Lost
Blue Lonely Planet Florida guidebook with coffee stain
Heartland Florida
Lost
listing
Posted
11 days
ago
Description
I lost my blue Lonely Planet Florida guidebook yesterday around 3pm outside the Heartland Public Library on Oak Avenue, Heartland Florida. It's a pocket-sized paperback about 5x7 inches with a slightly worn spine and a few dog-eared pages. Inside the cover there's a yellow sticky note with my initials 'A.K.' and a tiny palm-tree doodle, plus a coffee ring on page 42 and a folded map tucked between pages 60–62. This edition was a gift from my mom and it's my go-to travel reference for weekend trips; it has sentimental value and I really need it back.
Approximate last-seen location
Heartland Florida
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