Caribbean Ways
Description: The Guide opens the window to new customs and new experiences. People who are interested in other people will find keys to enjoying the cultures of the wonderfully varied Caribbean islands.
Sanibel Island Eyes (and Other Island Afflictions & Addictions)
Description: A local humor columnist’s askew view of island life, from tourist-tracking tips to surviving post-vacation blues.
Florida Island Hopping: The West Coast
Description: Focusing on the natural, noncommercial, and social aspects of island hopping, this book includes specific information for boaters, outdoor types and below-the-surface travelers.
Islands are addictive, and this insider’s tour of the Gulf Coast barrier islands shows you why. From the glare-white beaches of the Panhandle to the down-under primitiveness of the Ten Thousand Islands, [...]
THE HIPPOCENE INSIDERS GUIDE TO WORLD’S MOST EXCITING CRUISES
Description: Cover Photos clockwise from Top Left: Delta Queen,Delta Queen Steamboat Company; Sir Francis Drake, Tall Ship Adventures; Radisson Diamond, Diamond Cruises; SS Universe, World Explorer Cruises.
COVERS MORE THAN 300 CRUISES:
Glamorous Caribbean Cruises
Freighters
Sailing Cruises
River Cruises, and much More!
Ever thought about a European wine cruise?
Visiting the exquisite coral reef in the Gulf of Thailand?
Sailing among the [...]
CHELLE KOSTER WALTON
Description: Chelle Koster Walton, a 15-year resident of Sanibel Island, Florida, specializes in Florida and Caribbean travel. She wrote Frommer’s guide to Best Beach Vacations: Florida and Florida Island-Hopping: The West Coast (Pineapple Press). Her Caribbean Ways: A Cultural Guide and Hidden Florida: The Adventurer’s Guide have both won awards in Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism [...]
TEXAS BARBECUE A guide to the best pits, products, and prize-winning recipes in the Lone Star state.
Description: Barbecue is as much a symbol of Texas as the two-step and the 10 gallon hat. It’s a staple of every occasion that brings Texans together — political functions, family reunions, picnic lunches and fund-raiser suppers. Barbecue is big business here, too. At last count, the state boasted over 1,300 barbecue joints, from side-of-the-road [...]
Stein’s DAY TRIPS FROM SAN ANTONIO & AUSTIN
Description: This adventure packed book lists over 100 delightful and educational day trips, most within a two-hour drive of San Antonio or Austin. These unforgettable journeys take you through a diverse, multicultural region filled with information about Texas’s exciting past. You’ll travel beautiful back roads that lead from the high-tech cities through forested country, sandy [...]
THE ALAMO CITY GUIDE
Description: Grab your sombrero and hop aboard for a tour of San Antonio, Texas’s favorite tourist destination. In this fun-filled volume, award-winning travel writers and longtime Texans Paris Permenter and John Bigley provide a look at the best attractions, dining, shopping, accommodations, and night life in the Alamo City.
Stroll the cool corridors of the Alamo [...]
JOHN BIGLEY AND PARIS PERMENTER
John Bigley and Paris Permenter contribute travel articles and photographs on the US and the Caribbean to such magazines as Corporate Meetings and Incentives, Honeymoon Destinations, Bridal Trends, and Texas Highways. Their work also appears in newspapers such as the San Antonio Express-News, Denver Post, Dallas Morning News, and most frequently the Austin American-Statesman.
Paris and [...]
A DIFFERENT ANGLE Fly Fishing Stories
There’s an old Rex Reed joke about a review that ran, “Loved the title. Hated the movie.” I don’t know if Editor Holly Morris is responsible for the sub-title, or if the blame lies with the publisher, Seal Press that specializes in what, judging from this book, must be exceedingly fine stories by and about [...]
