Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Kudos for Great Escapes: Northern California


Sorry for the shameless plug but I'm proud to say that my book, Great Escapes: Northern California, was awarded the silver prize for guidebooks at the 2009 Society of American Travel Writers' Western Chapter Awards this week.
The judge called the book "a study in defining your audience and delivering exactly what you promise: ideas for people who have time only for a day trip or, at most, a weekend, often on the spur of the moment....With remarkable range for its slim 192 pages, it scores a direct hit, deftly covering the most important sights, injecting a bit of history and offering ideas for active pursuits as well as more languid exploration....The author rises to the challenge of paring down worthy sights and activities in this overendowed region and manages to take readers beyond the obvious."
I'm blushing.

1 comment:

rawtoast said...

Wow - what a great accomplishment! I'd think with "staycations" on the rise, that this book should really take off. I look forward to purchasing this :) We are a young family, always in need of great short nor cal trips!