Category Archives: environment

Off The Interstate: US 17 Along the St. Johns River

Posted on April 13, 2018 by floridatraveler

Florida is the cruise capital of the world today and the three largest cruise companies are headquartered in Southeast Florida.   Even one hundred seventy years ago, taking a Florida cruise was a major part of Florida’s first tourist industry. Only … Continue reading →

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Spring Has Sprung in Flowery Florida

Posted on March 21, 2018 by floridatraveler

While my native New England is getting blasted by another terrible nor’easter and my old summer spot in Brant Rock (Massachusetts) has been flooded so many times this winter the Esplanade is starting to look like Venice (Italy), Florida is … Continue reading →

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Florida Is Ousting Changing Clocks To Get More Sunshine

Posted on March 12, 2018 by floridatraveler

Florida lawmakers in the Sunshine State want snowbirds, tourists, and residents to get more “sunshine” on their vacations. The bill called the “Sunshine Protection Act,” would ask the United States Congress to give the state permission to make Daylight Saving … Continue reading →

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Old Florida Attractions Can Be Refreshingly New

Posted on March 5, 2018 by floridatraveler

Before the Mouse and Harry Potter and all the robotics, there were Florida theme parks and large attractions that featured Florida’s natural beauty – its climate and its fauna and flora.  Many of those Floridana sites are gone or replaced … Continue reading →

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Florida’s Best Islands For Trips or Vacations

Posted on February 19, 2018 by floridatraveler

Florida has 4,510 islands over ten acres, second only to Alaska, and much of Florida’s attraction and recreation relates to the relationship that Floridians have with their islands. I thought it would be interesting and perhaps useful to residents and … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Florida Museums Are Quite Diverse

Posted on January 27, 2018 by floridatraveler

Florida has over 400 museums and historic sights for residents and visitors looking for an experience on a rainy or bad beach day.  For a fraction of the cost of visiting a theme park or in many cases no cost, … Continue reading →

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In Florida Santa Often Arrives By Boat

Posted on December 3, 2017 by floridatraveler

With a coast line of 1,350 miles (2,170 km) and over 940,000 boats of every conceivable size registered in the Sunshine State (#1 in USA), it is not to shocking to learn there seems to be as many Christmas boat … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Your Dad’s Kennedy Space Center Anymore

Posted on November 18, 2017 by floridatraveler

If you haven’t been to the Kennedy Space Center in recent years, you will shocked to see how the educational-entertainment complex has “rocketed” into the twentieth-first century in terms of tourist attractions. The VAB is the most amazing building in … Continue reading →

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Florida Keys Open For Business With Some Repairs Ongoing

Posted on November 10, 2017 by floridatraveler

No area was hit harder by Hurricane Irma than the Lower Florida Keys as the Category 4-5 storm ripped across the low-lying Keys between Marathon and Key West.    Potential visitors around the world saw on news reports waves of sea … Continue reading →

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The Shortcut Road: Jacksonville to Ocala: US301

Posted on November 4, 2017 by floridatraveler

My family started coming to Florida from New England during the Christmas holiday in the late 1950’s – before the Interstate Highway system was completed.  Our “short-cut route” to get from the East Coast of Florida to the West Coast … Continue reading →

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