Florida

5 Florida Destinations to Help You Escape the Snow

Florida has been a Mecca of vacations for many, many years. Who among us has not driven for many hours in a car packed with relatives to a beach house where you proceed to consume your weight in freshly-caught shrimp and spend hours every day trying to remove sand from every crevice in your body &hellip Continue reading »

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Girlfriends Getaway to Bay Point Wyndham Resort in Panama City, Florida

It was true love. I was in love with this beautiful lanai patio which overlooked the gorgeous pool, the incredible landscaping and the quiet St. Andrews Bay in front of the resort. I sat down at our little private table with the ceiling fan rotating quietly overhead and just relished the fact that I was &hellip Continue reading »

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Navarre Beach, Florida: Quiet Oasis

We headed to lovely Navarre Beach, on Santa Rosa Island just a few miles from Pensacola Beach, a few months ago, after spending a few days in Gulf Shores/Orange Beach, Alabama. I had been to Navarre Beach in the past – we had even chosen to rent a beach house there rather than Pensacola Beach because it was &hellip Continue reading »

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Sammy Does The Gulf Coast

It all started with the snake. No, not a real snake. Do you know me at all? Snakes belong in cages or somewhere far, far away from me where they can eat mice and be part of the circle of life and I never, ever have to see them. It was a stuffed snake we &hellip Continue reading »

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Ziplining Might Possibly Not Be for Acrophobiacs

This is SO NOT ME. Now, as you know if you know me at all, I’m not really an adventurous sort of person. I am more of a spa/shopping/relax on the beach while someone brings me a frozen drink kind of person.  My idea of roughing it is staying in a hotel with no room &hellip Continue reading »

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The Most Perfect Condo in Navarre Beach – Summerwind Resort

We stepped through the door of our condo at the Summerwind Resort in Navarre Beach, Florida with pretty high expectations. I had been coming to nearby Pensacola Beach, also on Santa Rosa Island, since I was a little girl so I knew the snow white sand and emerald water were going to make a pretty &hellip Continue reading »

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Who, What, When, Where and Why – the Five W’s of a Bargain Beach Vacation

I’m writing this article in a tiny, circa 1920s cottage called Old Love on Tybee Island, Georgia. The hot pink exterior is complemented by the bright turquoise and white interior where lazily turning ceiling fans evoke that special, incomparable beach mood. Mermaid Cottages offers a wide variety of cottages all over the island in different &hellip Continue reading »

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Yes, It’s a Fabulous Hotel – But is Breakfast Included?

I took a bite of the delicious hot pancakes that had just been delivered to my table at Paulette’s Restaurant in the River Inn of Harbor Town in Memphis, Tennessee. Not only were they cooked to perfection and perfectly wonderful, I also felt pretty smug about my breakfast because it was free. When you stay &hellip Continue reading »

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Back to the Beach – Navarre Beach, Florida

Well, I finally have everything unpacked and put away from our Arizona trip, all the laundry done and neatly folded up, and my suitcases tucked into the closet. Good thing because now it’s time to pack again. I have been invited on a press trip to Navarre Beach, Florida and don’t think I have ever &hellip Continue reading »

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Road Trip! South Walton Girlfriends Getaway

Bemused, I gazed at my bright pink, freshly pedicured toes. The pedicure was lovely but what was truly, truly lovely was the view I had over my toes, resting on the end of a lounge chair on a blindingly white sand beach in South Walton, Florida. Clear water shading from dark turquoise to the clear &hellip Continue reading »

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