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Come Travel With Me To The Other Side Of Sunset

by David Ladewig

280 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); includes over 100 photographs; catalogue #99-0011; ISBN 1-55212-243-3; US$41.50, C$46.08, EUR34.00, £24.00

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About the Book Come Travel With Me To The Other Side Of Sunset is a collection of impressions the author has encountered over a period of years traveling to destinations around the world. You'll be able to join in the fun of travel with this book of adventures. There is something for every traveler in this book. Chapters about car travel, rain forest hiking, fishing, mountain hiking, horseback riding, and special chapters about events that occurred along the way. Just a reading of the chapter titles will entice you to make a reservation or dream of a trip to come someday. The style of the book is descriptive and entertaining. Not only do the words bring the destinations to life, but the book has over 100 photographs show you how it looks when you get there. You'll be told what happened and you will also be included in a writing style that is more like a conversation than a 40-chapter reading. You will be able to meet and know about the people that have made impressions on the writer. These are special people who make traveling fun and hassle-free. If your travel or vacation dreams are docile in nature or you want to go for it all, this book shows both sides of the picture as you travel to the other side of sunset.

About the Author David Ladewig has lived in many places, but makes home in the southern United States. From birth in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Birmingham, Alabama, he has seen much of the world and intends to see more of it as the years afford the opportunities to travel. Married to Jennifer, he has one daughter, Alexandra Saba (Say-ba) and one stepson, Dylan. The family takes many of these trips together. David is the president of The Cambridge Agency, Inc. It is an advertising firm that celebrated 15 years of successful business in the year 2000. Being in a creative environment made writing about traveling a natural step. David has an extraordinary talent for telling a story and making it exciting to read about. He is an accomplished television commercial producer and director, and has produced advertising for products from food to travel destinations around the world.

Excerpts

From page 1. When Miss Rose turned northeast, the views of the shrimp boats and barge traffic were picture perfect this fine day. The bay darkened, and later the stars twinkled like a multi-million light holiday tree. There is nothing more soothing than the gurgle of the water as it is pushed aside by a sailboat. It is quiet and relaxing. I put on a light jacket and leaned back in the cockpit to think about the next morning's breakfast. I was on the way to the other side of sunset.

From page 12 The car rolled around a turn to the right and the mighty Jungfrau stopped my eye movement cold. It was the most majestic mountain I had ever seen. It was 13,642 feet high with a snow-capped top. In the bright blue sky it rose above the land as a beacon to the beauty of creation. I was in the Alps. The Swiss Alps, to be sure. I could not wait to get to the top of one of these mountains. From page 43 The citizens of St. Eustatius were about to have themselves a grand celebration. It was the first Antillean National Celebration. This was to be a great event in this country's history. Jennifer and I were the only two Americans that would have the privilege of seeing it.

From page 126 The top gives you the opportunity to look inside what was once a smoldering lava maker. Today, you will find a rain forest inside The Quill. Magnificent is all I can say about it. It is amazing that two complete Eco systems grow in the same place and look so different. There is one inside The Quill and one on the outside.

From page 180. The ride along the Bow River, in the Banff area, will give you some gorgeous views of the mountains in the background while being serenaded by the rushing water of the river. It is a symphony in nature to experience this combination of sight and sound. From page 260. In a few years when she is two or three, we'll frolic for days on white sand mounds that touch the Emerald Sea. We shall chase hermit crabs as they hide in the shells they have borrowed for a home. We shall fly our kites from the back of our sailboat while we glide across the water toward a new port of call.

Reviews

A reader from Cleveland, Ohio , August 29, 1999
This is an easy to read and well-written travel book.
Come Travel With Me To The Other Side Of Sunset is a collection of stories of the travels that Mr. Ladewig has made to many parts of the world. It is easy to read and made me feel that I was traveling with him. In-depth interest is added by the author's active participation and enjoyment in good food, hiking, horseback riding, sailing, scenery, and photography. The book contains many excellent photographs. It also provides many helpful tips and suggestions on how to plan the various aspects of a trip. While this book covers travels to many parts of the world, favorite locations appear to be the out-of-the-way Caribbean Islands and the Canadian Rockies. This book entices me to travel to some places where I have never been, to go back to some where I have been and to dream about the rest. A very enjoyable well written and entertaining book.

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