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| Put the Fun in Funky Florida Foods |
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| Create your own pancakes by choosing from homemade pancake batters and sausages, blueberries and more. This is a great inter-generational event; every time we go, we're smiling before the first batch of pancakes gets poured on the griddle. |
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| Tags: dining, Orlando, Titusville, parks, Florida_Keys, Key_West, Pensacola, Cedar_Key, |
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| The Everglades Trail |
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| You could start with a walking trail and look for panther tracks at Number 20 (the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge in Naples), or head straight for some snorkeling at Number 12 (Biscayne National Park in Homestead). |
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| Tags: trails, Everglades_National_Park, parks, tours, Naples, Homestead, Orlando, Lake_Wales, Boynton_Beach, wildlife, outdoors_and_nature, |
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| Hop Aboard Alternative Transportation |
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| If you want to see the "Horse Capital of the World" up close and personal, then hop aboard an hour-long horse-drawn trolley or carriage ride. |
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| Tags: history, historical_sites, St_Augustine, Fernandina_Beach, Amelia_Island, Ocala, Key_West, Tampa, Ybor_City, Dade_City, Fort_Lauderdale, Tarpon_Springs, Fort_Myers, Marco_Island, Kissimmee, Orlando, boating, flight, transportation, parks, tours, |
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| Roadside Attractions Are a Special Perk |
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| I still remember sitting in the bleachers as a child at Marineland "oohing" and "aahing" as dolphins leapt out of the water. |
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| Tags: family, St_Petersburg, Panama_City_Beach, Fort_Walton_Beach, St_Augustine, Ocala, Ocala, Ormond_Beach, Clewiston, Homestead, |
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| Be Your Own Indiana Jones |
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| Where there’s history, there’s a treasure trove of stories. Take an Ancient City tour in St. Augustine. Stroll the old streets, climb aboard the trolley tour and stay up late for a ghost tour. |
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| Tags: history, historical_sites, |
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| Finding the Real Florida |
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| Long before Pilgrims got their feet wet arriving at Plymouth Rock, Florida had a Spanish city named St. Augustine, complete with settlers, soldiers and plenty of parties on payday. |
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| Tags: history, historical_sites, St_Augustine, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Everglades_National_Park, resident, |
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| Mural, Mural on the Wall |
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| A man listens to an old record player. A woman looks out the window as a dove flies by. For me, seeing daily life through the windows makes it seem like I am really there. And it is a lovely slice of life. |
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| Tags: Palatka, DeLand, Lake_Placid, history, tours, been_there_havent_done_that, art_and_culture, Pine_Island, |
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