Note: this post was written for and originally appeared on Orlando Date Night Guide. Located just an hour and a half west of Orlando, Crystal River is best known for the hordes of manatees that flock to the spring-fed waters of Kings Bay each winter. Thanks to stable year-round temperatures […]
Driving along US 27 in Central Florida past small cities and towns you don’t recognize (Davenport, Haines City, Dundee, and Lake Wales to name a few) and open farmland is part of the Polk County experience. Compared to Orlando and Tampa, the two cities this stretch of Central Florida lies […]
Sandwiched between Tampa and Lakeland, and most well-known for the Florida Strawberry Festival held annually in March, Plant City is too easily missed when it comes to Central Florida explorations. While it’s worth a trip to the festival at least once (I still go almost every year), visiting Plant City solely […]
Article last updated June 30, 2018 The first time I hopped out of the car, walked through a sand dune, and onto a beach on Anna Maria Island, I knew I had found something truly special. The small stretch of sand was dotted with a handful colorful beach umbrellas, the […]
Since moving to Central Florida in 2012, day trips have sort of become my jam. Living in a state where people regularly come for their yearly vacations means an endless supply of things to do, and I’m making a commitment to explore more this year and in the future. Day […]
In my book, Florida’s West coast beats out the East every single time. While I grew up visiting East coast beaches like Emerald Isle, NC and Tybee Island, GA (and do have a soft spot in my heart for those locations) there was just no competition once I saw the […]