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Florida’s Best State Parks With Great Beaches

Posted on June 28, 2016 by floridatraveler

Florida has miles and miles of great beaches, but more and more of them are lined with condos and multi-storied hotels.  If you want a Florida beach with a wonderful all-natural view, you might consider a Florida State Park. For … Continue reading →

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Florida and Alligators – A Love-Hate Relationship

Posted on June 19, 2016 by floridatraveler

Last week was a very negative week for the Sunshine State and particularly for Orange County (Orlando) with the mass assassination at the Pulse nightclub and the killing of a two year old Nebraska boy by an alligator at the … Continue reading →

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Unofficial Guide To Florida Beachside Restaurants

Posted on June 13, 2016 by floridatraveler

It’s summertime in Florida and both tourists and locals are heading to Florida’s 663 miles of beach (not shoreline – beach). Part of the sandy excursion for many adults is a stop at a restaurant on the beach for burgers, … Continue reading →

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Craft Brewing Is Big Business In Florida

Posted on June 6, 2016 by floridatraveler

The craft beer industry has boomed in Florida in the last years, even in the Panhandle. Vicente Martinez Ybor not only brought the cigar industry to Tampa (Ybor City) in 1885. he constructed Florida’s first brewing company (1897), the Florida … Continue reading →

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Goody Goody: Return of a Florida Icon

Posted on May 31, 2016 by floridatraveler

Most cities have a restaurant or store that has become an icon because of its long history and its role in the lives of decades of loyal customers.  When a business like that closes, regardless of reason, it leaves an … Continue reading →

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Palm Beach Is A Great Summer Vacation Spot

Posted on May 24, 2016 by floridatraveler

When May comes around in Florida, the snow birds and high rollers have departed and most of the automobile tourists are waiting for the kids to finish schools.  It is a time of year when vacationers can often avoid high … Continue reading →

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Hot Times In Summer At Lesser Known Hotels

Posted on May 17, 2016 by floridatraveler

It is summertime in Florida and while we have a large population of Floridians going North to the North Carolina mountains and visiting family, more and more Floridians are exploring hotels within the state.   Summer is also the time that … Continue reading →

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Florida Boardwalks Go More Native In The Summertime

Posted on May 9, 2016 by floridatraveler

For a state with so much beachfront, it is shocking how few Florida coastal communities have Victorian style waterfront boardwalks, complete with restaurants, souvenir shops, and amusements.   Excluding inland lake frontages (WDW’s Boardwalk) and river-walks like the new one in … Continue reading →

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New Southern Cooking Is Growing Across Florida

Posted on May 4, 2016 by floridatraveler

Ask a visitor about food in Florida and they will probably first mention seafood – stone crabs, grouper, mullet, shrimp.  Thanks to Miami and Ybor City, Cuban and Latin American food will be mentioned by some tourists. Southern cooking is … Continue reading →

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Floridians Love Their Swimming Pools More and More Gigantic

Posted on April 26, 2016 by floridatraveler

Despite having 700 miles of sandy beaches to swim and play on, Floridians have always loved their swimming pools. Even that workaholic Thomas Edison had a Portland  Cement pool put into his winter state and lab at Fort Myers in … Continue reading →

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