by Jennifer Graddy | Jul 18, 2018 | Accomodations, Day Trips, Deals, Food & Drink, Other Accommodations
St. Augustine (July 18, 2018) – Crowds get smaller and hotel rates get lower – yet in late summer St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & the Beaches remain livelier than ever. That’s why August and September is considered Easy Season for visitors on Florida’s...
by Jennifer Graddy | Sep 5, 2014 | Day Trips, Food & Drink
New Smyrna Beach Getaway I grew up in Orlando and can remember going to New Smyrna Beach almost my entire life. I have been there hundreds of times, but each time I go I seem to see something different. The weekend before Labor Day, we decided to take a quick...
by bigdawg | Mar 14, 2014 | Day Trips
With the 73rd Annual 2014 Daytona Bike Week in full swing, I decided to head over on Wednesday to catch some of the action. The weather started out cloudy as I rode over from Orlando, but was clear and sunny by high noon. For some, Daytona Bike Week is broken up by...
by Jennifer Graddy | Sep 30, 2013 | Day Trips, Uncategorized
We recently attend the Shrimp and Grits Festival in Jekyll Island. In conjunction with the festival on September 21, Jekyll Island released five sea turtle who had been rehabilitated by the Georgia Sea Turtle Center. The Georgia Sea Turtle Center opened in June 2007...
by Shannon Ferguson | Jul 24, 2013 | Day Trips
A Visit to Historic St. Augustine Planning on visiting Florida’s oldest city rich with history? Well, there is much to learn in St. Augustine, FL for young and old alike. St. Augustine was founded in 1565 by Pedro Menendez de Aviles. This was the site of many...
by Barb Nefer | Jul 21, 2013 | Day Trips, Seaword
SeaWorld Orlando releases manatees in Eddy Creek: See them yourself in the Merritt National Wildlife Refuge Most people think of SeaWorld Orlando as a place to see animals performing, like the One Ocean killer whale show or the dolphins and birds in Blue Horizons, or...
