Vermont: An Explorer's Guide (VERMONT: AN EXPLORER'S GUIDE)

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Summary: A Week in Vermont
Review: About six months prior to my husband's and my trip to Vermont, I purchased Tree & Jennison's book and poured over its contents, intrigued by all that the New England state could offer these Texans. Because the authors had taken the time to visit the various locations noted in the book, I had no worries about the trip. Once in Vermont, I used the book as a bible, knowing what to expect in each village. I met many of the people that they had mentioned, and each had glowing remarks about them. Without this book, my vacation would not have been as organized or enjoyable, and we even went during Mud Season! I recommend this book wholeheartedly because the information is well researched.

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Summary: A Week in Vermont
Review: About six months prior to my husband's and my trip to Vermont, I purchased Tree & Jennison's book and poured over its contents, intrigued by all that the New England state could offer these Texans. Because the authors had taken the time to visit the various locations noted in the book, I had no worries about the trip. Once in Vermont, I used the book as a bible, knowing what to expect in each village. I met many of the people that they had mentioned, and each had glowing remarks about them. Without this book, my vacation would not have been as organized or enjoyable, and we even went during Mud Season! I recommend this book wholeheartedly because the information is well researched.

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Summary: An invaluable guide to all Vermont has to offer
Review: Here we are in Woodstock, Vermont, and the leaves are beginning to change. This is the time of year we all find any excuse to explore the hills, and we are constantly amazed at the wealth of detail in this guide. We highly recommend it: As residents we rely on it all the time! If you come to this corner of the world, stop by!

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Summary: Expert navigator
Review: Hot off the press, this book has taken its rightful place as navigator in the front seat of my car. It will soon become dog-eared (and covered with dog hair), as it helps me find everything from great swimming holes to funky shops and museums in my home state. So far, my favorite place to swim is the rope swing on the Ottauquechee River--about a quarter mile up River Road from the Taftsville Bridge. See you there!

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Summary: Why I love co-authoring Vermont, An Explorer's Guide
Review: People frequently ask me how I got "this job" and I have to explain that I made it up. Over the past 30 years I have written more than 1000 New England travel articles for The Boston Globe and roughly 20 years ago I began incorporating these stories into a series of books, which were the first to describe each of the New England states region by region and in practical detail. Vermont was the second in this series and half way through writing the first edition my mother became gravely ill so my publisher, Peter Jennison, swung in as the co-author. That was lucky! Peter, a novelist,7th generation Vermonter and historian, is a great asset to the book which--we think--combines some great word pictures of Vermont's least as well as best known places with all the detail info you need to explore them. I myself travel thousands of miles around the state every year, sleep as many places as I can and walk into hundreds of lodging places. I also check out shops, restaurant and take time to hike, boat and otherwise keep enjoying Vermont, which just keeps getting better the more I explore it.

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Summary: more than just useful
Review: This book captures, for me, something close to the heart of Vermont--it's clean, simple, direct, truthful, and deeply entertaining. I have done a lot of travelling in the state over the last 18 months, and found the Explorer's Guide reflects with accuracy and cultural compassion the experience of living and wandering here. Some people will buy it for the inn and the restaurant listings, but its real strength is in its quiet delineation of the regions and their differences. If I were allowed another star, I would use it.

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Summary: well organized, concise, well worth every penny
Review: We did not know much about Vermont but the book got us on our way quickly. The different sections are clear and get straight to the point.Wide variety of things to do, places to stay, eat and shop. A very satisfying purchase.