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Like its predecessor, Weekend Getaways in Louisiana and Mississippi, Mary Fonseca's new, updated version presents the same wide choices for excursions that are designed for a two-to-three-day stay. Covering cities large and small from Houma to Ruston, from Natchitoches to Lake Charles and in between, it includes Cajun music festivals, the historic state capital, antebellum plantations, swamp tours, outdoor adventures, and much more. Specific entries for lodgings, restaurants, and attractions list addresses, phone numbers, shopping, guide services, major annual events, and traveling instructions. Selected maps also help guide the way to overnight and three-day vacations in one of the Deep South's most interesting states. (See reviews below.)
Mary Fonseca, a free-lance writer from New Orleans, actively speaks about her books to various clubs, organizations and travel groups. She has written several cover stories for Louisiana Life, including seven pieces of a series entitled "Say 'Yes' to Louisiana," which won first-place honors from the Press Club of New Orleans. Additionally, her writing and features have appeared in Americana, Nation's Business, Traveler, Vista USA, Mississippi, and other leading publications.
WEEKEND GETAWAYS IN LOUISIANA
By Mary Fonseca
376 pp. 5½ x 8½ Photos Maps
References Index
ISBN: 1-56554-096-4 $14.95 pb
Order toll-free from Pelican Publishing Company at 1-800-843-1724
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Reviews
The Times Picayune, New Orleans-
"Mary Fonseca's new book ($14.95) is made to order for New Orleanians who want to get away - but not too far. Divided into 36 chapters, each designed for a two-to-three-day trip, Fonseca explores the state, identifying sites suitable for families and those for golfers (not so plentiful) - as well as hundreds of sights to see, places to eat and to spend the night. Fonseca traveled 7000 miles within Louisiana to write this book that follows her first, Weekend Getaways in Louisiana and Mississippi, both published by Pelican Publishing Company.... it shows in her finished product."
Louisiana Life-
"BEST BETS - Short trips: Explorer/writer Mary Fonseca figured out the cure for her frustration when her earlier book of Louisiana and Mississippi tours didn't allow enough space for all of our potential weekend excursions: She wrote another one just for us. Weekend Getaways in Louisiana (Pelican Publishing Co., $14.95) offers 36 trips to choose from, from antiquing to cemetery-touring in New Orleans to biking through Cajun country, from steamboating the Mississippi to "Long-ing" in Winnfield. The tour plans are written with wit, wisdom and precision."
Travel and Leisure-
"BEST BOOKS - Weekend getaways in Louisiana by Mary Fonseca (Pelican Publishing) - Excursions to Cajun music festivals, plantation homes, and historic cities."
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (circulated in 147 countries)-
"Above all, this book lends itself to the reader who has two to three day getaways in mind. The reader finds in this comprehensive book a rich choice of possibilities including a multitude of visits to antebellum plantations and Cajun festivals. For those who have the urge for exotic experiences, there are over 25 swamp tours, tours in the different swamplands with their great flora and fauna under the leadership of biologists and nature guides. A favorite starting point is Houma. The Sabine Wildlife Protection Area along the Creole Nature Trail, where cowboys still sit high in the saddle and drive their cattle, is one of the experiences that should not be missed. Historic towns are also not lacking--from New Orleans to Natchitoches from the year 1714, Louisiana's oldest city, with a thirty-three block large historical district. The car tours are also exciting in their way--along El Camino Real, the Kingstreet, that once led from Natchitoches to Mexico City, or the 'longest street in the world', Bayou Lafourche, that snakes around itself from Donaldsonville 100 miles to the Gulf of Mexico. Unfortunately, this book lacks maps of the region for orientation."
© 1999 Mary Fonseca. All rights reserved.
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