He lives in Panama City Beach, Florida with his wife, Beverly. The series started with an introduction that explained the more you knew about the place you planned on visiting, the more things you'd discover to do and the less you'd spend. I discovered if they took Alabama, they were almost sure to take the additional states. Why run an intro and one state without running Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, etc. At one column a month, I had almost two years of income from every magazine that took it.
Every state has free maps, free brochures, free directories, free calendars of events, etc.
On page 111, there's a list of toll-free numbers. The state park section explains what's available at each state park, rates, how to make reservation information, etc. Some of the magazines changed the name to Fabulous Vacation Freebies - California. Okay with me as long as they paid. I no longer write these articles, so I'm explaining how I did it, who I sold it to and how and giving you readers the information so you can try it.