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Category Archives: Recreational Experiences
Underrated and Often Forgotten Great Beaches of Florida
Florida has one thousand miles of coastline and miles of terrific beaches, but some beaches are actually underrated and almost forgotten by a majority of tourists and even Floridians. Why is that? Sometimes, there are few large resorts advertising the … Continue reading
Winter Park Is The City Of Wonderful Canals
Winter Park is identified across Central Florida as an upscale community filled with a downtown of attractive stores and restaurants along Park Avenue, wonderful lakeside estates, and Florida’s first four year college, ROLLINS COLLEGE The mix of education, money, and Northern money gives … Continue reading
Back In Florida After I-10 Continental Journey
I have returned on a long business trip to the Pacific Coast with most of my driving on the new Southern version of Route 66 – arduous 2,460 miles from Jacksonville I-95 to Santa Monica Pier. It is too bad … Continue reading
Rating The New Stuff At The Big Parks
Summer months mean the huge influx of family vacationers to Orlando’s big vacation destinations. For many Floridians the arrival of grandchildren means that despite the heat, humidity, and thunderstorms also means a trip to the parks. If it has been … Continue reading
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US 19: On The Nature Coast Trail
When you hug the Gulf Coast going north from Saint Petersburg toward Tallahassee, you take US19 into the Nature Coast. I used to go that route when I drove to Florida State University as a graduate student and back then … Continue reading
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My Favorite Florida Movie Locations
Just the other week the Academy Award show was on, but I don’t watch it since my wife and I no longer go to the flicks. We’ll wait until the shows appear on regular television, which probably means there are … Continue reading
Spring Has Sprung in Flowery Florida
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
Florida Is Ousting Changing Clocks To Get More Sunshine
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
Old Florida Attractions Can Be Refreshingly New
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
Florida’s Best Islands For Trips or Vacations
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