If you want to see ‘old Florida’ and century old Cypress tree canopies and the wildlife accompanying this unique habitat, then this is a great day out. Provided you don’t mind a little exercise and possibly getting wet! The Loxahatchee river (Seminole for ‘turtle river’) paddling trail is about 8 miles long and a designated ‘National […]
Daytrips in Florida
A Day Out In Miami – South Beach Optional
Tired of South Beach but love Miami? Ok, I might have just the ticket for you! Why not head down to Bayfront Park and Marketplace, where tourists and locals alike meet for a spot of shopping, salsa dancing and sightseeing, all at a fraction of the prices you would find on South Beach. Bayfront Park […]
10 Reasons To Visit The Biltmore Hotel Right Now
When I set forth to explore the Biltmore Hotel, I vaguely remembered my first visit in 2005, and I recall an imposing building with a big lovely pool and something about Johnny Weismueller ( ‘Tarzan’) training in this pool. That was pretty much as far as my memory stretched. This time, I took it all in. As […]
A Jolly Trip – Fort Lauderdale And Hollywood On The Water Taxi
The Venice of America By Water Got a day to spare to see Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood by water? Fort Lauderdale is not called ‘Venice of America’ or ‘Yacht Capital of the World’ for nothing, with an impressive 165 miles of waterways within the city limits. Reputedly, over 42.000 boats are registered here (www.luxurytravel.about.com). It’s easy […]
McKee Botanical Garden – Of Ponds and Water Lilies
Today, I ended up quite unexpectedly at McKee Botanical Garden, Vero Beach, due to keeping a friend on a work assignment some company on the drive up there. What a lovely place. I did not realize that it is actually fairly new in the form that it is now, although having been part of what was once one of Florida’s […]
The Dora Canal – An Afternoon Spent Gliding Into Another World
The Dora Canal links the two lakes of Dora and Eustis, and as far as I could glean from my limited research on this, it is partly man-altered and partly natural. Previously aptly named ‘Elfin River’, the Dora Canal, as we know it today, came into being officially in the late 1800’s, when the captain […]