Not gonna lie. I’m a Facebook groups junkie (and my sanity sometimes wishes I weren’t!), especially groups centered around traveling in Florida. Because…hello! When season rolls around towards the end of the year, I start seeing a lot of questions about farmers’ markets and where to find them. This warms my heart for so many…
Are you looking for the best hiking trails in Tampa? You’ve come to the right place! As a resident of the Tampa Bay area and a fan of hiking, I’ve got all the information you need to find hiking trails in Tampa that are perfect for you. Hiking near Tampa gives everyone a chance to…
Emerson Point Preserve is a large preserve in Palmetto, Florida. And Palmetto sits just outside Bradenton in the Tampa Bay area. It’s southwest of Tampa on the southern shore of the mouth of the Bay. This park was nowhere near my radar until I started researching Native American mounds in the Tampa Bay area and…
Romance comes in so many forms – poetry, candlelight, chocolates, quiet time together, roses. Romantic restaurants in Florida feature many of these little details. They offer exceptional food, an intimate ambiance filled with candlelight and beauty, and most of all, they provide couples with a little getaway, even if just for a few hours. Romantic…
Let’s get the controversial bit out of the way first. This state park in Ellenton is actually called Judah P. Benjamin Confederate Memorial at Gamble Plantation Historic State Park. I wish it had a different name, like Gamble Plantation State Park or Gamble Mansion State Park. But it doesn’t. Regardless of the state park’s actual…