Panama City (Fla.) - The Delaplaine 2017 Long Weekend Guide: Long Weekend Guides

By Andrew Delaplaine

Welcome to the “Redneck Riviera”!

Or, as many people call it, the “Forgotten Coast.”

Once you visit this quiet area of the Florida Panhandle, however, you’ll never forget it, I promise you. This part of Florida has nothing in common with South Beach and Miami, and the people here prefer it that way.

Here’s you’ll fine a complete guide (updated a couple of times a year) for everything you need to experience a great Long Weekend in Panama City. You’ll love the area’s wide beaches, the low-key lifestyle and the endless supply of great seafood.

“We’ve always preferred the Florida Panhandle to other parts of the West Coast—it’s less crowded, the people are more down-to-earth and the prices are cheaper. We found a couple of nice restaurants in this Guide we hadn’t known about before.”

--- Louise S., Boston
 

“Was really happy with the restaurant selection—and the shortness of the book. I got everything I needed to know in no time at all. We checked out 2 of the inns and chose the second one we visited. No filler and fluff in this handy guide.”

--- Charleen H., Chattanooga

You'll save a lot of time using this concise guide.

=Lodgings, variously priced

=Fine & budget restaurants, more than enough listings to give you a sense of the variety to be found. 

=Principal attractions -- don't waste your precious time on the lesser ones. We've done all the work for you.

=A handful of interesting shopping ideas.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gramercy Park Press
• Release date: Sep 25, 2016
• ISBN: 9781536517552

Andrew Delaplaine

Delaplaine lives on South Beach, Miami’s Billion Dollar Sandbar. He writes in widely varied fields: screenplays, novels (adult and juvenile) and journalism. He also has a series of Long Weekend Guides covering some 50 cities around the world. Email: [e-mail] He writes several series: The “JACK HOUSTON ST. CLAIR” political thriller novels. “THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES IV,” a series of novels starring the great-great-grandson of the famous consulting detective. “THE ANNALS OF SANTOPIA” series, an epic that follows a Santa born in 1900 through to his death 82 years later. The AMOS FREEMAN police thrillers. Other novels: “The Trap Door” follows a boy who is taken back in time to 1594 and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. “The Meter Maid Murders,” a comic look at a detective trying to nab a serial killer on South Beach who only murders meter maids. Has written and directed three features (one doc, two narrative features), as well as several short films and won several awards for his film work. (See imdb.com for details).  His latest film, “Meeting Spencer,” starring Jeffrey Tambor, won the prestigious Milan International Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay.  DELAPLAINE’S “LONG WEEKEND” GUIDES These no-nonsense guides contain Delaplaine’s recommendations and advice for travelers visiting these places for 3 or 4 days. As "The Food Enthusiast," he writes a series of restaurants guides, updated annually. He has no hobbies.

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PANAMA CITY (Fla.)

The Delaplaine

2017

Long Weekend

Guide

No business listed in this guide has provided anything free to the author.

Andrew Delaplaine

A list of the author’s other travel guides, as well as his political thrillers and titles for children, can be found at the end of this book.

Senior Editors

Renee & Sophie Delaplaine

Senior Writer

James Cubby

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PANAMA CITY (Fla.)

The Delaplaine

2017

Long Weekend

Guide

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Chapter 1 – WHY PANAMA CITY?

Chapter 2 – WHERE TO STAY

High on the Hog – Sensible Alternatives – Budget

Chapter 3 – WHERE TO EAT

Extravagant – Middle Ground – Budget

Chapter 4 – NIGHTLIFE

Chapter 5 – WHAT TO SEE & DO

Chapter 6 –  SHOPPING & SERVICES

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Chapter 1

WHY PANAMA CITY?

And of course I mean Panama City Beach as well. They are two distinct cities, as the natives will be the first to remind you, though to a tourist is doesn’t matter a bit.

People are drawn to this section of the Florida Panhandle primarily by the pristine white sand beaches that stretch on mile after