{"id":69,"date":"2009-05-14T09:03:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-14T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/guidebook-highlights-a-different-kind-of-colorado-vacation\/"},"modified":"2016-12-17T12:02:23","modified_gmt":"2016-12-17T18:02:23","slug":"guidebook-highlights-a-different-kind-of-colorado-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/guidebook-highlights-a-different-kind-of-colorado-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidebook highlights a different kind of Colorado vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/6a00e54ece184a88330115707c2767970b.jpg\" style=\"FLOAT: right\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"travel\" class=\"at-xid-6a00e54ece184a88330115707c2767970b \" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/6a00e54ece184a88330115707c2767970b.jpg\" style=\"MARGIN: 0px 0px 5px 5px\" \/><\/a> By Kate Schwartz<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>&quot;Ramble Colorado&quot;<\/strong> is not your typical guide book, and Eric Peterson is not your typical <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Orbitz travel\">travel<\/a> guide. As a Colorado native, Peterson sets out to do the unthinkable: dispel the notion that Colorado is a giant ski resort and re-energize the image of the state as a whole. <\/p>\n<p>His travelogue is a unique combination of <strong>obscure facts, anecdotes and soundtrack recommendations<\/strong>, culminating in what is best described as a holistic approach to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=CO&amp;cnt=OVI\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Colorado travel\">Colorado travel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.speckpress.com\/books\/ramble_colorado.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ramble Colorado\">Ramble Colorado<\/a>&quot; hinges on the theory that the bestway to understand the essence of a community is to look no further than a local market, barber shop, or in Peterson\u2019s case, a bar. Although the travelogue begins with one of the longest bar crawls in history, you soon understand the significance: If&#0160;you truly want to understand the place, you must understand the people, and where better to make conversation than a bar?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>From the eastern plains to the western slopes, from the Wyoming border to the Arizona desert, Peterson will tell you the <strong>best places to score a fabulous meal<\/strong>, <strong>the strangest landmarks in the area<\/strong>, and the tunes to set the mood. If you are looking for a guide to traditional Colorado travel, this may not be your cup of tea. But for those interested in taking a journey down the <strong>longest urban street in Colorado <\/strong>(on foot), and getting to know why rural Trinidad, Colorado, is the sex-change capital of the world, &quot;Ramble Colorado&quot; will not disappoint.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Orbitz resources:<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=CO&amp;cnt=PKH\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Colorado vacation\">Colorado vacation<\/a><\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Kate Schwartz is a marketing coordinator for Orbitz. When she\u2019s not searching for the best travel deals, she\u2019s out taking advantage of them!&#0160; From hiking the Rockies to lounging on the beaches of Barcelona, Kate is always looking for adventure.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.newscred.com\/px.gif?key=YXJ0aWNsZT02MWQ5YjFkYWMyYTUwOTU0YjA5MGJmNWU4NmNjNWI3Mw==\" alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" class=\"nc_pixel\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From its strangest landmarks to its best restaurants, a Colorado vacation can be about much more than skiing, according to this new 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