In this guide, renowned travel writing team Harry Basch and Shirley Slater offers updates on their favorite RV trips around the U.S., including scenic routes along Virginia's Skyline Drive and the New England coast, plus jaunts through the Heart of the Heartlands (Indiana, Iowa and Illinois) and to Alaska via Canada. On each trip you'll get all the famous, infamous, and off-the-wall attractions; campgrounds along each route, from luxurious private RV parks with heated swimming pools and golf courses to quiet, forested campgrounds in state and national parks; tips for making life on the road easier and more comfortable; and a complete guide to buying or renting an RV, with tips on how to decide which type is right for you. All this, plus information on wildlife watchingand scenic views, the best parks and beaches, quick-and-easy recipes, packingsuggestions, info on road etiquette and safety, and more. Head off the beatenpath with Frommer's, to discover the real life lurking around the bend.Shirley Slater and Harry Basch are a husband-and-wife travel-writing team whose books, articles, and photographs have been published internationally for more than 25 years. Former stage, film, and television actors, they have writtentheir syndicated column Cruise Views for the Los Angeles Times and other major newspapers for more than 20 years, and written Shirley and Harrys RV Adventures (a monthly newsletter), plus four books on worldwide cruising. The authorswere only the third writers (and the first freelancers) to receive the prestigious Melva C. Pederson Award from the American Society of Travel Agents for extraordinary journalistic achievement in the field of travel. On assignment for publications as diverse as Bon Appétit and Travel Weekly, they have covered 188 countries by barge, elephant back, hot-air balloon, luxury cruise ship, cross-country skis, paddle-wheel steamer, and supersonic aircraft, but their favorite method of transportation is by RV. They have traveled an thousands of miles, exploring the back roads and campgrounds of America. The journeys in thisbook are all based on the authors personal experiences.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-53775-6
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 448
- Fecha Publicación: 21/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés