Category Archives: Restaurants

Florida Food Truck Movement Rolls On

Posted on September 28, 2017 by floridatraveler

As our society becomes more mobile with cell phones and robotics and nanotechnology more and more people on the move to work or recreation stop to eat at fast, efficient food trucks.   In Florida the food truck revolution has not … Continue reading →

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Florida’s Most Romantic Bed and Breakfast Spots

Posted on September 22, 2017 by floridatraveler

We hope that Key West can rebuild by the last winter tourist season for the island city challenges Fernandina Beach and Saint Augustine for the most romantic vacation spots with outstanding bed and breakfast houses. Here are some of our … Continue reading →

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BOCA GRANDE – Fishing Village Turned Resort

Posted on September 14, 2017 by floridatraveler

I have returned to my Tampa house on the Interbay area and everything is fine.  The electricity did not turn off.  However, my home office was without Internet, telephone, or TV so I had to wait until the people at … Continue reading →

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Panama City Is Not A Beach

Posted on August 24, 2017 by floridatraveler

Compared to its glamorous beach-side little sister Panama City Beach, the town of Panama City is a large bayside residential community serving Tyndall Air Force Base to the east and the booming beach and bay suburbs to the west side. Panama City is the largest … Continue reading →

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Manatee County: The Beaches Between

Posted on June 20, 2017 by floridatraveler

I used to live in Bradenton and it always bothered me that when I went up North I had to always say “it’s between Sarasota and Saint Petersburg.  I would also be asked in there were any beaches there for … Continue reading →

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Florida’s AIA Winning Structures Have Been Incredibly Diverse and Unique

Posted on May 31, 2017 by floridatraveler

Every year the Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects (1912) celebrates the outstanding contributions in architecture and design in Florida and Puerto Rico.  This year’s convention will be next month in Naples and a panel of non-Florida architects … Continue reading →

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Fish With A View: My Best Seaside Seafood Restaurants In Florida

Posted on April 11, 2017 by floridatraveler

Vacationers in Florida are shocked that some areas of Florida are thin on quality seafood restaurants and even disturbed when people start recommending chain restaurants available back home.  Despite a coastline of 1300 miles, seafood is not inexpensive in Florida. … Continue reading →

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Small Town Weekend Trips: Dade City

Posted on March 21, 2017 by floridatraveler

I spent last weekend on a little trip from my home in Tampa to do some antique shopping in Dade City and eat at the famous Lunch at Limoges luncheon at the 1908 Williams Department store.  You are missing the … Continue reading →

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The Annual Walt Disney World Food Challenge

Posted on January 23, 2017 by floridatraveler

Every year restaurants are added and some vanish at the resorts, four parks, and Disney Springs complex at Walt Disney World.  As an annual member and nearby Florida resident since WDW opened in 1971, I sometimes feel like a Disney … Continue reading →

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The Best “Old” Resorts and Hotels In Florida

Posted on January 18, 2017 by floridatraveler

In Europe a hotel is not old until it passes its 200th birthday, but here in Florida old means the building was constructed before World War II. As a historian, I enjoy the sometimes laid-back atmosphere and sheer personality of … Continue reading →

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