Drive I-95: Exit by Exit Info, Maps, History and Trivia 4th Edition [Spiral-bound]

Stan Posner and Sandra Phillips-Posner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2007

Road trips are back again, because by traveling in the security of your won car and visiting friendly small town America, it brings back the way America used to be and the way we would like it to be again. To help those who travel up and down the East coast, Drive I-95 is a new style of guidebook. It combines colorful easy-to-follow pictorial maps and fun stories, eliminating the trepidation of a road trip down America s busiest highway. Travelers can look ahead exit-by-exit to see which motels and gas stations are coming up, where the radars trap are or where to stop for a good homemade meal. The drive from Boston to Miami or any section in-between will become more pleasant and less stressful by knowing where to find: 24 hour gas stations (and which ones have a mechanic!) and pharmacies, 800 numbers for motel chains, camp grounds, golf courses, places that allow pets, shopping malls, supermarkets, internet availability and even which radio stations to tune to. This husband and wife team share stories of the road: history that happened on it, quirky museums worth a visit, Americana trivia, homey towns to explore, or places to run with the kids and pets. These can be read for entertainment during the drive and may entice motorists to stop, stretch their legs and discover someplace new. The maps and the fun stories of the road are useful for family travelers (Christmas, Spring break or summer), seniors, salesmen, truckers, campers and RVers, University students and their parents, military personnel and people who live and work near I-95

Editorial Reviews

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I didn t think the authors could improve on their Drive I-95 guide, but this new edition is clearly superior. This intrepid couple has researched every exit between MA and FL. If there is a medal for this kind of work, I believe they ve earned it 10 times over. --SPENCER RUMSEY, Newsday

Are we there yet? If you're on Interstate 95, Drive I-95 can tell you ... where to sleep, eat and take breaks up and down the East Coast. --JUNE WULFF, The Boston Globe

Having the travel guidebook called Drive I-95 in your automobile is like having a guardian angel along for the ride. --ROY BARNES, associatedcontent.com

Are we there yet? If you're on Interstate 95, Drive I-95 can tell you ... where to sleep, eat and take breaks up and down the East Coast. --JUNE WULFF, The Boston Globe

Having the travel guidebook called Drive I-95 in your automobile is like having a guardian angel along for the ride. --ROY BARNES, associatedcontent.com

About the Author

Sandra Phillips-Posner s first book, Smart Shopping Montreal, quickly climbed onto the best seller list and remained there (with its annually updated editions) for the past 20 years. Having spent some calm years as an art teacher (with a Masters degree in Art and Education from Queens College/CUNY), Sandra s life took an interesting turn following this success. This native New Yorker was offered her own column, which ran for 16 years in Montreal s newspaper The Gazette. She has also become a regular on the noon news, talk radio and TV talk shows, and has gained popularity as a lecturer. Stan Posner is actually an actuary who fell in love with both Sandra and computers. He has owned a computer consulting business since 1984 and has done work with such companies as Raytheon, Honda, Bombardier and Atomic Energy of Canada. He has also spent many years teaching actuarial math at Concordia University, after having graduated with Honors in Math from McGill University. Stan is the computer guru for their Travelsmart publishing company. Sandra and Stan's passion for learning and travel has taken them to 17 countries, 43 U.S. states and all 10 Canadian provinces. During and after their adventures, they report for travel radio, e-zines and print media. Their newest project, Drive I-95, a map/guide book, is the perfect combination of Stan s love of maps and his computer expertise together with Sandra's delightful insightful blurbs. After 28 years of marriage, and even after spending 10 hours a day for 8 weeks in the car together doing the research for this book, they are still crazy about each other. They have a way of making travel both informative and fun.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 208 pages
• Publisher: Travelsmart; 4 edition (November 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1894979885
• ISBN-13: 978-1894979887
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #539,960 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't leave home without Drive I-95, September 30, 2003

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Megan Edwards "Living Las Vegas" (Las Vegas, Nevada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Drive I-95: Exit by Exit Info, Maps, History and Trivia (Spiral-bound)

The authors of this great guidebook have obviously spent a great deal of time on Interstate 95. They've checked out all 420 exits from Massachusetts to Florida from both directions. The maps in the book are easy to read, and include detailed, color-coded info about services and attractions at every exit. Speed limits are indicated in varying shades of gray. You can tell at a glance how fast you should be going on any stretch.

One of the best features of Drive I-95 is the information about offbeat attractions not far off the road. If visiting the supposed birthplace of the hamburger is not exactly a destination, it can sure reduce the tedium of a long drive. So might the amazing laundromat in Maryland the Posners describe, where you can play pool while your shorts dry.

I-95 is one of the most heavily traveled roadways in North America. Thanks to the Posners' book, it can now also be one of the most enjoyable ones.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A user-friendly gold mine of serious info and fun facts, October 28, 2003

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Leila Peltosaari (Brossard, QC Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drive I-95: Exit by Exit Info, Maps, History and Trivia (Spiral-bound)

This book makes a seemingly ordinary highway come alive with fun at the exits along the way. It makes you look forward to your next long-distance drive and eliminates that nagging are-we-there-yet syndrome. Stan and Sandra have done an amazing job conquering the challenge of including a vast amount of information in a friendly manner and with a clear layout for easy use. You just want to read their entertaining guide book with practical and unusual maps before and during the trip, to plan ahead, to stop, rest and enjoy the journey and not just the destination. An immensely useful and enjoyable book for many trips to come!

14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Yawn, March 21, 2005

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Mountain mom (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drive I-95: Exit by Exit Info, Maps, History and Trivia, Second Edition (Spiral-bound)

I was so excited to order this book. I guess I expected more of a guide book than it is. You do get listings of what is at each exit to the Florida border on 95- but I was hoping for some reviews(especially on the many many hotels along 95) The most info given on a hotel is if it serves scrambled eggs for breakfast-not if it was clean-or what services it has. Mobil travel guide would have been a better choice for me. Also it reads a little off. The maps in the front representing your trip down to Florida run from the bottom of the page- up(vs going from top down as you are driving) I found this slightly annoying. On the plus side, they do list a few off the road attractions and give a little history along the way. I guess for $20 I expected more.