Joyrides Around San Diego: From the Sea, to the Mountains, to the Desert, Your Guide To Finding New Journeys - Softcover

Brandais, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692790500 ISBN 13: 9780692790502

Publisher: Joyride Guru, 2016

Synopsis

“Traditional travel stories are about the destination. I write about the journey," says author Jack Brandais.

With his new title, Joyrides Around San Diego, San Diego's Joyride Guru invites readers to take a journey today on the wandering roads of San Diego County.

Enjoy breathtaking views on isolated highways, away from the city. Learn more about one of the world’s most beautiful areas.

These Joyride Guru trips give drivers turn-by-turn directions, a locator map, and details on what you’re exploring.

Drive on some of the same roads that car companies use to show off their beautiful vehicles. Whether your ride is a minivan or Maserati, Jeep or jalopy, hotrod or Hyundai, there’s a perfect road nearby.

Explore twisting, curving roads and dirt trails from the beach to the mountains and the desert. Perfect for families and anyone who wants to take a different journey.

The book is sized to keep in your vehicle... it fits in many glove compartments or map pockets. Joyrides Around San Diego is perfect to keep handy for those last-minute local road trips.

This is the print version of the Joyride Guru books on Amazon Kindle. Each chapter is separate Amazon Kindle title and includes live links to maps and websites to enhance your travel experience.

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Review:

"Not sure where to go for your next Sunday drive? Jack Brandais has some ideas. He's a columnist for the San Diego Union-Tribune who has been writing for years about the kids of back roads that bring smiles to the faces of enthusiasts." -- Paul Zieke, Westways Magazine, Automobile Club of Southern California "I think this is a fantastic idea. So you're out with the family, or you just want to try something for one day on the weekend, you can download one of your drives and it tells you all aboutwhere to go and what to do." -- Megan Tevrizian, NBC 7 San Diego "These are some places that a lot of people may not know about, even if you've lived in the county for years." -- Greg Bledsoe, NBC 7 San Diego "You know how to explore what's going on around here in San Diego County.This is like the old days when you used to pack the family up, get thestation wagon and go for a day trip someplace, maybe buy the kids someice cream or Kool Aid or something." -- Paul Bloom, Fox 5 San Diego "You really give us a history, all these nuggets of information on thesedifferent stops all throughout San Diego County. ... I love this idea, Jack. My husband and I being new to San Diego, my husband and I love totake drives. We drove through Del Mar yesterday; this is right up ouralley." -- Elizabeth Alvarez, KUSI-TV "Congratulations on 15 years, Jack. And for keeping it safe and sane for our readers on your drive routes." -- Mark Maynard, San Diego Union-Tribune "An invaluable tool because we have so many military thatcome to this city, and the first thing they do is... they go get a bite, but they really don't know where to go. This is such an amazing tool, especially for people who are not familiar with the San Diego area, whowant to go for a day ride" -- Melody, Green Machine Radio, KCBQ-AM "He covers all regions of San Diego, and goes into beautiful detail aboutthe ride itself, the turns of the road, the views from the car window.They're for driving enthusiasts with some time to spare." -- San Diego Jewish Journal

"You have all the knowledge of all the hidden gems around the county." Renee Cohn, San Diego 6 News "Whether you are a parent with kids to distract, a host with guests to entertain or a multi-tasker who just needs to get out of holly-jolly hell, Brandais' book has a road map for you.Ladies and gentlemen of stressed-out San Diego, time to start your escape engines." -- Karla Peterson, San Diego Union-Tribune "With fuel costs, climate-change concerns and overbooked schedules, American society seems to have put the Sunday drive up on concrete blocks. Jack Brandais wants to revive it. He's written another book in his Joyride Guru series." -- Ken Stone, Times of San Diego "Not sure where to go for your next Sunday drive? Jack Brandais has some ideas. He's a columnist for the San Diego Union-Tribune who has been writing for years about the kids of back roads that bring smiles to the faces of enthusiasts." -- Paul Zieke, Westways Magazine, Automobile Club of Southern California "I think this is a fantastic idea. So you're out with the family, or you just want to try something for one day on the weekend, you can download one of your drives and it tells you all aboutwhere to go and what to do." -- Megan Tevrizian, NBC 7 San Diego "These are some places that a lot of people may not know about, even if you've lived in the county for years." -- Greg Bledsoe, NBC 7 San Diego "You know how to explore what's going on around here in San Diego County.This is like the old days when you used to pack the family up, get thestation wagon and go for a day trip someplace, maybe buy the kids someice cream or Kool Aid or something." -- Paul Bloom, Fox 5 San Diego "You really give us a history, all these nuggets of information on thesedifferent stops all throughout San Diego County. ... I love this idea, Jack. My husband and I being new to San Diego, my husband and I love totake drives. We drove through Del Mar yesterday; this is right up ouralley." -- Elizabeth Alvarez, KUSI-TV "Congratulations on 15 years, Jack. And for keeping it safe and sane for our readers on your drive routes." -- Mark Maynard, San Diego Union-Tribune "An invaluable tool because we have so many military thatcome to this city, and the first thing they do is... they go get a bite, but they really don't know where to go. This is such an amazing tool, especially for people who are not familiar with the San Diego area, whowant to go for a day ride" -- Melody, Green Machine Radio, KCBQ-AM "He covers all regions of San Diego, and goes into beautiful detail aboutthe ride itself, the turns of the road, the views from the car window.They're for driving enthusiasts with some time to spare." -- San Diego Jewish Journal

• "When I went through this book... it's very light, it's very easy to read. You can peruse it very quickly. But also, it gives you some really, really good ideas as far as where to go. You give directions, you give places to stop. ... It's a great little book... everybody should have it." -- Jason Austell, KUSI-TV


• "You have all the knowledge of all the hidden gems around the county." -- Renee Cohn, San Diego 6


• "Whether you are a parent with kids to distract, a host with guests to entertain or a multi-tasker who just needs to get out of holly-jolly hell, Brandais' book has a road map for you.Ladies and gentlemen of stressed-out San Diego, time to start your escape engines." -- Karla Peterson, San Diego Union-Tribune


• ..".With fuel costs, climate-change concerns and overbooked schedules, American society seems to have put the Sunday drive up on concrete blocks. Jack Brandais wants to revive it. He's written another book in his Joyride Guru series." -- Ken Stone, Times of San Diego


• "Not sure where to go for your next Sunday drive? Jack Brandais has some ideas. He's a columnist for the San Diego Union-Tribune who has been writing for years about the kids of back roads that bring smiles to the faces of enthusiasts." -- Paul Zieke, Westways Magazine, Automobile Club of Southern California

• "These are some places that a lot of people may not know about, even if you've lived in the county for years." -- Greg Bledsoe, NBC 7 San Diego

• "You know how to explore what's going on around here in San DiegoCounty.This is like the old days when you used to pack the family up, getthestation wagon and go for a day trip someplace, maybe buy the kidssomeice cream or Kool Aid or something." -- Paul Bloom, Fox 5 San Diego

• "You really give us a history, all these nuggets of information on these different stops all throughout San Diego County. ... I love this idea, Jack. My husband and I being new to San Diego, we love to take drives. We drove through Del Mar yesterday; this is right up our alley." -- Elizabeth Alvarez, KUSI-TV
• "Congratulations on 15 years, Jack. And for keeping it safe and sane for our readers on your drive routes." -- Mark Maynard, San Diego Union-Tribune
• "He covers all regions of San Diego, and goes into beautiful detail about the ride itself, the turns of the road, the views from the car window. They're for driving enthusiasts with some time to spare." -- San Diego Jewish Journal

About the Author:

A second-generation San Diegan, author Jack Brandais has been riding or driving on these roads since he was a kid. Since 2000, he’s been the award-winning Weekend Driver columnist for the San Diego Union-Tribune.

His first book, Weekend Driver San Diego was published in 2003.

Amazon Kindle versions of Joyrides Around San Diego and other Joyride Guru trips were published beginning in March 2015.

Jack has traveled throughout the United States to some locations far off the beaten track. His travel stories from around the nation are part of his award winning website, www.joyride.guru.

He is currently an award-winning freelance writer, photographer, Emmy-nominated video producer, and graphic designer.

Jack has also worked at the San Diego Unified School District, the City of San Diego, and Federal Emergency Management Agency. As a journalist, his newspaper stops included the Las Vegas Review-Journal, and Foster’s Daily Democrat of Dover, NH.

He is a graduate of San Diego State University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Joyride Guru
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0692790500
• ISBN 13: 9780692790502
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 112