The weather outside has not been frightful....yet, but this is the time of year when thoughts turn to warm weather destinations. The library has travel guides to assist you in planning your trip to almost anywhere. These guides also make great reading on a cold snowy day when you are not going anywhere!

ExxonMobil has a large series of travel guides covering all of the United States, usually by region or by state. The library has many of them, including the Florida 2007 guide, which features maps with distances and driving times as well as hotels, restaurants, driving and walking tours and things to see and do.

If you have been there and done that or are all "Disneyed" out, there are guide books to other destinations available at the library. The Caribbean is a warm weather destination of choice for many. The library has several Lonely Planet guides to Caribbean destinations. If you have always wanted to see the Jamaica pictured in those great television ads, Lonely Planet Jamaica is the guide for you. It's filled with places to see and practical advice for anyone new to traveling in Jamaica. If Costa Rica intrigues you, Lonely Planet Costa Rica is worth your time. The Rainforest Aerial Tram and the Rainmaker Aerial Walkway are two of the fascinating things to see and do discussed in this book. Lonely Planet also has a very comprehensive guide to Mexico which includes information on the entire country including the history and culture. If the beach is more your thing, the library has the Unofficial Guide to Mexico's best beach resorts as well as Fodor's guide to Cancun, Cozumel and the Yucatan Peninsula which also contains a section on the ancient Mayan city of Chichen Itza.

If you have an interest in cruising, the library has a number of books which will help you to plan a cruise. One of the more interesting destinations is the Panama Canal. This book contains many colored photographs of plant and animal life and the ship's ports of call, as well as a section on the history of the Panama Canal.

There are many more exciting destinations for warm weather vacations, and the library has books, all with beautiful color photos, to use in planning trips to all of them. Just to mention a few too good to pass up, Hawaii, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, and a personal favorite for winter daydreams, Tahiti!
It's never too early to start planning your vacation!