We’re still allowed to boat, right? As of publication the answer is yes (and in fact, oh hell yes!) How simple it is to social distance on your boat? Take the your partner-in-Covid. Everyone you’re sheltering with, come aboard, let’s boat on up for carry-out! We’ve combed the internet and even made old-school contact by phone (so painful! I hate...
Ever heard of a Truckpreneur? Boutique on wheels? Caravan kiosk? Maybe you haven’t heard them described as such but I bet you’ve seen them at local art fests, First Fridays, farmer’s markets: attention-grabbing vehicles from back in the day all fixed up and offering you an experience beyond the ordinary. There are so many cool businesses in Florida run from...
While some of you are cocooned in your wool blankets, fingers wrapped around a steaming mug of something (with maybe a dram of bourbon?) ordering those fleece-lined leggings for yourself and all your family members, it is still summer in the souls of the rest of us. Heavy gray skies and scratchy woolens that don’t smell great have little appeal...
We didn’t quit our jobs and sell all our stuff to travel the world. We shy from selfies, and even if I was young and fit I wouldn’t be posting bathing suit pics on Instagram. We’re regular people, just like you. We have jobs, bills, a car that my sweet talented husband is underneath right now trying to fix, and...
When traveling to a beach town how much of your time is spent in your hotel room? You arrive, unpack and arrange that light summer wardrobe (swimsuits, flip flops, t-shirts, sundresses) in the drawers and closet, maybe bounce on the bed to test the mattress, peer into the mini bar (that you may break down and partake of later, price...
We all agree enjoying a meal with beachy cocktails overlooking the water is idyllic. In Florida your choices of waterfront restaurants are bounteous: some with your toes in the sand… or atop a deck… perhaps the view from a floor-to-ceiling window… with the water right out there, just feet away. But what about dining OVER the water? The ocean rushing...
As we scroll through vacation rental possibilities we’ve all seen boats – sailboats, trawlers, yachts – we can book for our entire vacation. Very cool, and certainly worth checking out for someday, but they’re boats. How about an actual cottage that floats? Because we’re all about the cottage stays, the tiny houses, the quaint bungalows that wrap their arms around...
Call them Caravan Kiosks, Truckpreneurs, Boutiques on Wheels, Pop-Up Shops, Photo Booth Buses; whatever the term, you’ve noticed more and more of them – yes, popping up – at Florida festivals, fairs, First Fridays, farmer’s markets, weddings, birthdays, charity events, and at food truck rallies. What makes them unique, besides the hard working team bringing you the goods and services,...
Pictured above: A Little Room for Art, Pass-a-Grille We’re always telling you to stay/eat/drink at independently owned businesses. Those hard working people who are just like us (not that the ritzy hotel chains don’t employ hard working people just like us… but big corporations just aren’t in our wheelhouse.) Today with the holidays approaching faster than the pounds have...
I’ve said it before – choosing our very favorite place to stay would be almost as astonishingly shocking as admitting one of our kids is our favorite. And truly: we love them all for such different and heart-squeezing reasons, there are no favorites. Although not too many years ago one of my kids said “Mommy I know I’m your favorite.”...
