101 Accessible Vacations
922440
This is a great book, full of good suggestions for travelers with limitations.  I would recommend it for anyone who has difficulty getting around.  Just like new too.  Great purchase.  Thanks.
591094
Bed, Breakfast and Bike Midwest is a must have, attractive guide for anyone planning a bicycling trip in Indiana, Michigan or Ohio.  But you don't have to be on a bike to use this book for B&B vacations.  Theresa and Robert Russell offer their readers a well researched, diverse selection of home base lodgings, easy to follow maps, and useful data such as type of terrain, expected traffic conditions and nearby historic sites to look for enroute.  Added plusses are locations of the nearest local bike shops and a final fun chapter highlighting recipes which the Russells culled from the many inns, mansions, B&Bs and farmhouses visited during their fact finding tour.
877996
I've just completed an initial read of the book and was impressed by the inclusion of many beautiful pictures and maps of each trip. It is perfect for anyone wishing to spend a vacation exploring various locations in those wonderful national parks. The book suggests the best scenic routes to its many destinations, usually supplemented with local history. The extensive Internet and YouTube links will be exceptionally beneficial in planning my visit.

It's so much more than a travel book. It's a driving and hiking companion.
I'll be making a trip to the parks this fall and this ebook won't be far from my side.
4112197
I have found this guide book very useful for planning a trip to Cape Cod and Nantucket. It also covers Martha's Vineyard, but I did not use that section. You can find most of this information on the web, but here it is in one, easily accessible place. I found the description of things to do in various locations extremely helpful. I was looking for things to do for children as well as for adults. Found some great suggestions which I then planned our trip around.
1889887
I purchased this book to help me find a place to honeymoon that was cozy, not over-run by tourists.  I wanted a honeymoon site that offered an authentic experience, not one marketed or comercialized.  I knew there had  to be out of the way places that would allow genuine exploration and  discovery in which the traveler was not just another number being shuttled  around to the same places to spend money with everyone else.  I ended up  finding a beautiful bed and breakfast on the Olympic Peninsula in  Washington State.  Built in the late 1800's this inn featured a small  detached bungalow on the bluffs overlooking the harbor.  There is no way I  would have found this place without the guide.
I am realizing the  benefit of "place."  The world is full of ugly concrete box  hotels that all look and feel the same.  Why not chance it a little and  explore a small county inn off a small country road surrounded by woods and  coastline?  Yes, there may be a little discomfort in the lack of anonimity,  but why settle for the generic?
For those who live on the west coast, or  want to visit, this guide has hundreds of listings of places to stay.  The  author has personally visited each of them (tough job), and offers  insightful recommendations.  The guide thoroughly covers a broad range of  geography and has something from everyone from 19th century hotels to small  cabins in California's Gold Rush Country.  Most of these inns are owned by  families who live on the site, so you know you are supporting local  economies and not some corporate interest 1,000 miles away.
Read this and  then get out there and explore.
3621718
I am a fan of Lonely Planet travel books. This was a joy to find, considering that I am taking a quick trip to San Francisco this summer. We won't have much time, so knowing what we can accomplish in that time is important.

I love the flip book-type make up of the book. Like those mix and match monster books that I had when I was little. Pick your head, your body and your feet. Instead, you are picking morning, mid-day, night. This is great when you don't have much time to spend and certainly when you don't want to spend all of your time planning and re-planning.

I am also happy to be able to use this in tandem with an app. I'd rather not have to carry the book around with me all day, but the tips are worth having. Now I don't have to choose!
1683293
As a travel writer, I loved this book because it offers a way to get so much more out of travel. So many people miss the REAL travel experience and only visit the tourist hot spots. This offers so many suggestions to interact and truly live like a local wherever you travel. There were some ideas I had not though of or tried like using Airband instead of staying at a hotel. Others I use like engaging with locals and discussing with them the things they are doing that to them are everyday but to a visitor are an interesting look into the local way of life.
437950
I really enjoyed this travel guide, for the places it recommended weren't touristy at all. Instead, they were low key and FUN places with beautiful people and handsome men all around.
2960964
This travel guide provides up-front and honest opinions of accomodation, eating, things to do (both city and backcountry).  The authors have provided plenty of ideas that allow you to design your own trip that doesn't have to follow the crowds.  (They don't exclude the popular destinations either, if that is your preference.)  The book is layed out in a nice logical fashion broken down by the 7 regions and Salt Lake City.  Included is a good background on the State and its history, without turning into a textbook.  As someone from the other side of the world, I found the advice on customs (such as tipping, Utah's liqor laws) very useful.
3051923
I really found some useful information in this book.  All I need now is a chance to go on vacation to try out some of these advanced techniques.
4241085
I wish I had something to offer other than how much I like the portability of this guide, but there you have it.  After having literally thrown away a number of other travel guides due to their being what we in the South call 'bundlesome,' it's nice to have a useful guide that doesn't weigh 5 pounds.

I also liked the ease of organization of this guide.  You don't have to leaf all over the place to find the category you're looking for.  Bonus points for information on transit options to and from the locations.

You can't beat the price.  Hopefully they'll update this guide for 2011.
2615713
Great for a couples 3/4 day get away.  Ample storage, great navigation wheels, rolls with a breeze......excellent decision
334837
I bought this book as I was planning our May 2016 cruise.  It was low cost, so what did I have to lose?  Money well spent. It turned out her cruise was on our ship, with virtually the same itinerary except for thus year's cancellation of Turkey.  We also wanted to tour privately and independently. I used her research to locate guides and tour companies. I booked most of her choices and was not disappointed, especially in Florence and Athens.  It helped me eliminate a lot of aimless searching the web.
2488296
this book is an absolute gem for those love to travel.  it's not written for people who likes to lay on the beach and sip mai tai all day long.  it contains tons of travel treasures about the big island and if you are willing to explore, you'll see some amazing stuff.  the chapters are self-contained and can be browsed through very quickly, the maps are illustrative and helpful (though not necessarily complete and has a few mistakes).

I just came back from the big island and I have the following recommendations based on my own experience (traveling alone):

1. get a real 4x4 rental, trust me there are places you want to see where only a 4WD can take you there.

2. bring plenty to sunblocks and a beach towel (which I forgot).

3. if you are tight on budget and don't mind roughin' it a little, car camp can be a great way to save some money.

4. verizonwireless has coverage at hilo, kona and a good portion of saddle road.

5. DO NOT get stuck, I repeat, DO NOT get stuck.  I didn't but I almost did a couple times, it's not a simple tow out of some of these places.

6. go see mauna kea before you scuba dive, especially if the weather is nice up in the mountain (weather can change very quickly up there).  I waited to go to the summit and when I was ready to go the summit weather had turned bad.

7. be adventurous but don't do anything stupid, there are a lot of places where you can get hurt.

8. be flexible with your travel plan.  the island is big and going back to the same hotel each night can be a pain.

9. trust the book, these guys know what they are talking about.

10. respect the locals, I found them to be very nice and helpful.

11. respect the island, it'll treat you well.
1543272
If. If. If. If only life was made for carefree voyages of exploration around this planet of ours. 10 Best of Everything is another volume in the genre of fantasy tourism. (Because who on earth could ever do even one fraction of everything that's listed?) This thick book details the best sites on earth in such categories as best golf courses, best tea shoppes, best sites along the Silk Road, best airlines to take, best places in the US National Park system, best sites in Rome, best places to have a good steak, best places to go in the Loire Valley, and many more bests as well. This is a nice book to peruse and if time and money were not factors, spending one's days trekking through the recommendations here would make for a memorable lifetime. 10 Best has beautiful photography worthy of the imprimatur of the National Geographic Society that rests on its cover, and everyone can probably find something in here that actually registers as a destination on their ultimate vacation list. Where other guides might be heavy on words, this one is loaded with illustrations  and bite-sized snippets of fact, and it's as enjoyable to look at this lavish, heavyweight book as it is to read its well-written descriptions of cities, roadways, restaurants, hotels, diving expeditions, and the shopping malls of Madrid. It's a fun book!
4318473
If you take one trip a year and never go to the same place twice, even the most fortunate person will probably visit no more than 50 different places in a lifetime.  What a great idea it is to be more aware of what your choices are before taking one of those 50 trips.

The book is organized around nine themes as described thusly on the contents page:

1.  Across Water (Unforgettable voyages, from luxury cruises to dugout canoes)

2.  By Road (Chasing the horizon: legendary drives and secret detours)

3.  By Rail (Watching the world pass by your window)

4.  On Foot (The pleasures of the oldest and greenest mode of travel)

5.  In Search of Culture (Life-enhancing odysseys for lovers of all the arts)

6.  In Gourmet Heaven (Seeking out the world of flavors)

7.  Into the Action (Hands-on adventures for those who'd rather do it for themselves)

8.  Up and Away (Flights, skyways, and bird's-eye views)

9.  In Their Footsteps (Pilgrimages for readers, dreamers, and history fans)

Typical trip choices are usually described in one or two pages with color photographs and maps taking up at least half of the space.  An entry contains brief advice on when to go, how long the trips last, how far ahead to plan, special packing advice, and Web sites for more information.  Highlights of such a trip are also briefly described so you can get a sense of what you'll see and do.  Some trips are, however, listed in as little as a paragraph.

Naturally, you have to judge a book like this very carefully.  By definition, you haven't taken most of the trips!

I looked at trips I've taken that were terrific and noticed some weaknesses in the advice.  Here are a few examples:

1.  Each entry is treated as though there's nothing else nearby that might be of interest.  As a result, you need to check the geographies to see how you might combine several trips listed in the book into one.  For example, many of the New England trips are located not too far from one another and you should consider doing more than one on a visit.

2.  The timing of how to enjoy other events isn't always considered in enough detail.  For instance, Boston's Freedom Trail is listed in the book.  But you aren't told that if you come around Patriot's Day (a Monday in April) you can also see re-enactments of the battles of Lexington and Concord and the running of the Boston Marathon on the same trip.

3.  Some of the advice seemed just plain wrong from my point of view.  When I went to the Galapagos, I was there for 10 days in the dry season and 4 days in the wet season.  The wet season was awful!  People there said to be sure to always come in the dry season (which ends around the beginning of winter in North America).  The book made no mention of this issue in discussing when to go.  Also, many of the most interesting things to do in the Galapagos aren't mentioned.

As a result, use this book to start dreaming a little about what you might go see.  I was fascinated by some of the choices for Australia and New Zealand that I had never heard of but which looked very beautiful.  But do plenty of homework beyond the book to find out what you really need to know before choosing and organizing a trip.

Bon voyage!
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I've lived in New Hampshire/Mass./Maine my whole life, but when you live somewhere you forget about all the "to do" ideas and locations within an easy drive. You take them for granted, and never even notice.

So this book would be as ideal for a long-time resident of a region, as much as a tourist who is planning a trip. I was surprised by a lot of the 'touristy' things I've let pass me by - but thanks to this book, the effort of locating and coordinating short trips would be pretty easy. I already know the area's "infrastructure," like roads and directions, so this book provides the specific details.

Obviously, it's also great for tourists planning a first-time trip. You do sort of need your own ideas so you'll know what to look for. It's organized by region, not activity, but that's probably the best way.

One potential problem (with any book like this) might be keeping it current. Portsmouth, NH has a lot of restaurant turnover, for example, and it's likely that venues listed in the book will have changed names or closed in a year or so. But, restaurants are just a small part of the book anyhow.

Plus, it limits the content to just a few restaurants, when most of these communities have many more than that. Focus on a handful is fine - but an index of another dozen or more would be a good addition. And, they ALL wouldn't change names or whatever, so it would just add to the comprehensiveness (but the book can only be so long, so it's always a tradeoff).

Definitely a useful resource that we hope to use for some new travel/activity ideas right in our backyard.