Ernest Hemingway brilliantly said “never go on trips with anyone you do not love.” Taking that to heart, I am so grateful for my friends that double as perfect travel companions. We have been to a lot of amazing places together and were each super excited to get back to Key West. Cayo HuesoKey West…
Driving the Overseas Highway from Key Largo to Key West takes about two hours if you do not stop, but there is no fun in that! Here are the two places you absolutely must visit in the Keys. Gilbert’s ResortThe FIRST stop you have to make is at Gilbert’s Resort in Key Largo! Gilbert’s is…
LA HISTORIA (History)Spanish civil engineer Don Gavino Gutiérrez went looking for guavas in the early 1880s, and instead found what became Ybor City. With dashed hopes of creating a new home base for his tropical fruit preserving company, the lack of guavas made the trip a disappointment at first. He reported this to two of…
Downtown Tampa is roughly defined by everything south of 275 and FL-618, to the bay and along the Tampa Riverwalk. Its settled origins began with the construction of Fort Brooke in the 1820s, and being called the Village of Tampa in the late 1840s when the town squares still used today were being platted out.…
Tampa Heights was Tampa’s first suburb, directly north of downtown. It started as a small six-block area bordered by Florida, Central, Oak, and Henderson Avenues but the name now refers to a much wider area that was once known as the town of North Tampa. Today, Tampa Heights is considered anything north of downtown between…
Tampa’s Hyde Park is a lot of things; a historic district, a quiet 1800s farm turned Victorian residential neighbourhood, a high-end shopping district, and a center for luxury, art, and international flair. It stretches along Bayshore Boulevard and the Hillsborough Bay, with W Kennedy Boulevard at its north and westward to S Armenia Avenue. Some…
Naples, Florida is known for being a city of culture, sophistication, high-end retailers, and fancy restaurants. The western border of this city curves along the Gulf of Mexico with miles of beaches and a bustling ecotourism industry. The Naples Pier, Naples Botanical Garden, Picayune Strand State Forest, Bird Gardens of Naples, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, and…
If it’s elusive, slithery, chompy, scaly, furry, and/or enjoys hiding in the elements, you will find it here.
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