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Welcome
to the online home of travel columnist Donald D. Groff, who has
dispensed advice and stories since 1988 in such publications as the Philadelphia Inquirer,
the Newark Star-Ledger, The Kansas City Star, Newsday, Salon, Condé Nast Traveler, Consumer Reports
Travel Letter, The Boston Globe, and Endless Vacation magazine.
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Bookshelf
This potpourri includes books that
are hot off the presses, focus on little-covered destinations, and/or
handle their topics especially well. Some just scratch an itch. (Click
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Uber-photographer Bob Krist roams the world shooting travel images, so
when he produces a book set in his own back yard, you can expect something
extraordinary. Our friend from Bucks County, Pa., delivers with Down
the Shore: A Photo Tour of the Jersey Coast (Old
Mill Productions, 2005). The Jersey Shore never looked better. The
12-by-10-inch book is packed with full-page and two-page spreads of photos
that capture the Shore's touchstone images as well as some you'll probably
never see -- such as the man being smeared with what looks like greasy
swamp mud in a Pine Barrens camouflage class. In a rarity for photo books,
this one has a map to help holiday planners match the photos to towns they
might want to drop in on, lured by the rich images. |
A percentage of the cost of any book purchased through this search box goes
to the support of this site.
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Smart in Peru is the latest in a series of dining, menu and market
food books from Ginkgo Press. By Joan Peterson and Brook Soltvedt. |
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Boston
to Jacksonville, mile by mile. Travelsmart,
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Charleston,
Savannah & the Coastal Islands. Countryman
Press, 2004 |
Alabama,
Mississippi & Florida's Panhandle.
Fodor's, 2004 |
A
couple's primer and diary for a one-year ramble by RV.
RLI Press, 2004 |
Latest
guide to a fascinating subcontinent. Fodor's,
2005 |
Places
to find nature, without the heavy lifting. First edition. Fodor's,
2004 |
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colorful guide to a most colorful state. Insight Guides, 2004 |
Rick
Steves lends his user-friendly touch to an undervisited destination.
Avalon, 2004 |
Think
Wyeth, DuPont, bucolic vistas -- and QVC tours. All neatly documented.
Stackpole, 2004 |
Highlights
with photos & Web sites. Easy to digest. Oyster Press, 2004 |
Part
of a new series devoted to weekend getaways. 24 destinations plus pit
stops. Fodor's, 2004 |
Western
Massachusetts, detailed like a Rockwell painting. Countryman Press,
2004 |
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Guide
to outdoor adventures high and low.
Hunter, 2004 |
Like
Brazil itself, inviting and lush. Concise and slick as well.
Knopf, 2004 |
Know
before you go -- or use it to prepare authentic cuisine at home. Ginkgo
Press, 2004 |
Comprehensive
& well-mapped guide to wartime London. Ulysses, 2004 |
Guide
to romantic travel in a state with a sizzling pulse.
Hunter, 2004 |
It's
all here -- from Cromwell to Camilla Parker-Bowles. Independent Int'l.,
2004 |
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| Deep
piles of what to know, where to go. Rough Guides, 2003 |
Animal
savvy for the planning stages. Insight Guides, 2003 |
Peach
sweet: Atlanta, Savannah, Okefenokee. Ulysses, 2003 |
Just
in time for bicentennial retracings. Fodor's, 2003 |
The
new Road Trip series: Route 1, Route 66, Napa wine road. Lonely
Planet, 2003 |
The
full family spin on Kauai; part of a new series. Ulysses, 2003 |
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tourism in the original 13. Fodor's, 2003 |
Going
the Grand Tour one better. Fodor's, 2003 |
Updated
lodging guide, firsthand reports. Wilson Pub., 2003 |
Flashbacks
from Euro rambles. Lonely Planet, 2003 |
Let
Lansky be your compass. Rough Guide, 2003 |
Walking
the wild side in New England. Walkabout, 2001 |
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Sizzling city in your palm; a map-guide series.
Knopf, 2003 |
500 miles of
coastline get the LP treatment. Lonely Planet, 2003 |
So many stores, so
little time.
Insight Guides, 2003 |
Work up a
thirst, then grab this UK guide. Rough Guides, 2003 |
22 New
England getaways of 2 to 4 days.
Countryman, 2003 |
42 small
museums in Pennsylvania. Penn State Press, 2003 |
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Nolting is the Lion
King. Global Travel Pub., 2003 |
Complete guides to
L.I. are rare.
Hunter, 2003 |
Thick & palm-size; friends will say "Wow!"
Running Press, 2003 |
The old city never
looked better. Insight Guides, 2003 |
A delicious cuisine
series, like eating dessert. Lonely Planet |
Youthfully hip.
Irreverent. Underground. Manic D Press, 2002 |
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| Itinerary you
imagined is already here. Fodors, 2002 |
Boomtown captured.
Insight Guides, 2003 |
Gives the Web a run
for its money. urls included. Lanier Guide,2003 |
THE guide to factory
tours. Avalon, 2002 |
What not to say at
dinner. Wiley,
2002 |
A vast & extreme
land, duly noted. W.W. Norton, 2002 |
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