Destination Guides by Zonder

Marisa Hefflefinger is a freelance writer who spends most of her time taking care of babies at home or seventh graders in her classroom. She has a lot to say and says it all here: Mammoth Lakes, California The Only Mammoth Lakes Fishing Guide You'll Ever Need Marisa Hefflefinger also writes at Helium.com here.

You might be a fisherman if: Brad Paisley's song, I'm Gonna Miss Her, is your mantra. You hide a tackle box and can of worms under your bed like a dirty magazine. You skip Aunt Wilma's 100th birthday party on the first day of fishing season, figuring she'll be around for at least one more year. If you might be a fisherman, come to Mammoth...

Prepare yourself for a new beach experience on Anna Maria Island. You won't find an endless sea of multicolored umbrellas swaying with the breeze. Nor will you have to carefully pick your way through a maze of towels, beach chairs, and blankets to cool off in the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Don't expect to find hot dog vendors, ice cream...

Andrea Kreidler lives in the frosty North with her sassy family, sassy dogs, and sassy self. She writes to keep warm, and when she is not writing she is thining about what she will write next! Read her travel advice here. Puerto Penasco, Mexico Puerto Penasco, Mexico: Fireworks, Booze, and Motorcycles Andrea Kreidler also writes at Helium.com here.

Whether called Rocky Point (the name given by Lt. Robert William Hale Hardy of the British Royal Fleet) or Puerto Penasco, this fast-growing city in Sonora, Mexico is known for beautiful beaches, exotic marine life, and hearty partying. Though originally a fishing village, Puerto Penasco, situated along the northeast shore of the Sea of Cortez, now...