。对于那些希望真正融入当地生活、而不是仅仅作为旁观者的旅行者来说,这种文本的深度是极其宝贵的。
评分这本书的排版和信息组织方式,简直是为我这种“计划强迫症”量身定做的旅行伴侣。我特别喜欢它在介绍各个景点时,提供的“历史背景速览”和“当地人私房话”两个小栏目。前者让我对历史遗迹有了更深层次的理解,而不是走马观花地看一眼石头;后者则常常透露出一些旅行团不会带你去的地方,比如某个下午茶点心店的绝佳视角,或者哪个海滩在特定季节会有特定的海洋生物出现。它的地图制作水平也值得称赞,清晰的等高线和明确的标识,即便是没有手机信号的偏远地区,我也能大致掌握方位。与我过去用过的其他指南相比,它在住宿推荐上展现出一种非常成熟的平衡感——既介绍了奢华的度假村,也详细说明了经济型民宿的优缺点,甚至给出了如何联系当地家庭旅馆的建议。最让我感到贴心的是,它对不同类型旅行者(家庭、情侣、背包客)的行程建议做了明确区分,避免了“一刀切”的尴尬。这本指南不仅仅是告诉我“去哪里”,更重要的是告诉我“如何以最适合自己的方式去体验那里”。它的实用性,是建立在对夏威夷复杂地理和文化肌理的深刻理解之上的。
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