• Florida History
  • Get Into The Holiday Spirit At Stranahan House’s ‘Victorian Christmas’

    You may wonder how to get into that elusive holiday spirit with those balmy ‘flip-flop’ days here in South Florida, while the rest of the country is shivering and very much aware of the impending holiday season. South Florida in December December sneaks up on us flip-flopped and bathing-suited creatures almost unnoticed. Suddenly we are looking […]

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  • Kayaking And Snorkeling At Historic Virgina Key Beach Park – The Antidote To South Beach

    Historic Virginia Key Beach Park is located only minutes from downtown Miami’s hustle and bustle. It’s hard to believe the city is only a stone’s throw away when you pull into this quiet and abandoned-looking park. Virginia Key is reached via Rickenbacker causeway – or by boat – and is divided from Key Biscayne by a busy channel called […]

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  • Tamara’s Top 10 Casual And Quirky Places To Eat After A Day’s Exploring In South Florida And Beyond!

    This is different! Why a post on eating? In every explorer and outdoor adventurer’s life there comes a time when your cooler is full of drinks,chips and nothing much else. After having paddled 7 miles or more, or played in the water the whole day, your stomach sports a medium to large sized hole, begging […]

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  • Discover Hidden Mangrove Tunnels In Key Largo – Kayaking Dusenbury Creek and Dodging Motorboats

    Kayaking in Key Largo is spectacular, considering you are just a little drive from the mainland and the hustle and bustle of Miami. Plenty of mangrove filled waterways near the shore instantly transport you into a quiet world far away from civilization, so it feels, although you are never too far from it! The roar of […]