Book details

  • Genre:biography & autobiography
  • Sub-genre:Historical
  • Language:English
  • Series Title:The Troubadour's Tour
  • Series Number:2
  • Pages:220
  • Paperback ISBN:9798991718516

The Troubadour's Tour Pocket Guide

Jimmy Buffett’s Favorite Places on the Island He Called Home

By J.P. "Gator" Wilson

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Overview

The Troubadour's Tour Pocket Guide is your perfect travel companion for your red bike tour of Key West - the island that Jimmy Buffett called home for over 30 years. It's light, durable, and easy to carry, fitting neatly in your purse or pocket as you explore.

Designed as a twin to the main guidebook, it offers 100 extra photos and 15 more "Songs You Know By Heart," plus rich details and historical insights about each destination.

Make the most of your journey with this essential guide in hand.  Step in Buffett's sandy footsteps, visiting his favorite restaurants, bars, and lodgings in Key West. See all the places Buffett lived during his "Southernmost City" years.

Fins up, and let the adventure begin!

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Description

The first chapter helps you get oriented in great detail on the island, and points out which destinations can be located in each corner of the city, from driving into Key West from the north, traveling by boat, or landing at the Key West International Airport.

The Guide has additional and more detailed maps of the city of Key West that can not be found in the companion book. It also has our top 24 of the 48 destinations marked in preference. There are additional photos of some of the locations that are not included in the large book. A hilarious tour of some of the best gravesites in the Southernmost Cemetery is sure to make you laugh.

“Looking Back 50 Years” is a fascinating peek into life in Key West at the time when Jimmy first came to the island, including segments on the cost and availability for fishing, diving, and a few of the more popular restaurants back then.There is even some information and advice about hurricanes if you’re visiting during “the season, with no rhyme or reason.”

There is a section on our top 12 adventures and tours if you want an alternative to Jimmy’s destinations, like getting out on the water for a tiki hut sunset, or an open air “hop on/hop off” party bus tour. Perhaps a parasailing adventure or a sandbar party is your idea of a good time.

Also included are some very famous stops that are not on the Troubadour’s Tour, such as the Southernmost Point Marker, Harry Truman‘s Little White House, Mel Fisher’s Maritime Museum, The Audubon House and Gardens, and the Key West Lighthouse, which is one of the most scenic sites in the city. You may want to explore these stops via flip flops for something different.

Finally, are some “words of wisdom” for original aging Parrot Heads from Jimmy himself, as he tells you how to get the most out of life and how to enjoy his island vibe of escapism. The guide is a must for all Buffett fans!

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About The Author

All works of J.P.”Gator” Wilson are written to benefit Nonprofit organizations. Total proceeds, less production and distribution costs, are received by various 501(c)3  charities with never any royalties deducted by the author. This book's proceeds benefit ParrotHeads in Paradise, which supports causes that Jimmy Buffett was passionate about. Because of this, all your purchases may be 50% tax deductible. Consult your tax advisor.

Wilson is an avid fly fisherman, a multiple world record holder and a writer. He has published several magazine articles both locally and internationally, and is working on an autobiography and a historical coffee table edition about the Hillsborough River and Juan Ponce de Leon's exploration along the Florida Coast. He has spent considerable time on the water, whether it's scuba diving, sitting on his dock under the Key Largo stars, or surfing on his home beach in Costa Rica.

Jeff ran his company, Blue Dolphin Yacht Charters, throughout the Bahamas and is an experienced sailor. A true outdoorsman, he is also a bow hunter and white water guide.

Gator is an avid explorer, typically traveling with his daughter or his son traversing exotic places around the world.

His extensive and impressive bucket list includes all seven continents, the seven seas, and both the seven natural and man-made "Wonders of the World." Gator has hiked to the planet's seven most beautiful waterfalls, including Victoria (Zimbabwe), Angel (Venezuela), and Iguazu (Argentina/Brazil). The world's most beautiful islands have seen his footprints.

Wilson has flown within sight of, or climbed on, the infamous Seven Summits, which is known as the "Explorers Grand Slam,'' and although he has not yet reached the summit of those, he has topped Huayna Picchu (Peru), Isla del Sol (Bolivia), Trolltunga, Preikestolen, Kjeragbolten (Norway), Mount Sinai (Egypt), and many other famous mountains. He has traveled to both the Arctic and Antarctic Circles (exclusive of the poles).

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