Review by Barb & Ron Kroll
Along Interstate 75
(Mile Oak Publishing) ISBN 978-1896819228 1896819222
Are you planning a drive to Florida along Interstate 75? Do you want a Detroit to Florida route plan with driving maps? Are you looking for I-75 GPS locators? Hotel toll-free numbers? Money-saving tips on discount lodging?
Along Interstate 75 provides driving directions to Florida, trip-planning maps and money-saving tips that will make your trip to Florida interesting and hassle-free. Author, Dave Hunter, and his wife Kathy, have driven along I-75 twice annually for nearly five decades. Together, they have compiled insider tips and the best road trip directions and I-75 maps for driving to Florida.
If you drive from Detroit to Florida, you will need Along Interstate 75. If you have not driven to Florida, you will want to, after reading about all the things to see and do along I-75.
Mile-by-mile directions to Florida supplement trip maps in Along Interstate 75. People driving to Florida will find opening hours, admission prices and phone numbers for tourist attractions along I-75, such as Rock City barns, Kentucky Horse Park and the best ice cream in the world at Mayfield Dairies in Tennessee.
You will pay for the cost of Along Interstate 75 many times over with its money-saving tips. For example, Dave Hunter explains how to save money with discount lodging motel coupon books from state Welcome Centers and free breakfasts and dinners at Drury Hotels along I-75.
Insider Tips sidebars provide helpful information, such as where to find Starbucks and Tim Hortons along I-75 and inexpensive buffets with seniors discount prices (e.g., David's Steakhouse in Kentucky).
Charts provide more travel information for the drive to Florida: state gas and sales taxes, location, rates and driving directions to I-75 RV parks and campgrounds, as well as location, size, fees and driving directions to public golf courses along I-75.
Well-organized and comprehensive, Along Interstate 75 is a 202-page travel guide and route planner for driving to Florida from the Detroit-Windsor border.
Written in a helpful, conversational tone, the driving guide is designed logically. Southbound maps are at the front and northbound maps at the back, so you don't have to flip Along Interstate 75 to try to read maps upside-down for the Florida to Detroit trip back along I-75.
Dave Hunter also provides money saving tips (e.g., gas is cheaper in Georgia than Florida) and information about shopping along I-75, such as the location of the duty free by Ambassador Bridge at the Detroit-Windsor border.
Along Interstate 75 has spiral ring binding, which makes it easy to keep the travel guide open at specific driving maps.
Each detailed color map represents 40 kilometers (25 miles) or 30 minutes of driving time along I-75. How long does it take to drive from Detroit to Florida? Just count the number of page maps and divide by two, then add 20 minutes for rest breaks and gas stations for every five maps.
Symbols, photos, illustrations and notes, some hand-written by Dave Hunter, provide detailed driving directions to Florida. You will find locations of I-75 gas stations and information on whether they sell regular gas or diesel, location of I-75 restrooms, construction zones, HOV lanes, radar speed traps and air patrols, as well as phone numbers for local road and weather information.
You will learn about the availability of restaurants and lodging at I-75 exits, with advice on when to change lanes. Along Interstate 75 tells you where to find the cleanest restrooms on I-75 (Kentucky Travelers Center, with driving directions to get there in the Mile-by-Mile section). Driving maps also include information on where to expect fog along I-75 and how to bypass Atlanta, Georgia.
A fold-out map on the inside front cover of Along Interstate 75 depicts the route plan along I-75 from Detroit to Florida. Page numbers direct you to road trip maps detailing southbound and northbound driving directions. The handy extended cover flap marks your current place in the driving directions.
Dave Hunter
Dave Hunter is also the author of Along Florida's Expressways. Kathy Hunter is lead researcher and editor.