Florida Locations

Florida Beaches Are Voted Best In The Country

Florida Beaches are Voted Best in the Country

The Florida beaches received the No. 1, 2, 3 and 9 rankings on TripAdvisor for Best Beaches in the U.S. TripAdvisor, one of the world's most popular and largest travel community, made the announcement this week in its newsletter, TripWatch. Pinellas County’s Fort De Soto Park near St. Petersburg was awarded with the No. 1 spot, while the Florida Key’s Bahia Honda State Park was ranked No. 2; Panama City’s St. Andrew’s State Park finished at No. 3 and Honeymoon…

Naples Is A Florida West Coast Paradise

Naples is a Florida West Coast Paradise

In all of Florida there are a select few cities that can bring the name metropolis and paradise together, and have them used interchangeably, without a doubt Naples is one of those cities. Naples is a principal city of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated total population of 315,839. Despite being the largest city in Collier County, it definitely retains a certain cohesion and closeness that is common to all members that partake in its daily…

West Palm Beach Vacation – An Unique South Florida Destination!!

West Palm Beach Vacation – An Unique South Florida Destination!!

In the Northern part of South Florida Region lies a growing mega metropolis known as West Palm Beach, with an impressive 86,000 people that hustle and bustle its streets each day. With an array of colors and shapes that would make an artist brush be lively and vibrant, as to simply baffle the human imagination, to see this paradise is to recognize a slice of heaven in ones own backyard. Yet, how did this story begin, where did it all…

The Florida Trail And Big Cypress National Preserve

The Florida Trail and Big Cypress National Preserve

The news anchor was talking about water use restrictions. We were not allowed to water our lawns or wash our cars except on days that corresponded with our home address. The dry season typically begins in January for South Florida and lasts into April, but this year was unusually dry as evidenced by the water restrictions. This came as no surprise to my wife, Loren, and I. We had been hiking in Big Cypress National Preserve the prior weekend and…

Sunrise At Keaton Beach. Perry, Florida

Sunrise at Keaton Beach. Perry, Florida

I recently had the opportunity of spending a weekend at Captain’s Quarters in Keaton Beach, owned by old friends Sandra and Joe Hatcher. I was invited for some desperately needed r&r and was only too happy to be their guest. My friendship with Sandra goes back about 10 years when we were into the tourism business – Sandra at Keaton Beach and I in Citrus County. As I stopped at the two stores to pick up food items for the…

The Unforgettable Apalachicola Florida Beach Coast

The Unforgettable Apalachicola Florida Beach Coast

Some may call it "the Forgotten Coast", but a visit to a section of Florida's Panhandle coastline will long be remembered. That section of coast referred to as "forgotten" stretches for about one hundred twenty miles between Panama City and Tallahassee from Mexico Beach to St Marks. It seems the area was omitted from a tourism map of Florida in the nineties. The local chambers of commerce of the affected counties gathered and dubbed their area as the "forgotten coast"…

Cape Canaveral, Florida Outta This World

Cape Canaveral, Florida Outta this World

Cape Canaveral, Florida is situated in the central East Coast of the state midway between Jacksonville and Miami. The history of Cape Canaveral and its region is fascinating. It dates back to an astounding 10,000 years ago, when the Ais and Timicuan Native Americans journeyed to the area. They settled there for the extraordinary fishing, and survived through much hardship up until the Colonial times. There was much European and Spanish exploration of the region. At first, the Cape region…

Miami To Key Largo Bicycle Ride

Miami to Key Largo Bicycle Ride

One riders' account of the 2000 Multiple Sclerosis 150 Bike Ride Well, I'm tired, I'm sore, but I DID IT! 75 miles yesterday - what an accomplishment, my longest distance to date. And then, 75 more miles today! Having just started biking again last August, I'm glad to be back on top of two skinny tires. I was originally introduced to cycling as a kid and road with the Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society through the rolling hills of Southeastern…

Wild Dolphins – Key West, Florida

Wild Dolphins – Key West, Florida

When you think of Key West you probably don’t think of glass bottom boats. You may think, instead, of beautiful sunsets, a fun and lively environment, and Jimmy Buffet. Now, it’s all changed, with Wild Dolphin glass bottom boat. Wild Dolphin Boat purpose when it sets sail is explore the depths of the sea through the glass bottom hull, with great sightseeing, a relaxing atmosphere, and to ultimately find a pod of bottlenose dolphins. When I arrived at the dock where…

Singer Island Florida – A True Beach Vacation !!

Singer Island Florida – A True Beach Vacation !!

The Illustrious and well-known Singer Island, is located on the East Central region of Palm Beach County. It is actually part of the Riviera Beach, in the South Florida Metropolitan area. Named after the sewing machine founder, Singer Island has a wide variety of parks, hiking events, sporting events, marinas and great entertainment, and shopping venues, not to mention superb restaurant outlets. Each of which will be covered in some detail in the later portions of this Article. Yet to…