Quick Escapes Florida

by Lynn Seldon

Twenty-nine great minivacations start from either Miami or Orlando and give you a chance to enjoy a peaceful trip on the Everglades Queen for an overview of the flora and fauna to be found in the Everglades National Park, attend Space Camp Florida programs or select many other tours to learn about science and exploration at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, or meander along the beach on Sanibel Island while looking at 200 different kinds of shells. This guide includes travel directions, local sources of information, destination highlights, activities for morning, afternoon and evening, choice restaurants, picnic sites, lodgings, special events and festivals, shopping and detailed route maps.

272 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1999

About the author

A 1983 graduate of Virginia Military Institute, Lynn got his start while stationed in Germany as a young Army officer looking for some excitement and a creative outlet. During his weekend jaunts throughout Europe, he decided to start writing about his travel experiences. On a lark, he sent a few articles to Stars & Stripes, the daily newspaper for the Armed Forces. From that, a successful full-time career in travel writing and photography developed.

Lynn has spent the past 20+ years covering all aspects of travel writing and photography. He focuses on travel within the Southeast US and the Caribbean, cruise ship travel, soft adventure (including scuba diving, hiking, mountain biking, and boating), spa travel and culinary travel. Whether an exotic cruise ship port in South America or a charming little cooking school in Tennessee, Lynn covers the world and his own backyard.

Lynn’s work has appeared in more than 500 publications, including: Southern Living; Cruise Travel; Outside; Wine Enthusiast; Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel; Scuba Diving; Dayspa; Porthole; Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Charlotte Observer; USA Today; various in-flight publications; and many AAA magazines.

Virginia's Ring is his first novel and he has channeled his college experiences and those of other male and female graduates into a compelling novel that delves into the decisions we make that impact our lives forever.