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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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Rent An RV And Camp on Florida’s Best Beaches

Posted on May 24, 2017 by floridatraveler

My neighbors are planning retirement and going to move from urban Tampa to a more rural county.  This, however, does not mean a total downsize of their activities for they recently purchased an RV and discovered they could less expensively … Continue reading →

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Sarasota Is Still The City of The Arts

Posted on May 2, 2017 by floridatraveler

In 1936 circus magnate John Ringling died.  The man once worth over $200 million dollars had just $311 in his bank account. Yet in his will he gave to the State of Florida Ca’d’Zan, his 1.2 million dollar waterfront mansion, … 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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US27: The Old Alternate Route To Miami

Posted on January 30, 2017 by floridatraveler

Most people from the Northeast heading to Miami or the Keys simply take I-95 along the Atlantic Ocean.  Those coming from the Midwest usually leave I-75 at the Florida Turnpike and slice across Florida through Orlando. Before the development of … Continue reading →

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November Has Its Moments In Florida

Posted on November 1, 2016 by floridatraveler

November is an in-between time for vacationers in Florida and many enjoy the fact that many of the snowbirds have not arrived and most natives have deserted the beaches as the water lowers into the 70’s (burrrrr).   The big festival … Continue reading →

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Florida: Home of the 13,000 Year Old Art Work

Posted on November 9, 2015 by floridatraveler

Most of us were taught in school about the migration from Asia across the frozen Bering Straight of the ancestors of today’s American Indians (the Clovis Theory).  In Florida there are two archaeological sites that may challenge that as the … Continue reading →

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