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 […]
Florida Off The Beaten Track
Imagine a Club with free drinks and nude sunbathing for $1 per year – Stiltsville in the 1960’s !
‘Stiltsville’ in Biscayne Bay Stiltsville: so unassuming now with just a few structures left, but did you know it was THE place to go 5 decades ago if you were a member of the high society and liked to party?! A $1 yearly membership got you free drinks and nude sunbathing in the early 1960’s, […]
Get Eye To Eye With Alligators At Myakka River State Park’s Deep Hole
Sometimes you just stumble over a gem by accident. This is exactly what happened when we decided to stop for a ‘little look’ at Myakka River State Park, on a trip up the west coast of Florida last year. Myakka River State Park is located about nine miles east of I-75 in Sarasota in Sarasota County. […]
Kayaking the Wild and Scenic Loxahatchee River In Jupiter
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 […]
Coral Castle and Redland – ‘I’ll do anything for my sweet sixteen’!
Coral Castle Last month I finally I got to see Coral Castle. Well, it is quite the trip from Fort Lauderdale for someone who hasn’t got a car, and it isn’t strictly speaking all that old (1920’s and 1930’s), which to the Archaeologist in me does put it on the back burner somewhat. Until, well, until I […]
Boating Close To Home: Haulover Sandbar And Beercan Island
An Ode To The Blue As far as I am concerned, boating in Florida is not an option. Let’s face it, if you live in a hot and sub-tropical State that consists to a large degree of re-claimed swamp land, and boasts hundreds of miles of inland waterways, as well as being almost entirely surrounded by the ocean, you […]
Why VisitThe Shark Bite Capital of the World? New Smyrna Beach and Blue Spring State Park
Why New Smyrna Beach? One good reason to choose New Smyrna Beach is that Orlando sucks. Ok, that’s perhaps a little harsh, I take it back. It’s just not for me and I apologize if you love Orlando. Nothing there for yours truly, except perhaps Gatorland! Mickey Mouse and Harry Potter, I don’t need you! So what […]
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 […]