Fort Myers / Sanibel - The Delaplaine 2021 Long Weekend Guide

By Andrew Delaplaine

A complete guide for everything you need to experience a great Long Weekend in Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, etc. Updated throughout the year, you'll save a lot of time using this concise guide.

“Even though the area is easy to get around, on our second trip we brought this book and found things we hadn’t known about previously.” –Horace G., Wichita

 

“The Delaplaine guide books ‘cut to the chase.’ You get what you need and don’t get what you don’t.” –Wilma K., Seattle
=LODGINGS, from budget to deluxe
= RESTAURANTS, from the finest the area has to offer ranging down to the cheapest (with the highest quality). More than sufficient listings to make your Long Weekend memorable.

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

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gramercy Park Press
• Release date: Sep 11, 2020
• ISBN: 1393730515

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.

Book preview

DO

TABLES OF CONTENTS

WHY FORT MYERS & SANIBEL?

––––––––

GETTING ABOUT

––––––––

WHERE TO STAY

––––––––

WHERE TO EAT

––––––––

WHERE TO SHOP

––––––––

WHAT TO SEE & DO

OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR

WHY FORT MYERS & SANIBEL?

Ah, the tranquility of Fort Myers (and by Fort Myers, we mean Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Captiva, the whole area).

In the historic downtown district, you’ll see some interesting architecture from the Victorian period as well as the early 20th Century. There are numerous cafes, courtyards, little shops.

The simple truth about Fort Myers is that if Thomas Edison hadn’t decided to move here in 1885 to mend his health after his first wife died, this place probably wouldn’t be much different from any of the hundreds of little no-name towns dotting both Florida coasts. Fort Myers is about the same distance from Tampa as it is from Miami (150 miles), something people find hard to believe, since it’s on the west coast.

There’s not much else to see in Fort Myers besides Edison’s house (as well as that of his neighbor and friend, Henry Ford). After that, head to the causeway for the 15-mile drive (starting southwest on McGregor Boulevard for 10 miles, then turning left onto San Carlos Boulevard) to Fort Myers Beach. This takes about a half hour if there’s not heavy traffic.

––––––––

GETTING AROUND