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Discover Talbot Island’s Hidden Treasures

By Michael Warren

Talbot Island Shipwreck

If you were to stumble upon a chest of buried treasure, Florida’s Talbot Islands would be the perfect setting. Far away from the crowds, you could sit in the dunes under the shade of a scrubby sabel palm and savor your discovery without distraction.

Filed Under: Florida Beaches, Florida Day Trips, Florida State Parks

5 Cheap Orlando Day Trips with Kids

By Michael Warren

Senior Couple Kayaking Silver Springs

Here are 6 day trips within two-hour’s drive of Orlando that won’t break your pocket book. And as a bonus, these will give the kids a glimpse of a Florida they won’t find at the theme parks.

Filed Under: Florida Beaches, Florida Day Trips, Florida History, Florida Springs, Florida State Parks, Ocala National Forest Tagged With: day trips, hontoon, Ocala National Forest, orlando, silver springs

Florida’s Best Shelling Beaches

By Michael Warren

Seashells on the Beach of Sanibel Island in Florida

Love shelling? These are the Top 7 beaches in Florida for shell collectors, according to a man who researched shells at Harvard for 50 years.

Filed Under: Featured, Florida Beaches, Florida Day Trips Tagged With: beaches, Captiva Island, cedar key, Fernandina Beach, Panama City Beach, Sanibel, shell factory, shelling, Venice Beach

Palm Coast: The FloridaTraveler Review

By Michael Warren

PALM COAST, FL — When the perfect vacation consists merely of a book and a beach, the ideal location is necessarily defined by way of negation. Such a place would not have crowds, noise or congestion; it would not have nearby attractions that demand inordinate time and attention; it would not require unusual effort in […]

Filed Under: Florida Beaches Tagged With: Marineland, Matanzas, Palm Coast, St. Augustine

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