Category Archives: florida history

FLORIDA’S BEST WEIRD BUT EXCITING TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

Posted on September 22, 2024 by floridatraveler

Florida is the top tourist state in the nation with 110 million annual visitors and snowbirds. Most come for good weather, beaches, amusement parks, outdoor activities. But sometimes you might like an unusual and exciting change of pace – here … Continue reading →

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The holidays are the time to have fun even with those you won’t see in person.

Posted on November 27, 2023 by floridatraveler
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A lot of old favorites but some new WDW food spots.

Posted on November 15, 2023 by floridatraveler
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BEST FOOD/RESTAURANTS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD PARKS & HOTELS

Posted on November 14, 2023 by floridatraveler

There are a few things that I can guarantee you if you visit or stay at Walt Disney World: it will be expensive and that includes the food at the hotels and at the parks.  I can also assure you … Continue reading →

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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WILL RISE AGAIN!

Posted on October 4, 2022 by floridatraveler

The devastation of coastal Southwest Florida has a very personal effect on me. Although I now live in Tampa, when I graduated from high school in Massachusetts, my family moved to Charlotte County. My father was an editor of newspapers … Continue reading →

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12+ MOVIES THAT BEST SHOWED FLORIDA LIFE

Posted on May 31, 2022 by floridatraveler

Florida’s scenery and climate have long been associated as a location for making movies, but many of the films never reflected something positive or negative about Florida culture and life in the Sunshine State.  Despite a lack of state funding, … Continue reading →

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Florida Based Books For Both Sunshine State Newbies and Old Crackers

Posted on October 29, 2021 by floridatraveler

Newcomers are pouring into Florida.  In my neighborhood in South Tampa, houses are being torn down and huge “McMansions” are going up. I am often asked by new neighbors about my favorite restaurants and stores, but recently I was asked … Continue reading →

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PONCE DE LEON DID NOT DISCOVER FLORIDA: THE MAN AND THE MYTHS

Posted on September 9, 2021 by floridatraveler

One of the first things people learn about Florida is that it was discover in 1513 by Ponce de Leon in his search for the Fountain of Youth.  As a historian, I can tell you these are both myths. Ponce … Continue reading →

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FLORIDA’S FABULOUS VICTORIAN HOTELS: OPEN OR NOT

Posted on September 4, 2021 by floridatraveler

The history of Florida Is much longer than its attraction as a major winter destination. Prior to the post-Civil War Era, visitors had to enter Florida by coastal steamboat and outside of some mid-size hotels in Saint Augustine, there were … Continue reading →

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FLORIDA: A STATE WITH A LOT OF NAMES

Posted on August 9, 2021 by floridatraveler

Nothing tells you more about the history and the people of a state than its names, but Florida, the third most populated American state is a mystery to so many of its residents.  Half of our population came from elsewhere, … Continue reading →

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