Blogs from Tampa, Florida, United States, North America - page 11

North Redington Beach is great and all but we had to move on and get away as the crowd there was getting old and unpleasant to look at. Every online guide said that Fort DeSoto Park has the best beaches, so down we went for a looksy. Getting there is easier said than done, which is part of the appeal and keeps all of the tourists away, plus since it is a State Park there is no concrete. Furthermore, we checked into our little Bed and Breakfast in Gulfport today, which is a historical town which maintains turn of the Century feel in what is now an overbuilt Tampa Bay area. I chose this place because there is a beach but the Gulfport Beach is no good, bunch of brackish backwater. Fort DeSoto Beach Fort DeSoto ... read more

Hello everyone! I just said good-bye to Niels and Maike who are headed to Treasure Island near St. Petersburgh. They were here for 2 nights to recover from their problematic trip from Germany. They missed their connecting flight to Miami, while they were in Washington DC. They were held up by immigration lines and that is how the problem occurred. They had to stay one night in Washington DC without their luggage. We had a wonderful 10 mile canoe trip on the Withlacoochee River yesterday. The weather was nice, not too hot and the river wasn't too buggy. We saw 4 small gators on the river as well as many birds and turtles. We even saw one large soft-shelled turtle who was missing a front leg. (A nice turtle like that, you don't eat all at ... read more

Travelling again, finally, this time with more time and less money, and of course after such a long hiatus, I am excited. This is my first grand adventure of what I hope will be many since I quit my Wall St. job, moved from NYC, and pretty much changed my whole life around. The plan: travel roadtrip style through the deep south: Alabama, Mississippi, Louisana, Georgia, with the panhandle of Florida thrown in for good measure. The area is known for its southern hospitality, charming mansions, the civil war, Mississippi river, cajuns, delta blues music and, of course, Hurricane Katrina: all of which I plan to ferret out at every turn. I also plan to avoid all interstates and as many 4 lane highways as I can. One girl, one car, and the all the backroads ... read more

For the first time in a year and a half of RVing, over 20,000 miles traveled, and nearly 6 months total on the road, I’m finally experiencing the “downside” of RVing - waiting for warranty work. I am in Tampa, Florida at the dealership where I purchased my new RV last month. Unfortunately there were two somewhat time consuming warranty issues (paint touch up and gouged linoleum floor tiles) that were not resolved before I picked up the unit. So I set up an appointment for this week knowing I would be in Destin, Florida (still over 400 miles away from Tampa) last week. The delivery side of this dealership leaves something to be desired. Not only did I hear stories while I was sitting around for 24 hours with NOTHING being done last month, but ... read more

Attending DistribuTech from Jan 20th thru 24th. Mostly saw inside of the Convention Center... par for the course. We had some fun at night taking the trolley to Ybor. Went to some fun resturants. Included a couple pix taken with my 'point-n-shoot' of the 2 booths & some co-workers. ... read more