Frommer’s Comfort in the Wild: 100+ Idyllic Nature Destinations, No Roughing It Required

Award-winning travel writer Jane Wooldridge answers an age-old question in this book: How can one visit pristine, soul-stirring nature destinations without giving up any of the comforts that make a vacation a vacation? She’s picked over 100 eye-candy destinations--deep jungles, arctic icescapes, bucolic farmlands, stark deserts, remote islands, and more--and, with gentle humor and deep insight, gives readers the whys and hows of visiting.

Alongside the text, dozens of vivid photos showcase these special places as well as the design-forward resorts, ships, glamping communities, and other lodgings that provide hospitality in the wild. Evocative images range from close-ups of wildlife on African savannahs, to monks going about their business in Bhutan, to desert landscapes deep in Egypt and Jordan, to polar bears prowling the ice in the islands of Svalbard. Not only a book to dream on, ’Comfort in the Wild’ will help readers create enriching, authentic adventures of their own.

Jane Wooldridge’s passion for travel has taken her to more than 100 countries on seven continents, from Montana to Mongolia to Mali. Her work as a digital pioneer and multimedia travel journalist has been recognized with numerous national awards, including the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalist of the Year.

She is a past president of the Society of American Travel Writers and former travel editor at The Miami Herald, where she has also served as an executive, business editor, columnist, arts journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning team member. Jane writes frequently about cruising, soft adventure and upscale travel for a variety of national publications. A popular moderator and public speaker, Jane often appears at corporate, civic, arts and travel conferences.

She is co-author of the 2011 book, ＂The 100 Best Affordable Vacations to Enrich Your Life.＂ A long-time Miamian, Jane grew up in North Carolina and graduated from Duke University after winning a prestigious Angier B. Duke Scholarship. She has lived in New York and spent extended periods in England. While she has frequently traveled alone, her favorite companions are her husband, Stetson Glines, and their Westies, Ziggy and The Coconut.