The African-American Travel Guide by Wayne C. Robinson

It comes down to a question of where to hike: Normandy? The Loire? Champagne? LeFavour does his best to walk you through the array of temptations. The author is a chef by trade and his rhapsodic asides on the joys of good wine and food could inspire the most bloated of couch potatoes to get trekking.

But the highlight is the author's diary-like 'Day on the Trail', which captures beautifully the experience of walking through flowering fields (and people's back yards) and encounters with hikers and villagers. The book offers fine chapters on lodging, equipment and the like. Robinson Print Book, English, 1998 Edition:View all formats and editions Publisher:Hunter Pub., Edison, NJ, 1998 Show more information Buy this Item: Rent this Item: WorldCat is the world’s largest library catalog, helping you find library materials online. and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The system was made official in 1947, and now it's one of the nation's best-kept secrets. The African-American travel guide Author:Wayne C. The African-American Travel Guide by Robinson, Wayne C. Others were carved through fields and woods by medieval farmers, herdsmen and pilgrims. Some trails are left over from Roman times. Three books recently published detail just how you can narrow in on your chosen path, from Elvis to hiking in Normandy.įrance on Foot by Bruce LeFavour (Attis Press, $24.95) is a large-format volume offering colour photos, good maps, excellent directions and fine writing on France's 110,000 miles of off-road footpaths, les sentiers de grande randonne. Travel these days is all about focus - pick your topic and follow it to the ends of the earth.

The African-American Travel Guide by Wayne C. Robinson