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52 WEEKENDS – unique accommodation in country Victoria
Peter Robinson must never spend a weekend at home. Or at least, that is the way it looks. For the rest of us this is a very good thing.
This guide that is not-a-guidebook is really a selection of 52 cards, one for every weekend of the year – 40 accommodation options, and 12 regional cards – sensibly held in a neat and durable slip cover. Each card has a picture of a B&B, guesthouse, spa resort, country hotel or part of Victoria.
On the reverse is all the important information – cost, contact details, GPS coordinates – as well as descriptive information about the sort of room you might be staying in and other pieces of useful know-how about the area.
It’s one of those why-didn’t-anyone-think-of-it-before sort of ventures that makes you wonder why this format hasn’t entirely overtaken the standard guidebook. After all, if you are heading off for a country weekend, you don’t need details of hundreds of other places. How much easier to simply tuck one card into your pocket or handbag?
Richardson is a seasoned accommodation guru, having reported on beds and pillows and country breakfasts in newspapers and magazines for many years. Check the website for more details and keep your eyes peeled for 52 weekends in other statessoon.
52 Weekends – unique accommodation in country Victoria, Peter Robinson, 52 boxed cards, rrp $19.95. Available in bookshops and through the website: www.52weekends.net
Peter Robinson must never spend a weekend at home. Or at least, that is the way it looks. For the rest of us this is a very good thing.