Donald Bowling

Donald Bowling and his writing coauthor , Evelyn attended UCLA after Army service, marriage and two children. She earned a B.A., Ph.D. and a California Speech Pathology License and he pursued a Special Education Career. Upon graduation the family moved to Sacramento, Ca where they established the Sunrise Speech and Hearing Clinic for her practice. Don started teaching and she began her practice as a Speech Pathologist.

They conducted VOICE POWER workshops in the USA , wrote VOICE POWER and AFTER YOUR FIRST SIX WORDS, I KNOW YOU, after 30 years of practice with accent rehabilitation, post-stroke therapy and therapy for autistic and developmentally disabled children, she died in l996. Donald continued his career with mentally and physically handicapped adults and children as a teacher, school Principal and Administrator in the California Department of Developmental Services.

He began visiting the religious and tourist sights of Venice, Florence and Rome on vacation. He found that these cities were built in the 12th century many times. He started writing travel books for himself and friends to find short-cuts and good wc's if he and his friends were going to survive at their ages and level of ambulation.

He spent the past 14 years writing and publishing travel books to let Americans be their own travel guides without getting lost and having special short-cut information for accessibility and special itineraries for easy vacations in these important cities of Europe. Don has written VENICE, EASY SIGHTSEEING, FLORENCE EASY SIGHTSEEING and ROME, EASY SIGHTSEEING BOOKS for seniors, handicapped and seasoned travelers who have trouble with cobblestones, going in unnecessary circles and climbing endless stairs. It has been 80 years since he discovered that his one legged Grandfather HAD A WOODPECKER IN HIS LEG and wrote the book of the same name in January 2013. ´