Moon Bermuda

by Jones, Rosemary

• ISBN13: 9781612381428
• ISBN10: 1612381421
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-24
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing

Summary

Bermuda native Rosemary Jones provides her firsthand insight into the best this balmy island has to offer, from shopping for duty-free treasures in the capital of Hamilton to exploring St. George's, home of the island's first settlers. Jones also offers creative travel ideas, such as Vacation with the Kids, On the Wild Side, and A Romantic Retreat. With expert advice on lounging on pink-sand beaches, golfing at the famous Mid Ocean Club, and scuba-diving on shipwrecks, Moon Bermuda gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.

Author Biography

Born in Bermuda to British immigrants, Rosemary Jones grew up on the 21-square-mile British colony and still calls the island home. She began her writing career at Bermuda’s daily, The Royal Gazette, before working for several years in Toronto as a news and features reporter for the Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, and Broadcast News Toronto. For the past decade, Rosemary has been editorial director of Brimstone Media Ltd., a Bermuda-based company she launched with her journalist husband to produce and package books, magazines, museum exhibits, films, and other creative ventures. She has contributed to magazines, newspapers, and news services in North America and Europe, including Islands, In Style, Condé Nast publications, and The Daily Mail, and is a correspondent for People magazine. She is also the author of Bermuda: Five Centuries, a coffee-table book on the history of the island that won the Bermuda Literary Award for Non-Fiction in 2008. Her children’s edition, Bermuda: Five Centuries for Young People, was published in 2009.