Because sometimes we all need to slow down and look around. A friend recently drove from Tavares to Jacksonville without realizing he was headed north: his destination was Anna Maria Island. We get stuck in our heads, plotting our next business move, or planning our daughter’s upcoming wedding. Or we are just so focused on getting to our destination in...
Because vacation = dining out! Or the more accurate equation is: vacation + vacation eating = the necessity to walk some of it off! While staying at The Local St. Augustine boutique hotel you will have so many options you may never want to walk over the Bridge of Lions to the tourist area. We believe that where you stay...
What is it about a fusty old camper? An ancient Airstream that makes you think if only these curved aluminum walls could talk? A lackluster VW Bus from your granddad’s days that could use a good dose of elbow grease (a granddad word!) to bring back its luster? There is something – almost inexplicable – because bygone equals intriguing. The...
When we first started this website over eight years ago we’d never heard of Vilano Beach. And that made my pulse race: a place no one else is talking about! That’s what we have always wanted to be, the not-tourist blog. The not-theme park, the not-glam. Let the big media giants write about the top hot spots! While we, in...
Though everyone insists it’s not about the destination, but the journey, most of us admit we are hell-bent on getting where we’re going. That’s especially true for some members of our Triple-B team. Naturally! We’ve planned, schemed, made reservations, and packed way more stuff than we’ll need. We want to just be there, flip-flopping around our room, pouring arrival drinks....
There are Florida towns that make everyone’s* list of Top 10 Most Beautiful and Most Popular Towns to Visit Right Now and then there is this glorious subset of Florida towns that don’t make those lists. Key West, we love you, but so does everyone else. St. Augustine, yes, you are beautiful, and rich with history, great restaurants, and beach...
You may be thinking of noisy spring breakers, cigarette butts in the sand, crowded bars and crawling traffic. This is not the case. And we’re here to prove Cocoa Beach is not a tourist trap. Ish. If you choose to visit during most schools’ spring breaks, then we can’t be responsible for your experience. Spring break itself speaks volumes, but...
While 86% of our nation’s gift givers are busy ordering the latest trendy frigid-weather presents – Portable campfires? Baby alpaca throw blankets? (Do those baby alpacas enjoy being shorn??) we who live with summer in our souls – or summer still streaming through our windows – remain in a sunshine state of mind when it comes to giving gifts. This...
The days of Mom or Pop sitting behind a motel desk waiting to hand over a plastic key fob for your room are becoming a thing of the past. No longer will you need to ding that little bell on the counter because maybe Mom is in the back shifting sheets from the washer to the dryer. Here is your...
Because Siesta Key is brimming with a plenitude of vintage vacation rentals and the cutest cottagey motels (as well as oceanfront condos and luxurious mansions if that’s your thing) everyone’s vacation-in-the-sun wishes can be met. With just two bridges leading to this barrier island – and the popularity of this beach town (thank you, Dr. Beach and all you others...
