Florida For Dummies® (Dummies Travel) - Softcover

Tunstall, Jim; Tunstall, Cynthia; Abravanel, Lesley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764519794 ISBN 13: 9780764519796

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2003

Synopsis

For the ultimate in sun, sand, fun, and relaxation, Florida is the place to go. From Disney World and Orlando to Pensacola, the Everglades to Miami and the Keys, the Sunshine State features vacation hotspots for singles, couples, families, and everyone in between. This handy guide shows you where and when to go whatever your vacation needs and leaves the relaxing up to you. You ll find:

• A Florida event calendar, giving you the lowdown on what s up every month of the year
• The top hotels and restaurants in any price range, from Miami to Key Largo
• Exploring Florida s natural wonders, from the Everglades to the coral reefs
• Touring the theme parks: Disney World, Universal Studios, Animal Kingdom, SeaWorld, and many others
• The best beaches, romantic hideaways, family attractions, bars, fishing spots, and more

Like every For Dummies travel guide, Florida For Dummies, Second Edition includes:

• Down–to–earth trip–planning advice
• What you shouldn t miss and what you can skip
• The best restaurants and hotels for every budget
• Lots of detailed maps

About this title

Review:

"...useful tips...the hotels and restaurants are well chosen and critically reviewed..." ( Daily Telegraph, 25 October 2003)

About the Author:

Cynthia Tunstall is a freelance writer and photographer whose work has appeared in Better Homes & Gardens, Elegant Bride, and the Atlanta Journal–Constitution, among others. Jim Tunstall has been an editor and writer for The Tampa Tribune since 1978. Together, they ve authored seven travel guides, including Frommer s Walt Disney World & Orlando 2003 and Walt Disney World & Orlando For Dummies 2003. The Tunstalls are native Floridians who live in Lecanto, Florida a radar blip that s 70 miles west of the Magic Mickey. They currently share space with two horses, three dogs, two cats, a parrot, and a lot of cranky wildlife, including a gopher tortoise named Ike.

Lesley Abravanel is a freelance journalist and a graduate of the University of Miami School of Communication. When she isn t combing South Florida for the latest hotels, restaurants, and attractions, she s on the lookout for vacationing celebrities, about whom she writes in her weekly nightlife and gossip column, Velvet Underground, for both the Miami Herald and its weekly entertainment newspaper, Street. She is a contributor to Star Magazine and the Miami correspondent for Black Book Magazine and is the author of Frommer s South Florida.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0764519794
• ISBN 13: 9780764519796
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 552