Thursday, March 19, 2015

Detours & Diversions – The Other Side of Tampa Bay: Paradise in the Sand

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“Anna Maria Key, lying to the south of Tampa Bay and separated from the mainland by Sarasota Pass, one of the many sand and shell islands ...
Thursday, March 12, 2015

Detours & Diversions – Fort Lauderdale's Mai Kai Polynesian Restaurant and Tiki Bar

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Forget tickets to Tahiti. Don't worry about getting transportation around Easter Island. If you're craving a taste of Polynesia, l...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

US 98 – Oysters, Mullet & Margaritas

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So one of the things I do – and one of the things I love to do, even though when I did my first one I kind of dreaded it – is talk to peo...

Detours & Diversions – The Citrus Place: A Slice of Orange Heaven

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He's just so damn happy to see you.   Florida is the third largest beef-producing state east of the Mississippi. We grow most of th...
Friday, July 11, 2014

Detours & Diversions – Key West Before Duval

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“Key West was to be made the American winter resort of the tropics.” – From the 1941 Works Progress Administration’s  Key West   ...
Sunday, March 02, 2014

I Want Dead People

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On February 21, I participated in Boyd Hill's Writers at the Preserve , alongside USFSP writing guru Dr. Thomas Hallock, Tribune reporte...
Friday, February 28, 2014

Drink Local: Palm Ridge Reserve Whiskey

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I first tasted Palm Ridge Reserve whiskey on the Vinoy Verandah in St. Petersburg. Only the reputation of the Vinoy persuaded me that Flor...
Sunday, February 16, 2014

Finding Florida at Heritage Village

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Today I spoke to a packed house at Heritage Village for the Speaking of History  series. I talked mostly about US 98 and how much fun it is ...
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Thursday, July 05, 2012

Tour Six: A Million People and One Long Beach

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This is the seventh (and final) leg of this tour. To read the sixth leg,  click here . No SpongeBob here. In stark contrast to the s...

Tour Six, Part Six: The Stilt Houses

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This is the sixth leg of this tour. To read the fifth leg,  click here . I only knew about the stilt houses because I wanted to impress a...

Tour Six, Part Five: When Dinosaurs Roamed US 19

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This is the fifth leg of this tour. To read the fourth leg,  click here . South on US 19 a giant dinosaur waits. I first found it as a...
Tuesday, July 03, 2012

Tour Six, Part Four – Mermaids Are Real

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This is the fourth leg of this tour. To read the third leg,  click here . Down the road another underwater show takes place seven days a...