Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands: The First Comprehensive Guide to the Entire Ryukyu Island Chain

By Robert Walker

**Lowell Thomas Annual Travel Book Award Silver Medal Winner 2015**

Travel to the most inspiring tropical islands on the planet! Everything you need is in this one convenient Okinawa travel guide--including a large pull-out map.

Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands is the first comprehensive travel guide to the 150 sub-tropical island chain that stretches across 600 miles from Japan to Taiwan. These are some of the most stunningly beautiful islands in the world!

Trek up active volcanoes, soak in natural hot springs, enjoy pristine white sand beaches, and sample Okinawa's superb homegrown cuisine. Experienced author Robert Walker tells you how to get there, where to go, where to stay and what to do, including:

• Ferry schedules and flights
• Lodgings on all inhabited islands
• Best beaches and surf spots
• Hikes and nature walks
• Sights suitable for families with children
• Historical and cultural landmarks

With over 200 color photographs and 40 maps, this book provides essential travel tips to help tourists avoid costly mistakes. It also includes a large fold-out map of Okinawa and the Ryukyu chain with insets for the major islands and cities.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Release date: May 27, 2014
• ISBN: 9781462914319

Robert Walker

Robert Walker is recently retired after fifty-plus years of active work life, firstly in the international aviation industry and, more recently, in managing aged care homes. He is a graduate of the Writing School, covering such diverse subjects as novellas, poetry, short stories, radio, television, and stage plays. He has long held a passion for exploring and fossicking outback Australian mining areas. In particular, he has chased gold, opals, and gemstones. His travels following this passion have taken him to Lightning Ridge (home of the famous black opals) as well as to the Snowy Mountains region, Bathurst, Sofala, Gulgong, and Hill End, sites involved in the New South Wales gold rush of the mid to late 1800s. This novel, his first, is the realisation of a dream to share some of his outback experiences, encapsulated in a murder-mystery.

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