Jul 23 2008
Many of us are looking for ways to stretch our travel budgets this year. This doesn’t mean staying at home and never taking a trip. Here are 5 ways to save serious money when you travel on your next vacation.
Jul 15 2008
Kids can see these - barracuda, queen angels, and lobster - and more of the amazing sea life under the tropical waters of the Florida Keys without getting wet! These photos were taken not with an underwater camera, but on terra firma, at a wonderful place where kids can see up-close the creatures that live in the water surrounding the Florida Keys!
Jul 15 2008
Way back in April, when I posted “The Real Florida for Kids - Eco-discovery in Lowry Park Zoo,” I promised two more posts featuring special places in Florida where kids can truly experience Florida’s unique natural habitat. Well, it’s taken this long to get to part two: “The Mysterious Everglades.”
Imagine this. A river of grass: a slow-moving sheet of water spanning thousands of acres, sometimes seen, sometimes not, covered by golden sawgrass as far as the eye can see, and broken up only by hammock islands where cabbage palm, royal palm, live oak, gumbo limbo and West Indian mahogany thrive. There is a silence here. It’s a place of forbidding bogs, cypress knees protruding from dark water, spidery airplants clinging to tree limbs, life-sustaining mangroves, showy bromiliads, bright green fern, and the elusive ghost orchid.
Jul 14 2008
The Komodo Dragons saliva contains over 60 deadly bacteria. It is the largest lizard species on earth, growing up to 10 feet long and weighing up to 200 pounds. It is carnivorous and has been known to eat deer, pigs, water buffalo and people. The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park in St. Augustine, Florida just opened a beautiful reptile exhibit for you to get up close and personal with these deadly lizards and see a 21 foot Python, too. Does it get any better?
Did I mention the King Cobra?
Jul 10 2008
When I travel to a new city or place I haven’t been in awhile, I prefer to take a City Tour for an overview of the sites, layout and flavor of the area. It’s a great way to get your bearings, do some sightseeing and see what’s what. Here are 18 City Tours, including our own Old Town Trolley Tours, guaranteed to help you navigate better.
Jul 07 2008
Who else wants Summer fun? Here are 7 Awesome Summer Vacation Ideas for the whole family. So get out there and make a splash!
Jul 01 2008
Enjoy your Independence Day this year in 5 historic cities that know how to celebrate.
Here are 4th of July vacation ideas and things to do while enjoying the long weekend in star-spangled style.
