Naples & Marco Island: The Delaplaine 2019 Long Weekend Guide

By Andrew Delaplaine

Another of Delaplaine’s books offering a personal view on the best things to do, places to eat, shops to visit and attractions to focus on during a Long Weekend in Naples and nearby Marco Island.

LODGINGS - RESTAURANTS - ATTRACTIONS - SHOPPING

"Just what we needed to dip our feet into Naples."
--- Belinda H., Milwaukee

“We finally took this book’s advice and spent a couple of days on Marco Island. Now THIS is really a place to relax. We loved it!”

“I find the Delaplaine guides perfect when I travel. No fluff. Just basic information that cuts to the chase. And when he doesn’t like something, he says so bluntly.” –Carolyn M., Dayton

• Language: English
• Publisher: Andrew Delaplaine
• Release date: Feb 26, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463591185

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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NAPLES &

MARCO ISLAND

The Delaplaine

2019 Long Weekend Guide

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Andrew Delaplaine

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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.

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Table of Contents

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Naples & Marco Island - The Delaplaine 2019 Long Weekend Guide (Long Weekend Guides)

WHY NAPLES & MARCO ISLAND?

GETTING ABOUT

WHERE TO STAY

WHERE TO EAT

WHERE TO SHOP

WHAT TO SEE & DO

NIGHTLIFE

SPAS

Jack Houston St. Clair Political Thrillers

The Adventures of | Sherlock Holmes IV

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TABLES OF CONTENTS

WHY NAPLES & MARCO ISLAND?

GETTING ABOUT

WHERE TO STAY

WHERE TO EAT

WHERE TO SHOP

WHAT TO SEE & DO

NIGHTLIFE

SPAS

WHY NAPLES & MARCO ISLAND?

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A LOT OF MY FRIENDS who live in Miami, harried by the unrelenting pace of South Beach, escape along the Tamiami Trail for the completely foreign world that lies two hours away in the laid-back town of Naples.

Naples offers a thoroughly different escape from the rigorous pace of Miami that the Florida Keys do not. You can take your flip-flops to the Keys, and you can take your flip-flops to Naples. The difference is one of tone. You won’t find a Gucci store in Key West, however. You won’t find a cluster of world-class spas either. And won’t find a Ritz-Carlton that’s rated among the best in