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South Atlantic Coast

Lake Worth Beach: Slight Name Tweak, Same Commitment to the Arts, and Ohhh, Those 1,000 Vintage Cottages…

Marybeth April 28, 2019

Lake Worth Beach has been called many things. The Next Key West. A sweet quirky cottage town. Jewell. A dynamic, multi-cultural city with a strong social and environmental consciousness. And until just recently, it was plain Lake Worth. Faithful residents and champions of this lesser-known Palm Beach County town said they liked the name just as it was; no need...

All around Florida

Floating Bungalows: Stay in a House On – Literally On – The Water in Florida

Marybeth March 24, 2019

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...

All around Florida

Vintage Vendor Vehicles: Doing Business in Florida from Classic Campers and Restored VWs

Marybeth February 26, 2019

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,...

Central Atlantic Coast

Bundled Up Fun at Surfing Santas This Christmas!

Marybeth December 26, 2018

Yes, it was chilly Christmas eve morning in Cocoa Beach. Our friends up North scoff at us but guys, it was in the upper 50s at sunrise! Our first year at this event where our cute outfits were covered up by jackets! The frigid temps didn’t keep the crowds away though, and it was reported that over 600 surfing santas...

All around Florida

Think Big and Shop Small Business – in Florida – This Season!

Marybeth November 26, 2018

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...

All around Florida Walkable Vacation Experiences

For All the Bungalows We’ve Ever Loved

Marybeth November 22, 2018

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.”...

Florida Keys Pet Friendly

Planning to Visit Key West? Stay on Stock Island

Marybeth November 13, 2018

If you’ve visited Key West you may not have known that you were driving over an island with its own vacation bragging rights before you got there. We didn’t. You (we) were so excited to be arriving at the actual Key West, plus Stock Island doesn’t exactly look like vacation paradise. You pass strip shopping centers, repair shops, gas stations....

All around Florida

Open Table’s New List of Top Scenic Restaurants in Florida: Because The View Matters!

Marybeth September 15, 2018

Open Table just released its Top 100 Scenic Restaurants in the US for 2018, and 13 Florida restaurants are on the list! We’re so glad they did the exhausting research – combing through millions of reviews for over 28,000 restaurants. Cuisine, location, and ambiance are key – but not necessarily in that order. For some of us location and ambiance...

Florida Keys

Stay at a Tiny House Resort or Cute Vintage Cottage in Key Largo – Each Has Its Own Beach!

Marybeth August 23, 2018

Key Largo is known as the Diving Capital of the World, and most of us don’t go to the Keys to spend time on a beach. But when your resort has its own little beach to lounge and watch the sunset, your day of diving, boating, or day drinking at the bar down the street is complete. But before you...

All around Florida Central Atlantic Coast

How to Have the Most Jimmy Buffet-est Day Without Traveling to Key West

Marybeth July 27, 2018

And without actually seeing the man himself, which would, of course, make our lives complete. But the next best thing is spending time being a typical tourist (which, as you know, we usually run away from as quick as the wind.) 100% of the time we encourage you to play and stay at independently owned places. Supporting small business, experiencing...

This Small Florida Beach Town is the Ideal Blend of Low-Key and Upscale

See the Sea Change for the Shipwrecked Bunk Bedroom at Our Beach Bungalow

Scuba Dive & Snorkel Coral Reefs Directly from the Beach in this Colorful Old-Florida Town

Lake Worth Beach: Slight Name Tweak, Same Commitment to the Arts, and Ohhh, Those 1,000 Vintage Cottages…

Floating Bungalows: Stay in a House On – Literally On – The Water in Florida

Vintage Vendor Vehicles: Doing Business in Florida from Classic Campers and Restored VWs

Bundled Up Fun at Surfing Santas This Christmas!

Think Big and Shop Small Business – in Florida – This Season!

For All the Bungalows We’ve Ever Loved

Planning to Visit Key West? Stay on Stock Island

Open Table’s New List of Top Scenic Restaurants in Florida: Because The View Matters!

Stay at a Tiny House Resort or Cute Vintage Cottage in Key Largo – Each Has Its Own Beach!

How to Have the Most Jimmy Buffet-est Day Without Traveling to Key West

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