Away For The Weekend (r): Southeast Great Getaways: for Every Season of the Year in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina , and Tennessee [Paperback]

Eleanor Berman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 3, 1994 | Series: Away for the Weekend

For an unforgettable weekend in the Southeast, you can...

see 170,000 cherry trees in spectacular bloom
hear spellbinding tales at the National Storytellers Festival
cheer the Thoroughbreds at the annual steeplechase races
board the Christmas Carol Express for a melody-filled train ride through the Smoky Mountains


Or you can take a riverboat cruise, shop for Appalachian crafts, tour antebellum plantations, visit famous Civil War sites, join the revelers at a gala Mardi Gras celebration, or test your skills on some of the best golf courses in the country. In Away for the Weekend®: Southeast, travel expert Eleanor Berman provides exciting year-round itineraries filled with hundreds of ideas for mini-vacations in Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee--from such popular destinations as Savannah and Charleston to smaller towns and villages off the beaten track. Each itinerary includes a directory of restaurants and accommodations to fit every price range. Activities that are particularly fun for kids are noted, and you'll also find a section on resorts, both rustic and posh, that are ideal for just kicking back and relaxing.

Three area maps are provided to help you plan your destination, and driving directions make it easy to plot a course from Atlanta and major Southeast cities, such as Birmingham, Nashville, Charlotte, and Raleigh.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This guidebook, which treats Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee, differs from most others in that it divides its tourist attractions by seasons of the year. Sightseeing and special events like riverboat cruises and Civil War sites are emphasized. A brief history, a list of lodgings and restaurants, and directions are provided for each destination. As in Berman's other Away for the Weekend guidebooks (covering Northern California, New England, New York, and the Mid-Atlantic), all the attractions have been personally visited by the author or recommended to her by others. While the book is not comprehensive, it tantalizes the reader with brief descriptions and provides enough choices and information to afford most travelers an enjoyable weekend. For regional travel collections.
- Lucille Corbo, MLS, Scranton, Pa.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Inside Flap

For an unforgettable weekend in the Southeast, you can...

see 170,000 cherry trees in spectacular bloom
hear spellbinding tales at the National Storytellers Festival
cheer the Thoroughbreds at the annual steeplechase races
board the Christmas Carol Express for a melody-filled train ride through the Smoky Mountains


Or you can take a riverboat cruise, shop for Appalachian crafts, tour antebellum plantations, visit famous Civil War sites, join the revelers at a gala Mardi Gras celebration, or test your skills on some of the best golf courses in the country. In Away for the Weekend®: Southeast, travel expert Eleanor Berman provides exciting year-round itineraries filled with hundreds of ideas for mini-vacations in Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee--from such popular destinations as Savannah and Charleston to smaller towns and villages off the beaten track. Each itinerary includes a directory of restaurants and accommodations to fit every price range. Activities that are particularly fun for kids are noted, and you'll also find a section on resorts, both rustic and posh, that are ideal for just kicking back and relaxing.

Three area maps are provided to help you plan your destination, and driving directions make it easy to plot a course from Atlanta and major Southeast cities, such as Birmingham, Nashville, Charlotte, and Raleigh.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 290 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1st edition (May 3, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517880520
• ISBN-13: 978-0517880524
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,696,130 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

New York City resident Eleanor Berman is an award-winning, widely published travel writer who frequently travels on her own. Her travel and feature articles have appeared in Caribbean Travel & Life, Ladies' Home Journal, and Modern Bride. She is also the author of Recommended Bed & Breakfasts New England and New York Neighborhoods (both published by Globe Pequot).

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Away for the Weekend: Southeast, April 6, 2000

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Carla E. Warner (the state of Tennessee in the United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Away for the Weekend (R): Southeast -- Revised and Updated Edition: Great Getaways for Every Season in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carol ina and Tennessee (Away for the Weekend Series) (Paperback)

Anyone living in the Southeast (Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee) will find this travel book to be a practical and useful tool. The author, Eleanor Berman, pairs seasonal activities and local attractions with various locales. For me, this opened my eyes to the many enjoyable short trips my family and I can take without going too far from home. The book contains telephone numbers, driving directions and suggestions for accommodations and restaurants that I likely would never have discovered on my own. My family and I have stayed in several of the book's recommended bed and breakfasts and have been delighted. I keep this book handy to refer to for travel ideas. I reccommend it highly as a thorough and "user friendly" guide to travel in the Southeast.