Chelle Koster Walton – the Local Expert for Naples, Florida and the Caribbean – has been covering the destination for 30 years. Her top-selling Sarasota, Sanibel Island, and Naples guidebook (Countryman Press) is in its sixth edition. She was contributing editor for Caribbean Travel & Life for 12 years and has written guidebooks on the Bahamas.
A veteran travel writer, Chelle has published thousands of articles for Miami Herald, USA TODAY, Latitudes; has written/contributed to a dozen guidebooks, and produces travel shows for the local PBS station.
Chelle knows a lot about:
Chelle says, "Don't leave Naples without getting out and discovering the region's unique environment."
With a name like Naples, this destination practically guarantees romance, especially in the dining department. The region is heavy on Italian restaurants, and satisfies that craving for Old World ambiance and from...
A resort or hotel is as romantic as you make it. Naples, Florida, gives you the best raw materials to work with as you create romance on your twosome steal-away. Of course there are the westward facing beaches...
Despite its relatively high cost of living and vacationing, Naples is as family welcoming as cities come in Florida. A number of attractions that are either designed especially for kids or are attractive to all...
For a town its size, Naples is virtually over-stuffed with restaurants. Good restaurants. Excellent restaurants. And for the area – known for its Midwestern retiree populations – darn good restaurants. It has...
Naples celebrates the holidays with all kinds of Santa Claus, parade and musical events at its various shopping centers throughout the area. So if you believe you need snow to get in the holiday mood, just try...
That’s right! Snow during the holidays in balmy Naples, Florida. It happens in late November during Third Street South’s Celebration of Lights. Goes to show, despite the lack of frost in Naples during the winter...
