Camping Europe 3 Ed: Includes Scandinavia, Central and Eastern Europe (Camping Europe) (Camping Europe: Includes Scandinavia, Central & Eastern)
Carol Mickelsen loves to travel. Having been introduced to the magic of the out-of-doors by her parents and grandmother, she discovered that camping offers a uniquely satisfying way to get to know any country. During the past 25 years, she has spent as much time as she can exploring the world.She finds budget travel fascinating, fun, and easy. She shares useful travel tips in her new book Camping Europe.As a professional chef, Mickelsen ran San Benito House and Saloon for 18 years. The restaurant was created from an historic hotel which she bought and restored from a dilapidated state to a place that National Geographic Traveler called, "...the finest restaurant on the coast between San Francisco and Monterey." Caroline Bates in Gourmet magazine agreed, praising the "...wonderful homey food with Italian flavor, centered around the local plenty." The San Benito House is located in Half Moon Bay, California, a small town on the Pacific Coast, south of San Francisco. Mickelsen recently sold the business to her oldest son, giving her more time to travel and write.Born and raised through early childhood in Montana, Carol then moved with her family to Arizona. She received a BA from Arizona State University and an MA from San Francisco State University. She has lived in Half Moon Bay for more than 30 years. Bicycling and exploring the California Coast are among her favorite pastimes when she is in between trips to other parts of the world. Her next journey is a canoeing/camping trip in the Adirondacks.