Make Your Florida Beach Vacations As Good As They Get!
The books I'm recommending are among the best travel guide books that you can buy. All are very up-to-date. After reading them, and this website you'll be much better prepared to have a fabulous time on your Florida beach vacations.
Of course, you can save one or two for some good beach reading while you're here.
ENJOY!
Frommer's Florida 2011
by Lesley Abravanel and Laura Lea Miller.
Frommer's Travel Guides are some of the most well known and enjoyed travel guide books. The 2011 Florida guide is a fabulous planning guide whether you're getting ready for a family Orlando vacation or a couples' South Beach, Miami, Florida beach vacation.
This is a highly rated guide book and is sure to please you and help you to be plan the perfect Florida trip.
Definitely a wonderful addition to your travel reference library. A must read.
Florida's Living Beaches - A Guide for the Curious Beachcomber
by Blair E. Witherington.
This is a marvelous book with lots of information and photos about seashells, sea beans, fossils, sea foam, birds, mammals and rocks found on Florida's beaches.
There are 985 color photos and 431 maps included. Not only is this a great reference book, but also fun beach reading.
Definitely the perfect book for the Florida beachcomber. A must read.
Florida's Fabulous Waterbirds: Their Stories
by Winston Williams.
This is a beautifully illustrated book with large photos of egrets, flamingos, frigates, gulls, herons, osprey, ibis, pelicans, spoonbills, sandpipers, terns and many more Florida water birds.
The birdwatcher eager to learn about Florida's water birds will love this book, probably as much as I do. It's been in my library for years!
Florida's Fabulous Seashells: And Other Seashore Life
by Winston Williams.
If you're planning a visit to Florida and are going shelling (a favorite pasttime), you'll find this book indispensable. Not only does it beautifully illustrate all of Florida's seashells with gorgeous photos and narratives, but also includes info on crabs, fossil shells, shark teeth and different colored beach sands.
All shells have gorgeous, large photos and information about them.
Kids as well as adults will love this book. Your trip to Florida will definitely be enhanced greatly with your access to wonderful seashell information.
It's been in my library for years! It's a wonderful souvenir to return home with and it also makes a great gift!
Weird Florida - Your Travel Guide to Florida's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets
by Charlie Carlson
Weird Florida is a colorful, in-depth, fun book looking into strange happenings and natural phenomena all over the state. Want to know if there's hidden pirate treasure in Florida? How about skunk apes? Are they real or made up? Want to read some fun ghost stories and see weird architecture? Then, this is the book for you.
If you're planning a trip to Florida or if you live here, plan on taking a day trip or weekend getaway to visit some of these fun, strange places. Definitely a must read for the adventurous spirit in each of us.