Living in Florida means accepting one simple reality: you need a car. And it’s something that is almost always a major pain on a weekly basis.
I dream about about living in a place that would not require a car just to make it down the street.
Continue reading “The Dream of Living Somewhere You Don’t Need a Car”As a solo traveler on a road trip across Florida, I wasn’t looking for luxury—just a clean, reliable place to rest my head for the night. The Holiday Inn Express in DeLand fit that need perfectly on a quick trip I took last week. Here is a quick review if you find yourself traveling on the East Coast of Florida.
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Flatwoods Nature Reserve is a network of paved and non-paved trails located in the Hillsborough Nature Reserve in Tampa.
Continue reading “Exploring Tampa: Flatwoods Nature Reserve”Welcome to Florida where it rains on almost daily, especially during the summer months which can be a problem when you are on vacation. If/when that happens, it is good to have back-up plans to keep yourself entertained. Here are five places you can visit in the Tampa area if the rains come along.
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Opened in 2012, the New Tampa Nature Park is a small, secluded nature trail that connects to the much longer Flatwoods Nature Trail in Tampa, Florida.
Continue reading “Exploring Tampa: New Tampa Nature Park”So what on earth is Gasparilla? As someone that has lived in Tampa for over a decade, allow me to fill you in real quick as the Tampa Bay area prepares for this yearly tradition.
Continue reading “Gasparilla”The Fairfield Inn & Suites Homestead Florida is a new, 3-star hotel located near the heart of Miami and the bustling areas of Coral Gables, Homestead, and South Florida.
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