Have you ever gotten in the car and hit the back roads just to see what's out there? We have! And in a big way, here in my home state. Tens of thousands of miles later, we can report that there are still wonderful pockets of pre-theme park, undeveloped Florida that shouldn't be missed, from the heartfelt artists colonies in Apalachicola, Cedar Key, Sopchoppy, and Matlacha to the step-back-in-time towns of Fernandina, Micanopy, Chokoluskee, and Arcadia. Look no farther than your backyard: Explore Florida with the Explorer's Guides!

NORTH FLORIDA: AN EXPLORER'S GUIDE
As we Floridians can tell you, North Florida and the Panhandle aren’t like the rest of the state. Here, you’re in the Deep South, a genteel place where fishing villages line the Gulf of Mexico and kids still head down to the river for a swim in the spring. As we’d hoped, North Florida is now broken out into its own book, and is the most recent of our offerings.

SOUTH FLORIDA: AN EXPLORER'S GUIDE
Despite two years of wall-to-wall hurricanes during our research trips, Kathy and I wrung out the last of our research notes to have this book in your hands in 2006. Once again, expect the local touch from us ladies who make a point of poking into every nook and cranny of our state, and hanging out in many of our favorite places almost long enough to call them home. With suggestions from friends newfound and old, we enjoyed finding the offbeat for this one.





ORLANDO, CENTRAL & NORTH FLORIDA: AN EXPLORERS GUIDE
Explore Florida as the locals know it, from the art galleries of Apalachicola to the surf schools of the Space Coast. This detailed guidebook, the grandad of the bunch (and presently being updated) explains What to See and What to Do, and provides my (and my co-author Kathy Wolf's) picks for accommodations, restaurants, shopping, and more.