MOON HANDBOOKS COASTAL CAROLINAS

Immerse yourself in Southern culture as veteran travel writer Mike Sigalas guides you along the sprawling Carolina coast. Experience everything from the famed white sands of Nags Head and Myrtle Beach to the nightlife of Wilmington and Charleston, plus:

• Dine on delectable local shrimp, blue crabs, and tangy Carolina barbecue
• Stay in a picturesque antebellum home, an oceanfront B&B, or a rustic island cabin
• Paddle the Outer Banks, explore the Gullah culture of the Lowcountry, or dance to Carolina Beach Music
   at a shagger's club
• Discover the area's fascinating history and Southern charm

Moon Handbooks Coastal Carolinas
1st Edition
Mike Sigalas
ISBN 1-56691-267-9
$14.95
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Mike Sigalas's explorations of Southern Appalachia began in boyhood, when he played in the Smokies’ streams, reenacted Civil War battles with his siblings in nearby pastures, and visited the homes of his childhood heroes, Davy Crockett and Andrew Johnson, in nearby towns. Later, as a college student on Spring Break, he awoke one morning in his freezing steel-walled utility van to find himself snowed in at the Smokemont Campground. On warmer days, Mike and his wife Kristin climbed mountain peaks, hiked to the waterfalls, rafted the Nantahala, and browsed the shops of Highlands. Now a father, Mike’s achieves new kinds of feats, such as weaving through a throng of toddlers to squeeze his sons onto Thomas the Tank Engine during Dillsboro’s Day with Thomas Festival, and hiking to the top of Clingmans Dome pushing a hefty two-year-old in a stroller.
   Mike’s professional writing career began providentially in 1987, while he was working as a steamboat pilot and Jungle Cruise guide at Disneyland. An off-duty Frontierland popcorn vendor slammed into Mike’s 1970 Nova coupe in the employees’ parking lot. Mike pounded out the dent himself and used the insurance money to buy his first word processor, a $350 Amstrad. On this, he tapped out his first published articles, stories, and poems.
   Mike is the author of Moon Handbooks Charleston & Savannah, Moon Handbooks South Carolina, Moon Handbooks Coastal Carolinas, and Moon Handbooks North Carolina, and co-author of Moon Handbooks Smoky Mountains. He lives with his wife and sons in South Carolina, a few hours from the entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Other travel guides authored by Mike Sigalas:
Moon Handbooks Charleston & Savannah
Moon Handbooks North Carolina
Moon Handbooks South Carolina
Moon Handbooks Smoky Mountains