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Road trip: Taking a chance there's no room at the inn
Traveling north on U.S. 27 after dark on Friday, I still had the energy for a couple hours of driving, plus a desire to make it as close to Apalachicola as I could before stopping for the night.
But I was on a stretch of road where I had never been [...]
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Hitting the road: Bound for New Orleans
By the time you read this, I’ll be on the road, headed for New Orleans. Actually, that’s not true. I’m not an early riser. But soon, any minute now, I’ll be on the road. It’s a leisure trip, and I’ll take most of a week to get there, exploring diversions [...]
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Villa Mayfair: Luxury Dining in Coconut Grove
The mass exodus from Miami’s former nightlife hub has left Grove diners with few options past chains and bar food. But the new Villa Mayfair has brought a top notch gourmet restaurant back to the neighborhood, allowing locals an opportunity for opulence without having to cross the bay.
[...]From Miami Beach 411 - Must Read News About Miami & Miami Beach at April 10, 2012, 8:10pm in Communities, Life, Travel
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Road trips: Gasoline prices rising -- as usual
It’s an annual rite of spring: the ascent of gasoline prices. Those who travel see it in the cost of a plane ticket, sometimes in the cost of a cruise, and most directly of all, in the price of a road trip.
Already this year, gas prices have gone up 48 [...]
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Visiting the Everglades: Where are the birds?
Visiting Shark Valley in Everglades National Park over the weekend, I didn’t see many wading birds – far fewer than I saw last year at this time. The naturalist on the Shark Valley tram tour said that low water levels after a drier-than-usual winter had driven off [...]
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Cruise ships: Disney Fantasy
In a year when only four new cruise ships will make Florida their home, the first arrived in Port Canaveral last month and is now sailing week-long Caribbean cruises. The Disney Fantasy, an almost-twin to last year’s Disney Dream, has the classic lines of an ocean liner and [...] -
Road trip attractions: St. Augustine one of America's 10 prettiest towns
For roadtrippers headed to northeast Florida this spring, here’s news about a possible stop: Forbes magazine has named St. Augustine as one of the ten prettiest towns in America. Earlier this year, TripAdvisor.com chose St. Augustine as one of the 15 vacation "hot spots" for 2012.
Here's how Forbes described St. Augustine: Founded in 1565 [...]
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Road trip attractions: Titanic anniversary events
If you want to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic by doing more than just seeing the new 3-D version of the movie, you have plenty of opportunities, although they involve some travel.
The Associated Press reports that there are replica ships in Tennessee and Missouri, [...]
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Going to the Beach Like a Local
As spring settles in and the temperature starts to rise, our minds begin to daydream about going to the beach. One thing great about Miami is, we have some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, and it’s not just me who thinks so.
[...]From Miami Beach 411 - Must Read News About Miami & Miami Beach at April 06, 2012, 4:30am in Communities, Life, Travel
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New opening dates for theme park attractions
Some theme park updates: Universal Studios has set a grand opening for two new entertainment spectacles for May 8. SeaWorld’s Viva La Mύsica Latin food and concert festival kicks off on April 14. And the Cars, The Lion King, and The Little Mermaid wings at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort [...]
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