Blogs from Tampa, Florida, United States, North America - page 3

Tampa Bay Hotel Quote "Very well, gentlemen, if you do not agree with me that the hotel will benefit the railroad and the community, I will build it as a personal investment."– Plant to his business associates, 1887 When you're building a railroad to nowhere...how do you make the journey worthwhile? You’re heard the legends; the truth is better Henry If you enjoy history do not miss, this read both links about hotel. It has really great gift shop. This hotel was way ahead of it time in 1891. They wanted people to come and they did. A lot of great people stayed here. Tampa Bay Hotel In 1891, Henry B. Plant built a lavish 500+ room, qua... read more

Got up early to get a good start at the Tampa RV show. It claims to be the largest RV show but I forget where...state, country?? It has to be the country! We walked close to 64 miles getting around it....my legs say that, anyway. They were down to nubs by the time we crawled and slithered back to the car. I dreamed of sitting on Sam's lap and ride the scooter with him. But then his legs would really be in bad shape. So I dragged along like a polio victim with no braces. The show was very good just like it always is. Anything RV...it is here. We went in a couple new RV's and drooled but not as much as inside Sam & Sandy's RV. They have the best. As you can see, ... read more

Hello all! This trip was to Florida, and hopefully to Mexico, but the below the border portion was sadly dashed. I flew to Dallas and things went well. The second leg of the journey, to Tampa, went off without a hitch, or so I thought, My main goal while in the Tampa Bay area was to visit the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg. Dali has been my favorite artist, ever since Mr. Lathrop displayed the artist's work to us in my 9th grade art class. The museum in St Pete is the world's largest private collection of Dali's original works. After checking into my hotel, I drove off down the I-275 freeway. The average speed was 70, but most of us were going 80 to fill in the fast lane. It was like playing a ... read more

Sunday, Jan. 26 – We left Navarre Beach and headed east across the Florida Panhandle. Driving down Highway 98, we passed through several quaint little towns, including Destin and Seaside, before stopping for lunch in Panama City Beach. Jim’s Aunt Muriel spent the winter here for many years and this was the first winter she hadn’t gone down so we bought a postcard in Panama City Beach and mailed it to her to let her know we were there. The Florida Panhandle is called the Emerald Coast and it was easy to see why by looking at the beautiful, clear water. I was very impressed with the beauty of the water and the white fine sand. We continued to drive on 98 and got to Perry, FL around 4:00 (EST – we passed into Eastern Time ... read more

It's Big ...... very Big - thus, we didn't see it all but we saw enough. Every January, the Tampa Fairgrounds holds a huge, mega RV show. We went yesterday to this RVer's Mecca with Sam & Sandy. We had a great time but we were all pooped out by the end of the day as we crawled out of the show....similar to Leonardo Dicaprio in his latest movie that we just saw (County Club scene). We trolled through the two exhibition halls, collecting goodies along the way. Sam became our "bag boy" as we loaded his scooter down with all our bags. It made our travels easier but "where is Sam?".....almost hidden under all the bags of treasures. Just like a pirates bounty...he was a true buried treasure! We raced in and out of the ... read more