Andrew Delaplaine: 177 books

A complete guide for everything you need to experience a great Long Weekend in Chicagoland.There’s nothing quite like a visit to the “City of Big Shoulders,” as the poet Carl Sanders once dubbed Chicago. And boy, was he right. Never has a city been so aptly described..“We had never...

Comprehensive overview of the whole “San Francisco Experience.”Updated several times during the year."Found 6 or 7 restaurants that were great discoveries thanks to this book—not the standard spots.” –Jennifer S., Detroit“I really don’t think there’s another city...

A complete guide for everything you need to experience a great Long Weekend on New York’s Upper West Side. Whether you want museums, restaurants or shopping, this part of New York is a unique world unto its own and deserves special attention.“We had to spend two days going through the American...

A complete guide for everything you need to experience a full “Long Weekend” in the Sarasota. “Most of the guidebooks we saw covered too large an area, like ‘Florida’s West Coast,’ and had loads of information on cities we weren’t even going to. This guide focuses in on all things...

A complete guide for everything you need to experience a great Long Weekend in Brooklyn, whether your trip takes you to Bedford Avenue in bustling Downtown, Gowanus, Williamsburg, Red Hook or any of the other fabulous parts of this town. (Did you know that if Brooklyn were not part of New York City,...

Welcome to the “Redneck Riviera”!Or, as many people call it, the “Forgotten Coast.”Once you visit this quiet area of the Florida Panhandle, however, you’ll never forget it, I promise you. This part of Florida has nothing in common with South Beach and Miami, and the people...

A complete guide for everything you need to experience a great Long Weekend in Annapolis. So close to Baltimore and yet so far removed, Annapolis is a special dreamlike place where time seems to go back. A quaint area with boats, Navy midshipmen and lots of charm, Annapolis will always be a fond memory...

A complete guide for everything you need to experience a full “Long Weekend” in the Sarasota.“Most of the guidebooks we saw covered too large an area, like ‘Florida’s West Coast,’ and had loads of information on cities we weren’t even going to. This guide focuses in on all things...

A complete guide for everything you need to experience a great Long Weekend in Charleston. When Charles Pinckney, signer of the Declaration of Independence, was asked sarcastically where Charleston was, he replied, “Why, Sir, it is where the Ashley and the Cooper rivers meet to form the Atlantic...

A complete guide for everything you need to experience a great Long Weekend in Queens whether your trip takes you to Long Island City, Astoria, Flushing, Forest Hills, the beach at the Rockaways or Jackson Heights.“I’d been through Queens a hundred times on my way to Manhattan from LaGuardia....

A complete guide for everything you need to experience a great Long Weekend on New York’s Upper East Side. This is not the part of New York you come to for its nightlife. Here it’s all about shopping the stores on Madison Avenue and the excellent restaurants and museums. Or just walking the side...

A complete guide for everything you need to experience a great Long Weekend in Midtown Manhattan, which runs from 14th Street up to 59th Street (Central Park South).“We found this book so much more manageable than the other guidebooks to New York (we bought 2 of them), which were HUGE. We...

A complete guide for everything you need to experience a great Long Weekend in Chicagoland. There’s nothing quite like a visit to the “City of Big Shoulders,” as the poet Carl Sanders once dubbed Chicago. And boy, was he right. Never has a city been so aptly described. . “We had never...

Comprehensive Guide to San Francisco (and the Napa / Sonoma wine country), with sections on lodging, restaurants, attractions, nightlife, shopping.Extensive coverage of the lively bar scene.