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Travel theme: Doorways

While roaming through Fort Clinch State Park at Fernandina Beach, Florida, on a weekend when re-enactors were not only in costume but also in character, Bert wandered into a spacious room to take a look at an intriguing doorway. The “guard” moved in, seizing the moment to talk about the prison cell behind the door. […]

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Goin’ coastal before and after the TaxSlayer Bowl

So, here we are. Big Orange Fans. Delighted that the University of Tennessee Vols made it to the TaxSlayer Bowl on January 2nd, 2015, in Jacksonville, Florida and beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 45 to 28. Go Vols! But in our usual “let’s-see-what-else-we-can-see-along-the way” mode, we decided to cruise the coast a bit from Tybee Island down […]

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed

A bride and her bridesmaids standing in the shadows along Aviles Street, St. Augustine, FloridaJust as we were exiting a dress shop on Aviles Street, we turned to see a bride and her bridesmaids standing in the shadows. As we attempted to snap picture, the bride turned around and smiled that charming smile — not […]

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Travel theme: Sparkle

With over three hundred million lights, St. Augustine, Florida’s Nights of Lights lives up to its listing in The World’s 10 Best Holiday Displays by National Geographic. Now that’s a lot of sparkle! All over the city, historic buildings, plazas, trees, and even horse-drawn carriages are decked out in tiny lights. Tourists and locals alike seem to enjoy […]

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Here’s to a Sweet 2015!

As we dig in to our last dessert of 2014 — the Peanut Butter Stack at Cellar 6 in St. Augustine, Florida — we want to say thanks for joining us in our travels in 2014. It’s a sweet treat just knowing you’re reading along and commenting when you can. We never knew how much […]

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Sleeping in Gainesville: The Laurel Oak Inn

Now don’t get us wrong here. We stay in plenty of chain hotels and appreciate their standardized accommodations. But when we have leisure time the morning after a stay, we look for bed-and-breakfast inns where the owners are friendly and open, the breakfast is something we’d love to post on Pinterest, and the rooms are […]

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From teapots to turned wood, don’t miss Florida Craftsmen in St. Pete!

Sometimes sisters are right. Really right. But I had no idea my sister, a long-time resident of St. Petersburg, Florida, knew how “right” she was when she leaned over at us while dining at Ricky P’s (1113 Central Avenue) and said, Don’t miss Florida Craftsmen. They have lovely things all made in Florida. All the stuff […]

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Five things to do in a day: St. Petersburg, Florida

Of course, we all want ample time to explore a city lined with mature, moss-filled trees. A city where world-class art museums, shops sporting local crafts, and hotels with beckoning porches await us. A city like St. Petersburg, Florida. But that’s not always the case. With only one day to explore and hit the high […]

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Window

A window can be a portal to the soul, to the world, or to a person. And for this week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge, the word WINDOW reminded us of a recent trip to the new Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. Designed by architect Yann Weymouth, the hurricane-proof rectangular building utilizes 18-inch thick walls […]

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Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park — a favorite stop along the way!

About ten miles below Gainesville in Micanopy, Florida, you can find signs directing you to take Exit 374 off I-75 for Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park. It was one of those serendipitous turn-of-the-steering-wheel things when husband Bert asked if I wanted to go there. Why not? was my reply. And the respite was good for […]