Category Archives: Florida parks

Florida’s Unique Ghost Towns Are Not Invisible

Posted on April 25, 2017 by floridatraveler

It should not surprise Florida visitors that the Sunshine State has over one hundred “ghost towns” – some of them just a note on a map while others reveal the remains of a more prosperous past. Florida ghost towns all … Continue reading →

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Florida Animal Sanctuaries Are Unlike Animal Parks

Posted on April 4, 2017 by floridatraveler

Animals have always been big business in Florida.  Walt Disney World has Animal Kingdom to compete against Tampa’s Busch Gardens.  Sea animals have their place at Sea World while there are six other dolphin playgrounds. Lion Country Safari started in … Continue reading →

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Things In Florida That Scare Visitors: Fact and Fancy

Posted on March 7, 2017 by floridatraveler

As a person who writes blogs and articles about Florida, I get a lot of emails about whet people like and don’t like about my state.  It may shock some of you that there are people in the USA who … Continue reading →

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March Is Flower Blooming Season In Florida

Posted on February 27, 2017 by floridatraveler

March is perhaps the best season to visit Florida’s dozens of beautiful, flowering parks from Jacksonville and Pensacola to Miami and Naples.  There is a great diversity of plants in March in Florida which is famous worldwide for its azalea … Continue reading →

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Florida’s Biggest Stadium Does Not Have A Football Field

Posted on February 21, 2017 by floridatraveler

Spring training is just around the bend in Florida and I’m teaching a class as an adjunct in the building almost next door to the largest spring training stadium in the Florida Grapefruit League, George Steinbrenner Park, spring home of … Continue reading →

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It’s Art Festival Time In Florida

Posted on February 13, 2017 by floridatraveler

February and March are big months for huge outdoor art festivals in Florida. Last weekend was one of my favorite events to visit – the 20th annual art festival in downtown Dunedin.  Main Street was filled with artists and craftsmen … Continue reading →

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January Is The Month To Hike Florida’s Natural Treasures

Posted on January 9, 2017 by floridatraveler

January is the best time to visit and hike the many natural attractions found in Florida.  The mosquito problem is almost negative and the temperatures may be cool but often refreshing.  Even the animal and bird life seems more active … Continue reading →

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Florida Is Not All Football – There’s A Big Art Scene

Posted on January 4, 2017 by floridatraveler

The other day Tampa was packed with people from Iowa and Florida Gator fans for the annual Outback Bowl.  Next weekend the Clemson-Alabama NCAA Championships will bring 100,000+ football fans into the city. But Florida is more than football. My … Continue reading →

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Key West: Still Crazy After All These Years

Posted on December 28, 2016 by floridatraveler

Anyone who has spent some time in Florida knows that the island of KEY WEST is the place to go for weird and crazy fun.  There is nothing ordinary about Key West and its wild and diverse population. People don’t … Continue reading →

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In Florida Christmas Is A Post Office and a Fort

Posted on December 19, 2016 by floridatraveler

This is the season in Central Florida when people drive Southeast from Orlando to the town of Christmas to mail their Santa letters and special packages.  But Christmas, Florida, is not named just for holiday cheer – on Christmas day in … Continue reading →

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