Take a Trip (or More than One) with Robert Downes

Biking Northern Michigan:

The Best & Safest Routes

in the Lower Peninsula,

2^nd edition,

by Robert Downes

Paper, $14.95

Travels with My Wife:

7 Months Around the World

by Robert Downes with Jeanette Wildman

Paper, $14.95

This season is seeing a lot of maps in books from northern Michigan authors. Kind of makes a reader’s feet itch for the road. Bob Downes has updated his Biking Northern Michigan Book and also takes us overseas in a new book, Travels with My Wife.

You’ll wonder how much time Bob and Jeanette spend at home in Traverse City, but you may also find yourself inspired by their ambitious trip from Australia through Asia and the Near East to Europe. Yes, there is a map showing the route, with each chapter giving rich details of their foreign experiences. And if you can’t take the trips yourself, enjoy them vicariously in the pages of Bob’s books.